There's a career tax on being smart at work–but only if you're a woman

Posted by mooreds on Thursday October 29, 2026 @05:14PM
from the fastcompany.com dept.

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Re:There's a career tax on being smart at work–but only if y... by Eaglo on Thursday October 29, 2026 @05:34PM (#50296408)

But they're never accountable so I guess it balances out

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Re:There's a career tax on being smart at work–but only if y... by xvxvx on Thursday October 29, 2026 @05:25PM (#50296280)

I legit want to know where all these highly cognitive superior women are because I have not met a single one of them.

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Re:There's a career tax on being smart at work–but only if y... by Bluescreenbuddy on Thursday October 29, 2026 @05:30PM (#50296346)

Maybe they’re avoiding you.

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Re:There's a career tax on being smart at work–but only if y... by xvxvx on Friday October 30, 2026 @11:25AM (#50305242)

Aliens and bigfoot too...

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Re:There's a career tax on being smart at work–but only if y... by Eaglo on Thursday October 29, 2026 @05:33PM (#50296402)

Probably with all the other female grandmasters in chess...

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Re:There's a career tax on being smart at work–but only if y... by SonOfKyuss on Thursday October 29, 2026 @05:31PM (#50296365)

If this is your immediate reaction, I think you might be part of the problem.

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