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Female construction manager says male co-workers don’t take her seriously because of her looks
New York Post ^ | November 8, 2021 | Catrin Picton

Posted on 11/11/2021 6:41:15 PM PST by nickcarraway

A construction manager tackles gender stereotypes daily as she shares the reality of how she is treated as a woman on a building site.

Autumn Westfall, a project manager in commercial construction as well as a model, from Macomb, Michigan, discusses her bizarre experiences as a woman in a male-dominated industry.

She explained to her 13,100 TikTok followers: “It’s 100% true that pretty privilege does exist and yes it is absolutely rude how when people find you attractive they are generally just nice to you for that reason and that reason only.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: construction; women
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To: rlmorel

lol


61 posted on 11/11/2021 7:50:35 PM PST by waterhill (Banned.video)
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To: PROCON

Every woman knows men are “visually attracted” to women and so does she or she wouldn’t have fake blond hair, fake eyelashes and lip plumping..along with a ton of makeup.

I worked on a construction site for about 3 months and I ditched all makeup, pulled my hair up under a hat, wore standard work jeans, and shirt. Never had a problem until we had a celebration dinner after completing the project. Then the guys saw me dressed a tad differently......


62 posted on 11/11/2021 7:56:14 PM PST by caww ( )
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To: PROCON
A college degree with no hammer time?

Must….resist….taking….the….bait.

63 posted on 11/11/2021 8:16:52 PM PST by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: noiseman
A college degree with no hammer time? Must….resist….taking….the….bait.

"STOP!"

64 posted on 11/11/2021 8:17:49 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: nickcarraway

NOT GUILTY


65 posted on 11/11/2021 8:20:11 PM PST by FLT-bird
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To: nickcarraway

Dress like a runway model. Worry about your TikTok accounts with your poses and your name is Autumn? Yeah you will command respect from a bunch of contruction workers! Moron.


66 posted on 11/11/2021 8:25:32 PM PST by The MAGA-Deplorian ( Democrats are lawless because Republicans are ball-less! )
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To: nickcarraway

Feminists won’t like my suggestion, but when you are on the job, stop wearing eyelash extensions, don’t use eyebrow thickener, tie your hair-up, don’t wear plunging necklines to show-off your nice cleavage, etc....

This woman says she doesn’t want to be judged on her looks - so why is she emphasizing her looks??


67 posted on 11/11/2021 8:31:34 PM PST by PGR88
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To: nickcarraway

I’m just here for the comments.


68 posted on 11/11/2021 8:47:30 PM PST by peggybac (My will is what I wanted. God's will is what I got.)
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To: BobL
She needs some therapy

Yes, yes, she does. I must bring her to my Institute.

Very soon!

69 posted on 11/11/2021 8:53:34 PM PST by Fightin Whitey
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To: nickcarraway

WTF did she expect? How does she think lady firefighters and Marines feel?

Give me a break. If you’re hot and in any position of authority over men, you’d better be able to take it and dish it out. That’s life.

Dear God though; she’s lovely.


70 posted on 11/11/2021 8:55:30 PM PST by Tacrolimus1mg (Do no harm, but take no sh!t.)
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To: caww
In the mid 1980's I worked for MCI as the Senior Tech in a small remote wire center placed there to make cable connections with companies in an industrial park area.   A younger blond woman worked for me and was always in utilitarian work clothing, no makeup and always totally professional.   There was only three of us at that location.   She was the first to climb down under the raised computer floor and could lace cable with waxed cord or barlock cable ties as good as the best.

The same thing happened as you described, on a special event, she came in to the terminal dressed to the nines and got such a reaction we should have worn bibs.

That building we were in back then still exists but is now across the street from Truist Park, the Atlanta Braves Baseball field.

71 posted on 11/11/2021 9:01:19 PM PST by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken )
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To: nickcarraway
...discusses her bizarre experiences...

There's nothing bizarre about the experiences she's having, this is perfectly normal given the circumstances. There's no way, even in her "pretty girl" bubble, that she doesn't know what she's doing. At least for publicity, she's dressing (and also acting) to be noticed, and then trying to further gain attention by crowing about her plight on social media. In this world, that's a lucrative market, and I'm sure that her "follower" count will benefit from the media coverage of her plight, probably will lead to a corporate HQ job where she can show up at trade shows or big sales meetings and win contracts from thirsty old men. More power to her, but let's drop the ruse that she's being oppressed because it's insulting to everyone.

72 posted on 11/11/2021 9:06:04 PM PST by jz638
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To: nickcarraway

“Autumn Westfall” is a “curve model”.

I did some research. That’s not a mathematician’s term, in her case.

She’s a plus-sizer.


73 posted on 11/11/2021 9:15:08 PM PST by ReaganGeneration2 (Widespread belief in asymptomatic spread of a low-risk virus hastened the end of the West by 100 yrs)
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To: nickcarraway

High maintenance fat pig.


74 posted on 11/11/2021 9:25:57 PM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables (Convention Of States is our only hope now! Desantis 2024!!!)
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To: PGR88

Eggs ackley


75 posted on 11/11/2021 9:26:11 PM PST by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: nickcarraway

She’d make a gay guy go straight.
DAMN.


76 posted on 11/11/2021 9:55:37 PM PST by griffin
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To: griffin

What was that last line in The Stones’ “Start Me Up”?


77 posted on 11/11/2021 10:02:52 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: nickcarraway

78 posted on 11/11/2021 10:30:10 PM PST by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: nickcarraway

“discusses her bizarre experiences as a woman” -— LOL.


79 posted on 11/12/2021 12:40:22 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: nickcarraway

This gal shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near a construction site for safety reasons ...
...too distracting for the rest of the crew!


80 posted on 11/12/2021 12:40:36 AM PST by Mr Radical (In times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act)
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