Only 5.3% of US welders are women. After years as a professor, I became one

Re:Only 5.3% of US welders are women. After years as a profe... by dyauspitr on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @02:54AM (#42057943)

It’s strange but it’s a fine line. Being made fun of your physical attributes is pretty par for the course in most male groups and it paradoxically makes the place more comfortable to be in. Women just don’t get how this works. Obviously I’m talking about most places. Sometimes it’s just truly evil bullying because they genuinely hate you.

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Re:Only 5.3% of US welders are women. After years as a profe... by mplewis on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @03:55AM (#42058237)

Women get how this works just fine. If you think it makes the group more comfortable to be in, you’re simply falling for the yoke of patriarchy.

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Re:Only 5.3% of US welders are women. After years as a profe... by dyauspitr on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:26AM (#42058566)

Then I suppose I like the patriarchy.

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Re:Only 5.3% of US welders are women. After years as a profe... by raxxorraxor on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:31AM (#42058624)

That is not true. The goal of banter isn't to belittle others seriously, it is often just used to break the ice or for some fun in between work. It is not about a group bullying another.

Many places that require nice language are far more toxic. Or perhaps any place with strict behavior and language rules is toxic, it often seems to be the case.

The parent said that women don't get it. I disagree, most of them working in such environments get it just like men. There are some exceptions for either gender.

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Re:Only 5.3% of US welders are women. After years as a profe... by scotty79 on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @05:42AM (#42059684)

Close people can joke like that. Joking like that before you become close is rough attempt at manufacturing closeness fast. If it works it works, if it doesn't it gets nasty.

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Re:Only 5.3% of US welders are women. After years as a profe... by Angostura on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @10:02AM (#42063379)

The role of banter absolutely can be to belittle people -frequently it’s used as a tool for establishing a pecking order.

There’s nothing better for team cohesion than agreeing on the person you are going to bully

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Re:Only 5.3% of US welders are women. After years as a profe... by rightbyte on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @10:32AM (#42063835)

I am so glad that the betting culture all but dissapeared before I entered the workforce.

Hearing old stories of what people did make it seem like some sort of thug culture. I wonder what share of workplace 'accidents' was due to betting.

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