How can I call down from my rage today?!

And also never the engineers actually ... it's just the "management". Is that a common theme I wonder?

Yes. In my experience engineers dont give much of a fuck what people look like, they just see a person who can either a) help them b)hinder them or c)rocks.

That's beyond horrendous! I'm speechless. Absolute morons!

id consider leaving and claiming constructive dismissal

Fucking hell OP I’m appalled! Your restraint is commendable, I ripped into my MD the other day for a thoughtless few comments on how pregnant women basically just become shit at their jobs. Actually, those two pregnant employees you just badmouthed? They’re the best performers in my department. As a recent returnee from mat leave I can testify that if you allow mums some flexibility they will work their fucking arses off. Thankfully his wife must be quite a feisty sort because he laughed, said I reminded him of her and apologised.

Want to come and work with me OP? Women outnumber the men in senior positions, it’s great

which includes the number of times I've asked him not to get changed in front of me

I've worked with 2 managers who would cycle in and strip/change in the office while talking to us all - in both their cases it was pure obliviousness, and they were perfectly nice people so I just averted my eyes... it's different when they're arses though isn't it.

I'm one of 4 people in a startup. The (technically) second in command is a total bumwipe, who spent 20 minutes the other day trying to brow beat me into giving him administrator access to a system he has no business administrating (especially when we need him to do his actual job) - I had he kept banging on about how his degree is in engineering, how he managed teams of eight people (eight! What a God! I'm running a team of 8 in another job too... of course they all have teams of their own below them...), I had attempts to pull rank, I had "I don't know what you have against me, but when it comes out, it's ugly", I had passive aggressive, and downright rude comments when I was trying to establish why he needed this access, and what I could do to facilitate that, without opening all the security to him - I maintained professionalism, the closest I got was to say that I was disappointed that he felt it was necessary to talk to me this way.

Now, I know the CEO has my back, but, if this guy keeps trying to assert himself as my boss, I will just quit. and it's not me that will suffer.

Set the line, and if they've crossed it, you just have to start looking for another job, and stuff them, feel no regret, no obligation, just leave.

Another comment made today by a male senior manager "that I just be on my period and that's why I've taken it so personally"

Fucking hell, OP. I would leave and explain why.

Unfortunately, given the type of place you work, I don't hold out much hope that they will change any time soon. I don't know what the answer is for that workplace, but the answer for you is definitely to leave and go somewhere better where they know how to treat women with respect.

OP. - I feel your rage. I'm currently working in the most sexist environments I've ever worked in over my 30 year career - surely it's supposed to be better now we're in the 21st century.

I've had the same, and different, but just as bad.

I Told my boss (AGAIN) on Monday that I felt uncomfortable with his constant commenting on my appearance - and then when he whined that "he was only giving me a compliment" reiterated that my appearance has no bearing on my ability to do my job

I'm keeping a record - which includes the number of times I've asked him not to get changed in front of me - I'm not sure if I'm ever going to do anything with it (maybe a blog?) but it makes it easier to control the red mist.

I would love to know who you work for! I'm in a similar industry and our lot wouldn't dare to behave like that. Looks like you've got yourself a bunch of dinosaurs...

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God op where do you work..... seriously. That sounds appalling. You are justified to be enraged.

Fucking hell. I wasn’t even there and I feel like my spleen might pop.

The snow thing... ffs. I live in Sweden, I drive over conditions that’d make them wet themselves four months a year.

Ask heard plenty of ‘why aren’t you wearing heels’ shit. To which I reply with my winningest smile, ‘haha. When I see the Male executives wearing heels for 18 hours a day I will do likewise. Men’s work attire looks so... comfortable.’

Holy shit! Apologies for having misunderstood.

New job... and if any of that shit was in an email... ACAS or union and nail the bastards!

OH wow! That is all awful and very clear sexual discrimination. Please please start writing down every incident of this type and keep all emails that show this behaviour.

I am almost in disbelief at this.

I would love to suggest that you get your Union involved and take them to a tribunal, but I know it's not as easy as that. I just wish you could. There must be a process for making an official complaint however? or just a warning that any more sexist and discriminatory behaviour and you will consider legal action?

I am really sorry you have to put up with that.

I was going to suggest you complain to HR, but I just spotted that's where you already work! How about showing them the policies on equality in the workplace - you know, the ones they're responsible for implementing? Bunch of dinosaurs.

Did they mention the period thing in an email?!

OP, the fact that they are all still alive (... are they?) is an impressive tribute to your self-control

OMFG. You need a new job. Sorry you're having to deal with this, in the meantime. Maybe consider joining a union, even if that's not common in your workplace? You might get, eg, employment law advice. Dunno.

Hold onto your rage and feed off it and never ever give in.

Some things are important enough to get angry about.