Females & Work

I talked before about how I work with mostly men now at my current job. This has been a huge shift for me since I came from a place where I worked primarily with women. The biggest thing I have noticed is that I don’t have any girlfriends around to make small talk with. No one to chit chat about shopping or cooking with. No one to complain about my son’s latest escapades to. For some reason, men don’t engage in this type of bonding. The closest I’ve come is sharing our impressions about the latest American Idol show and comparing notes on who we think will go home next.

I truly miss that feeling of having a “sister” down the hall that is there for me whenever I just need to vent – whether it is about work or home. Sometimes I feel very isolated at my current job. But this also might come from the fact that I work on a team of two. Granted, my job actually reaches out to a lot of people in the company, but usually for just small bursts with various projects. I truly only work on a daily basis with one other person.

So, we recently had our quarterly update from our CEO. This is always interesting and you definitely don’t want to miss it. He usually announces something new & exciting coming down from the company. This time, though, my only teammate was gone on a trip. So, that left me to join hundreds of others from the company all by myself. Sure, I tagged along with another group of people my area, but it wasn’t like we went to the update together. It was awkward and a bit lonely. I felt like I was back in high school again and my clique had left me to go on their band trip.

I know, pretty pathetic right? After all, I’m a 40-year-old woman who is very independent. But, I really miss that camaraderie of having a group of girls at work to hang out with. Although, I do not miss the gossip & the fighting that also comes along with that. Guess no job is perfect!