Wish I had said something...

[iloveithere]

Not a biggie, but I started a new job on Saturday. The person who was showing me the ropes kept telling customers 'oh, we don't know that, we are only the Saturday Girlies`'

Now I admit that we didn't know the answer to some of the questions, as it was my first day, and she only works Saturdays so isn't completely up to speed on what happened during the last 5 days, but I am not a "Girly" and certainly not 'only' anything.

Because it was my first day I didn't have the guts to say anything, but now I am wishing I had. I feel I have let myself down a bit.

I'd try to make light of it, i think, and next time she said it, say 'not me, i'm all woman'

If you wanted her to know more specifically though, you would have to
launch into a more explanatory conversation.

I'm not great at this myself, I get all shaking and analysis it for hours after etc. But i am getting better.

Don't beat yourself up, it would be hard for the most confident, confrontational people to say something on their first day in a job, i would imagine.

shaky and analyse

(mixing up my tenses for some reason)

Pick your battles. You don't want people to start hating you on your first day. Better to wait till they know and like you before you start picking up on such comments,if you feel you need to.

Oh, I know, I wasn't planning a lecture, just a lighthearted comment. Perhaps if she continues I will say something in a few weeks time.