Name changed.
Do you think its true women are held to higher standards? It seems common in places I've worked for men to be referred to as useless or incompetent but they still keep their jobs and progress. It seems like this is less true for women. It doesn't seem to matter if their manager is male or female - excuses for not disciplining them seem to be "he's a nice guy" or "he's someone's son/father" or "he's got young kids". I can't think of a time I've ever heard of these excuses being made for women. Is it in my head? Is it just the places ive worked?