Self Reflection
My personal experience of Oppression is Sexism.
I worked for three (3) years in the storage industry as a “Customer Service Representative”. The Company was new to the city and we only had three locations at that time, our location was downtown and had three employees, the manager, myself and the janitor. About three months into my new job, the manager was let go and the duties of the office fell into my hands. I was responsible for opening and closing of the office, bank deposits, monthly reports and training. I worked alone for almost six months with (temporary help) until the new manager was hired.
Our work relationship worked well and he was promoted to District Manager. He came to me a few months later after our monthly meeting and told me, that they were looking at promoting me to “Assistant Manager” once they hire his replacement. I was thrilled at the opportunity, for me it meant a better paycheque and maybe job security. Life look it was finally going in my way until the replacement manager came. He was an older black man and he seem likeable and very professionally, but we did butt heads on a few occasions in regards to the weekly schedule, e.g. he would schedule me to work late most of the week and every Saturday. I had a four year old at the time and I was away from home often. I protested against working late and not having a full weekend to spend with my daughter. But I decided that I work the set schedule and eventually I will be an Assistant Manager.
My new manager recommended to the District Manager of a “new hire” (from another location) that he would be better suited for the position. He felt (from previous conversations) that women should be at home taking care of the household and not in the work place. I didn’t think at the time, that maybe I should be worried because, I thought that the position was definitely mine, and my job performance spoke for itself.
The position was given to the “new hire”, who had little experience. My work
I worked for three (3) years in the storage industry as a “Customer Service Representative”. The Company was new to the city and we only had three locations at that time, our location was downtown and had three employees, the manager, myself and the janitor. About three months into my new job, the manager was let go and the duties of the office fell into my hands. I was responsible for opening and closing of the office, bank deposits, monthly reports and training. I worked alone for almost six months with (temporary help) until the new manager was hired.
Our work relationship worked well and he was promoted to District Manager. He came to me a few months later after our monthly meeting and told me, that they were looking at promoting me to “Assistant Manager” once they hire his replacement. I was thrilled at the opportunity, for me it meant a better paycheque and maybe job security. Life look it was finally going in my way until the replacement manager came. He was an older black man and he seem likeable and very professionally, but we did butt heads on a few occasions in regards to the weekly schedule, e.g. he would schedule me to work late most of the week and every Saturday. I had a four year old at the time and I was away from home often. I protested against working late and not having a full weekend to spend with my daughter. But I decided that I work the set schedule and eventually I will be an Assistant Manager.
My new manager recommended to the District Manager of a “new hire” (from another location) that he would be better suited for the position. He felt (from previous conversations) that women should be at home taking care of the household and not in the work place. I didn’t think at the time, that maybe I should be worried because, I thought that the position was definitely mine, and my job performance spoke for itself.
The position was given to the “new hire”, who had little experience. My work