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Re:The most alienating thing that happened to me as a female... by Jommi on Friday June 17, 2016 @04:48AM (#11921371)
Yep, it has more to do with team dynamics and authority levels than anything related to sexism.

It's a simple fact that usually in groups the majority rules. The majority wanted to watch baseball, not Friends.

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Re:The most alienating thing that happened to me as a female... by zasz on Friday June 17, 2016 @04:58AM (#11921432)
Sure, but you can be a majority that's a tyranny, or a majority that occasionally is more accommodating.
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Re:The most alienating thing that happened to me as a female... by Jommi on Friday June 17, 2016 @05:30AM (#11921550)
Yup, and it sucks and I would personally not be part of that kind of circle. Ofcourse in a work environment this is hard to avoid. That's why "Culture fit" is stressed so much in recruiting.
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Re:The most alienating thing that happened to me as a female... by marvin on Friday June 17, 2016 @06:19AM (#11921735)
This is unrelated, but I don't really get why one would want to watch TV with colleagues. It's not like you're productive when doing it. The requirement for the infamous "culture fit" is lower if you don't require that all coworkers are 100% socially compatible with each other. Then again, I'm from Europe.
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Re:The most alienating thing that happened to me as a female... by geon on Friday June 17, 2016 @05:17AM (#11921514)
Sure. Neither one is about sexism, though.
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