To be seething my male boss thinks he’s under the glass ceiling?

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He has likened himself to a woman trying to smash through the glass ceiling. I’m stunned. Too stunned to call him out at the time. For reference, the guy is white, straight, middle class, educated, lives in first world. I can’t even…

Haha, I manage a man like this, convinced he did not get my job because he is a white man, not a mediocre at best employee who sees no need to improve or change. He also complains about being over worked and underpaid-which he is nether due to the fact he is so incompetent I do his work as-to very over worked, and underpaid (minimum wage) team members.

Hahah. Poor little lamb, @Crimeismymiddlename.

Why does he think that?

Some men are examples of the Peter Principle, where they are promoted to the level of their own incompetence. Perhaps he has already got there.

Let me guess- he drives a BMW or an Audi, perhaps a Merc?

Does he have any reason to think he is under a glass ceiling? e.g. grew up working class or state educated in a field where most are privately educated?

Or is he one of those people that thinks "equality has gone to far" and white men are discriminated against?

I think he thinks the fact it’s difficult to get through to the big boss is somehow the same as women’s struggle to achieve equality in the workplace @flyingtartar

What a dickhead

@Camomila

Does he have any reason to think he is under a glass ceiling? e.g. grew up working class or state educated in a field where most are privately educated?

Or is he one of those people that thinks "equality has gone to far" and white men are discriminated against?

This is a fair point. Whilst not the same as the massive glass ceiling women have had for decades (ever) we do have some. I’m a white middle aged middle class man so frankly have most of the privileges going, but occasionally education is an issue (state comprehensive), or having a northern accent.

Class is a ceiling sometimes.

Or yeah maybe he’s just a knob.

My H was at a ceiling when computers really took off and changed working completely, they had helped modify his work in early days. he did keep up to date, he really tried.

It seemed that suddenly there were fewer and fewer senior positions that he and other 40 yr olds could be promoted into.
Banking and insurance were affected.

@Crimeismymiddlename

Haha, I manage a man like this, convinced he did not get my job because he is a white man, not a mediocre at best employee who sees no need to improve or change. He also complains about being over worked and underpaid-which he is nether due to the fact he is so incompetent I do his work as-to very over worked, and underpaid (minimum wage) team members.

Why don’t you sack him?

@BillMasen @Camomila Pretty sure he was private school educated (I was not) and his parents gave him financial assistance through university (mine didn’t!). Only recently has a woman of colour who worked her arse off to crack into our industry been employed. She’s had a far more difficult background than I have too. And will continue to face difficulties having to prove herself while others just float through their careers. And he’s facing a glass ceiling?!

WTAF?! He sounds like a total nightmare. Plus privileged and deluded. My fiancé is male, white and educated, in contrast he freely admits he has an easy run of things and is far far from oppressed