"However, his wage was based on job description and seniority as was the salary of every other tech."
Yes, but he was also a man. So he had a chance to move up in the male-dominated-coot hierarchy, instead of being ground down by the sexist-patriarchal-old-geezer-strip-club-goin' boardroom boys.
/channelling BITM
Yes, but he was also a man. So he had a chance to move up in the male-dominated-coot hierarchy, instead of being ground down by the sexist-patriarchal-old-geezer-strip-club-goin' boardroom boys. ............. /channelling BITM
Actually, at that time period, most of the female techs were lesbians. As the only male tech, he felt isolated in a department full of females but some new straight female techs felt even more uncomfortable in a department full of lesbians.