Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Tue, Dec 09 2003
"Flash Me, Baby": Workplace Harrassment Or Just High Tech Lingo?
The USB Flash Drive Alliance hopes to educate us all when it comes to the portability of data with those cute little pack-of-gum-size devices you can carry from work to home or from place to place at work. I've been hearing that more and more companies are moving to cut costs of real estate by creating "pools" where workers share computer stations, which would make these little devices invaluable to them. The idea that you might have to give up what tiny cubicle you have for being part of a "pool" is a bit sad, though. I suppose it's a bit like the days when there was a "secretarial pool" and a gal (always a gal back then) worked her way up in hopes of one day being a "private" secretary to a guy (always a guy back then) who had a real office with a door and everything.
Well, my sisters, as usual, we haven't raised ourselves to male level. Instead we've only managed to drag them down to where we ourselves were for so long. I predict gender flash drives next, with blue for boys and pink for girls, and maybe a "side car" with a place for a tube of lipstick (well, these days that might work for both genders). Equality in the workplace just isn't what it used to be.
posted at: 06:57 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
The USB Flash Drive Alliance hopes to educate us all when it comes to the portability of data with those cute little pack-of-gum-size devices you can carry from work to home or from place to place at work. I've been hearing that more and more companies are moving to cut costs of real estate by creating "pools" where workers share computer stations, which would make these little devices invaluable to them. The idea that you might have to give up what tiny cubicle you have for being part of a "pool" is a bit sad, though. I suppose it's a bit like the days when there was a "secretarial pool" and a gal (always a gal back then) worked her way up in hopes of one day being a "private" secretary to a guy (always a guy back then) who had a real office with a door and everything.
Well, my sisters, as usual, we haven't raised ourselves to male level. Instead we've only managed to drag them down to where we ourselves were for so long. I predict gender flash drives next, with blue for boys and pink for girls, and maybe a "side car" with a place for a tube of lipstick (well, these days that might work for both genders). Equality in the workplace just isn't what it used to be.
posted at: 06:57 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
