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Victoria here, Girlboss’ executive editor. 👋
Raise your hand if you’ve been “voluntold” to do one of these (super-annoying, low-key sexist) tasks just because you are a woman or femme-presenting person: spontaneously plan Gerald from finance’s retirement party, stay five minutes behind to clean up the boardroom after a high-level exec meeting, call IT about the broken printer… 🖨️
I could go on, but I’m honestly rolling my eyes too much to continue typing. 🙄
Turns out, this has a name: non-promotable work. And today, we're breaking down exactly why it happens, why saying yes isn't helping your career, and how to start saying no without torching your reputation as a "team player." 🔥
Other stuff the Girlboss team is yapping about on Slack:
Karma really is a b*tch, huh, Meta? 🐘
💼 Job of the day: Sony Pictures Television Studios is hiring a hybrid Writer/Producer, Social ($90K-$110K) in Culver City, California, to turn shows like The Boys, Outlander, Pluribus, and Platonic into scroll-stopping content on TikTok and Instagram. You basically get to make edits for a living! The dream! 📺
