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Working Women In America [1]

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Date: 2025-02-27

As a 30-year old woman, I must express my sincere frustration of the treatment of working women in America. When I had my very first job, I experienced sexual discrimination. During my second job, I got used physically, twice by two men that were friends, both playing with my feelings and telling me they wanted something serious. If I also may add, I have undiagnosed autism. During my third job, I got told that a topless subway would be better by my boss. Who was married. At my fourth and fifth job, I had my work and ideas stolen by what a surprise, men. At my sixth job I had back to back shifts more than others because I was a young woman and “should be able to handle it.” My seventh job a man didn’t give me the tools I needed to clean the restrooms, even though he hasn’t touched them a day in his life. My eighth job I had several guys joking about my body in ways of which parts were “fine.” My ninth job I had a gentlemen that hated women and described in vivid details on how he would torture one. My tenth job I had a guy across the street threaten to shoot me. I was the night foreman. I told my boss and the police about it and they told me to “just ignore him.” My eleventh job was at a college and was my best job 10/10, my twelvth job I got removed off of stocking items in a warehouse even though it was my male coworkers that were losing inventory and placing them in the wrong spots. I’m autistic with a phenomenal memory, I know it wasn’t me. My thirteenth job I got framed for not doing a good job (even though the previous week they gave me a raise) and was replaced by a male coworker who also got more money and more resources for additional responsibilities. I got forced into demotion or termination. My fourteenth job I had a male coworker who was in charge of a different department lie to me for months on how he was in charge of my department, lied to me about a potentially life changing promotion and I was pursuaded by the CEO to leave the company. My current job is thankfully not too bad.

I just need to ask, what the F America. I did what you told me to do, despite my struggle of nineteen years of child abuse and poverty. I got good grades. I volunteered. I did the homework like you asked me to, when I also did the chores and took care of my sister and ran errands for my exhausted overworked and underpaid mother. Before I bought her cigarettes, I finished the extra credit word search. I exercised in high school and graduated with summa cum laude, with a few AP and Honor classes under my belt. I took the bus. Day or Night. I rode my bike to work back and fourth despite the overstimulation to my autism. I worked hard America, and I still haven’t got to where I should be. I still finished college, worked full time and took care of my mother while she was dying of lung cancer. I got the good references, the excellent evaluations, you name it. I had a credit card of $1,000 and paid my dues. You said to me, after college, my wage would be enough to pay the student loans back. It never will be.

I needed you America, when I needed you most. I lived with a partner that didn’t love me and needed to escape. You wouldn’t give me medicaid. You wouldn’t give me food stamps. You wouldn’t give me a free cellphone. I worked very hard to get to where I am now. However, if anyone is wondering why women are having difficulty handling jobs of any type, this is why. Shame on you, America. A special thank you to my husband and our family. They saved my life and sadly, you knew more about me than they did, America. Let that sink in.

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