r/FeministsCallItOut

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Friends, I need your encouragement.

I went to a conference for my job, and my mission (given by my boss) was to connect with certain high stakes people for potential collaborations with our firm.

The whole networking job was SO hard, but I honestly gave it my all. I was SO exhausted afterwards but I felt so accomplished because I managed to really connect to really important people.

I came to work the next day, exhausted, and was hoping for some recognition for the effort I put in (I know, that’s stupid).
I talked to my boss and said that I managed to talk and connect with all the people he asked me to. And he laughed and said « it’s almost like I’m a pimp haha where, you know, I’m the one who tells you who you should talk to haha. Not that I’m saying that you are… but, you know haha it’s like I’m connecting you with, you know, like a pimp hahahah now come on you’ve gotta laugh! »

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

I played it off during the meeting. Was so shocked that all I managed to do was to pretend to laugh (my feminist heart hates myself for that) but I just KNOW how bad it would turn out for me if I made a big deal out of this. Which is a whole additional layer to this whole crap. But honestly I am SO offended. I killed myself during this networking event and he LAUGHS at me and compares me to a prostitute???

What would you think if you were in my shoes?