Re:As a geek girl... (Score 1)

What totally kills me is the shallow nature of men in this business. I have been in IT for over 5 years now. I am an actual hardware tech, you think there isn't a lot of women in IT, well most of the ones that are, they're programmers. I don't know how many times people have looked at me and said "You're in IT, you sure don't look like you belong in IT". I was looking for a new job and was approached by 4 different companies at a job fair looking for a Sales Person. I laughed and asked if they had any tech jobs open. Their mouths dropped. To survive I have had to basically take a lot of crap that is not necessarily justified. I have been propositioned on numerous occasions because a woman couldn't quite possibly have a brain for IT! I have a Bachelors and graduated with honors. I was also head cheerleader in high school. I am not the stereotypical geek. I have to know more and resolve more problems than the other techs just to be taken seriously. And I wonder why there isn't more of us in this line of work? I've become one tough cookie!