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A few years ago, Pantene (yes, the Shampoo company), came up with this brilliantly simple ad campaign. It portrays men and women, doing the exact same things – but being labeled with most common labels given to their traits.

I urge you to take a minute and watch it:

The tagline is “Don’t let labels hold you back.”

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I can’t watch this video without crying.

Big, fat, sad, dopey, Nicholas Sparks-level tears.

Why?

Pantene has managed to “get” gender bias exactly right. These labels do exist. They *aren’t* going to go away (at least not appreciably).

The only thing you can do is ignore them.

Amazingly, by ignoring them, you’ll effect change. It’s not “pretend they don’t exist.” It’s more like: blatantly disregard them.

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So, yes, hypercompetitiveness is a “worse” trait in women. Basically, every trait that has to do with business is considered derogatory in a woman.

And to that I say:

Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/Is-hypercompetitiveness-considered-to-be-a-worse-trait-in-men-or-women

Originally Posted On: 2016-02-20

I flew for an airline that had only one class of service at any time – either the entire plane was economy, or it had been chartered for private service.

When flying economy, everything was straightforward – the most senior flight attendant on the plane would handle all the announcements, paperwork, stocking, etc (at an additional pay rate) in addition to everyone’s duties of completing drink/snack service, aisle checks, etc.

Charter Service was more like a First Class experience.

In addition to the announcements, each person on the aircraft receives personalized service. This takes a lot of extra time before the flight to learn everyone’s name/seat assignment and remember it during the whole trip. There is no time to rest as you have to be able to cater to every passenger every minute of the flight – and ensure you still make all the required announcements at the right times.

It honestly made me feel like a sky waitress.

While the charter flights were more fun, I much preferred working economy. It was a much more stable environment, with a predictable in-flight schedule and overall experience.

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/Assuming-there-is-no-difference-in-pay-and-prestige-would-flight-attendants-prefer-to-work-in-the-economy-business-class-or-first-class-section-of-the-plane

Originally Posted On: 2016-02-08