My daughter has started a new role at work. The man who is inducting her in to the role is the same level as her and 10 years younger.
When she asks for something to be explained, or has a question about the job he is the person she is to ask. The role uses a lot of different equipment in a variety of contexts. There is a lot new things to take on board on an ongoing basis. This will be the case over the first year as a lot of there unique to particular seasons.
The man inducting her seems to not understand what my daughter is asking. She will ask a simple question and he will say things like ‘what you on about?’
He over explains simple things to her, even things to her. Things she holds qualifications and has a great deal of experience of. She is the only woman on a team of 10 in a traditionally male dominated industry.
It seems like a load of low level insidious undermining behaviours. He doesn’t do any of it when other staff are around. There is nothing to complain to the line manager about as all of it could be explained as him being ‘helpful’. No evidence of any of it.
Any top tips, pithy comebacks or empathy welcome. She is determined to power on through!