Do you secretly judge people who announce their pronouns in their emails?

[Mewmin]

I was reading the thread on BBC pronouns earlier and it got me thinking about my own reaction when I come across people who I had previously respected and looked up to who have put their preferred pronouns in their email signature (all female with obviously female names like Annabelle and Rebecca).

Personally I believe it shows a lack of critical thinking and, working in the academic field, I am finding it very difficult not to alter my view of the (very) few colleagues and work contacts who have done this. In one case it has actually made me think twice about working more closely with someone.

Am I alone in this?

I should add that I am supportive of transpeople's rights but don't think that they should override women's rights and I cannot go along with the lack of logical thinking and tautological definitions used in gender ideology.

I've never seen pronouns on an email and I receive hundreds a week. For once I am relieved at the lack of wokeness in the construction industry

EmpressWitchDoesntBurn yes, you may well be right about that.

I heavily judge people who do it in my workplace where it is not mandatory.

The judgment and exclusionary attitudes being expressed on here is shocking.

Attention seeking woke wankery. Judgy as fuck here.

How is not advertising your sex on your email signature exclusionary?

I silently judge. We don't put other protected characteristics in our email signatures: religion, sexual orientation etc. Why choose this one? Plus there's evidence that drawing attention to being female means your abilities being doubted.

It's ridiculous. I was asked to take on some work for a company who were all she/her and he/hims. I knocked it back - not the kind of business I want to work with.

I did wimp out and gave the reason we were maxed out for the foreseeable.

I silently judge. We don't put other protected characteristics in our email signatures: religion, sexual orientation etc. Why choose this one?

Good point!

@Darker

The judgment and exclusionary attitudes being expressed on here is shocking.

How is not putting my pronouns on an email signature excluding anyone? That’s buying in to nonsense. I’m quite obviously a woman, I don’t need to announce that to the world.

I find it very over-exposing. It's personal information. It makes me wonder what pressures that person is under in the work place such that they are being pushed to reveal highly personal, private information in every email they send to anyone ever.

If you are are dismissing it you are just showing your privilege. Judging people for stuff you don't care to understand is horrible.

I really don't like it. At all. But I have to say I'm shocked people are admitting to not recruiting because of it. That makes me feel very uncomfortable indeed. As someone said above, that is discrimination.

@ThePlantsitter

I don’t have a gender, just a sex, because I reject the concept of gender as based on sexist stereotypes.

Completely on board with this.

Me too! In fact that's an answer that I'll save for future use.

I judge positively - it tells me they are trying to be inclusive of others.

It is very common in my work (NHS).

I work in the arts (self-employed) and even in this most 'woke' of industries, it's far more common among those who work for an organisation, as opposed to those who work independently (as I do - and very common in my industry).

This tells me that it is generally something that is forced or imposed on people, not something that individuals, who run their own businesses, choose to do.

It has a detrimental effect on women.

I remain shocked at the number of people who are freely admitting to making recruitment decisions based on an issue which has nothing to do with a person's ability to do the job.

A person's ability to do a job well usually includes the soft skills, being able to work well with others. Narcissism is disruptive. Why do you think psychometric testing is still used in recruitment?

I just asked DH how common it is in his (male-dominated) industry.

He said he’s never seen it, ever. I’m guessing they’ve got bigger fish to fry, such as dealing with the fallout from the pandemic and its impact on their global business.

No I don't

I would judge people negatively. It's bandwagon-jumping woke wankery.

Look at ME I'm SO VERY VERY inclusive don't you know

I also work in the NHS (non-clinical) and have mercifully never seen it but if did I would assume they have little understanding of or care for the catastrophic effects of gender ideology on women's rights.

I would immediately assume they were intellectually challenged, woke, virtue signallers, incapable of critical thinking and too easily influenced by popular trends.
Not a person I would want to employ or work with.

It makes me want to reply with ‘I identify with a horse’ at the end of mine. It’s absolute nonsense.

I hate it. I don’t want to read an email and then have my attention drawn to the writers genitals.

The might as well have a little gif of a willy helicopter as a signature.

I have better things to think about.