Should a woman do women's work everywhere for free? After all, she is a woman, and it's not difficult for her?
A man complained about women:
They don't want to do anything for free; all they think about is money. He wanted to go to a restaurant with his wife in the evening, but they had no one to leave their child with. Usually, the grandmother takes care of him, but she was called to work unexpectedly to cover for a colleague, and it turned out there was no one to leave the child with. They turned to their neighbor to see if she could watch their 5-year-old son for a few hours. And how surprised the husband and wife were when the neighbor refused, saying she was exhausted today and wanted to rest. She's a woman after all; she should understand. And it shouldn't be hard for her.
Now in the office, employees can order any food that is delivered delicious and hot. There's no need to wash any dishes, as everything is disposable and can just be thrown away. But I remembered one case, it was a long time ago. I started working in an office with about 10 people. And I noticed that whenever we brought food or set up a table for celebrations, on birthdays, all the men would get up together and go to their workplaces. I was surprised that they didn't clean up after themselves, and it would have been nice if they washed their cups and plates too. An older colleague told me not to spoil my mood and help the women clean everything up.
After all, they are men!
They never clean up after themselves. In the office, everyone had their dishes for tea or coffee, while the plates were shared for such events, which weren't used often. Everyone usually went to the cafeteria or a nearby café for lunch. We didn't bring our food. I was surprised back then. Why can't a man go and wash the plate he ate from? The answer: because he is a man. And later, I started noticing more often that men expect women to do things just because they are women. One day, a lonely neighbor asked a woman to bake a mushroom pie.
Just like that, he approached her and said: 'Can you bake a pie?
I will bring you all the groceries; I want some homemade food! The woman was surprised and even indignant: why should she cook something for her neighbor? And the neighbor says, 'Well, you are a woman. Isn't it hard for you?' Sometimes, there is just no limit to rudeness! A long time ago, a similar thing happened to a woman at work. Three male colleagues returned from lunch with bags of groceries: cheese, sausage, nuts, chips, loaves of bread, and drinks. They approached their female colleagues with a request: 'Girls, here are the groceries. By the end of the day, could you slice this for us, arrange everything on plates, and bring us some cups? We have an event going on; we want to sit with the guys in the office after work quietly.'
The girls were also surprised:
why should they do it all of a sudden? If you need it, go and do it yourselves, slice and pour everything. The guys were offended: 'But you are women; isn’t it hard for you? It’s just a matter of minutes!' Here's another case: a woman and a man worked in the same office and had just started working in advertising. While there was little money, they had to do a lot of things themselves. Cleaning too. At first, the woman dusted her desk, the bedside table, and the wardrobe. The man didn’t do anything at all. She noticed that his desk was too dusty as well, so she wiped it once. He just moved his things aside, then silently put everything back in place. And he didn’t even say thank you.
After some time, he said to her,
How about I bring you a mop, a bucket, rags, detergent, and cleaning supplies tomorrow? You can clean up here, if you want, after work, or you can come on the weekend, do it whenever it suits you.' The woman was surprised. Why should she be the only one cleaning? And doesn’t he want to help her? The man looked at her in surprise and said, 'Well, we only have one woman here. That’s you.' He smirked and went back to his own business. And there are many such cases. For some reason, many men think that women should serve them everywhere just because they are women. Have you encountered something similar?
