They have a smaller interest in microbial growth prevention, which is partly what I found intriguing. Anyhow, my fun part was looking at their Board of Directors (and their contacts and scientists) and wherever I looked I saw men. Mostly ex-military, some PhDs in chemistry and some "general men with board of directors experience". I didn't see any microbiologist nor any females nor a combination of female PhDs in microbiology. The answer was clear to me. I should write them and offer my services!
Somewhere here I realised that this line of thinking was a bit off for me. I mean, I'm all about liking myself and believing in my abilities but email some company stating "I can be on your Board of Directors if you need a (good) female microbiology alibi since I am a stellar person", that's not really my behaviour.
Then it struck me. Even if I didn't feel "affected"* by the pain killers I was on at the time, clearly I was feeling way more positive and over-stating my importance. Behaving a tad bit out of the ordinary and feeling all good about lots of things. (Later on I found myself giggle just a bit too much at nothing in specific to be me "normal".) I didn't finish that email, but rather closed my computer and went to bed. (Later on that night, I did fall down the stairs since I wasn't affected and therefore could walk down stairs in the dark.... sure... not affected my ass. And then I slept for like 14 hours, and woke up tired. Me and pills are clearly not best pals, to my happiness actually.)
I have mulled about this afterwards though. I am still not all that convinced that it is a super-bad idea to have some kind of microbiologist on the board, or in the development lab... and I have to admit, I am a bit tempted to contact them and see if they have any openings for interested parties who want to get involved. They also have operations overseas and that is something I find very interesting. However, I doubt that I will finish that email... but it would have been very fun though. I wonder what they would have said "look, here is an email from a girl in the South who offers (!) to be on our Board of Directors for shits and giggles and to become a female alibi for us so we would look better in Europe".
Haha, I can see why someone who came home later that night laughed a long time when I told about it in my highness... :)
*read "high on legal pain killers", I am not used to taking anything and have a fairly high threshold for pain... clearly I will keep it that way.
7 comments:
What would you have to lose if you send the email?
I'm not sure "hire me because I'm a woman" goes over well with the "general experience" ex-military guys. That doesn't mean I don't think you should scrap your attempt, however if you want it to succeed more than whoever receives your email dismissing you as "some crazy b@#$" you might want to rethink your approach. If you're just trying to make a statement against their bigotry, continue right on.
EGF: I don't know. Although, I am quite sure I need to wite something more eloquently than I started to write last time ;) it was fairly flaky and very inconsistent.... there is also the factor of my present company being slightly against outside involvement.
FrauTech: I am pretty sure I would have to write something completely differnt. My main argument for "the woman thing" is that there are a few countries in the north of Europe that have a qouta on females in board of directors. I was on that way of thinking when I started.
I can always write some more military style things and not mention the idea of me being interested in their company soole for being a female. It is an intersting concept and I am quite intrigued about it. Add on that the link leading to my home country and the people there didn't work peaked my interest more.
I agree with EGF, as always. Just send the email (or rather the new version). I wouldn't stress they will have to take you because you are a woman I would even think they will figure that out themselves... I suppose just the microbiology thing will do it.
Nina: I just might.
All_ I just love the fact that you think that it is perfectly normal to send an email regarding this. :) I thought it was ludicris when I got off my high.. but maybe it is how "you" do things? ;)
We'll see what happens. As for now, I really should write that paper.... no more excuses.
Two things:
1. Send the email. Well, one drafted when you aren't "high."
2. The idea of you being "high" (even in the legal sense) made me giggle. :)
Amanda: clearly I have to send _something_ after all these people telling me it wasn't such a silly idea (the main frame of the idea, not the current execution of it) :)
Glad it made some people happy. Not only you, but someone else and the people I met on Saturday told me today that I was a giddy sight for the gods. Clearly dangerous for me to giggle that much, even after falling down the stairs. Personally, I find the notion that I didn't FEEL high the most intersting one (or scary). I felt sort of normal... haha, not so much.
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