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It often feels that some people have an entitlement to think that some rules just don’t apply to them. Sometimes, it comes in the form of an unfair policy run by the workplace, schools and universities, and other kinds of organizations that treat people differently. Don't let me even start with how the job market behaves towards men and women, where the inequality and unfairness is so obvious you need no magnifying glass.

So when someone asked “What double standard are you tired of?” on r/AskReddit, it spiraled into an illuminating thread with people sharing unfair examples in our society that they are totally fed up with. Think of basic laws not applying to people with money or power, star student athletes who seem nearly untouchable, or entry-level jobs that require experience—there’s a lot to uncover.

Scroll down below and be sure to share your thoughts on the double standards that have been bugging you lately in the comment section!

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) People telling fat people to lose weight but then getting angry at us when we dare show our face in gyms and laugh at us while we exercise, get upset that companies make work out clothes for us because it’s “promoting obesity”, or making comments on every little thing we eat even if it is considered “healthy” when a skinny person who has a metabolism as fast as the flash could post themselves eating an entire pizza and people would be like, “mood” or “that’s so cute!” Or get angry at us for legitimately just existing. I’ll post a picture that isn’t promoting binge eating or ANYTHING of the sort, it’ll be just a picture of me in a dress, and I’ll be bombarded with vile comments for… posting a picture.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Religions preaching love while inciting hate filled conflicts.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And preaching about generosity to the congregation while not doing anything for the poor or victim of natural disaster etc..

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Politicians being able to openly violate the law and nobody does anything.

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Chucky Cheezburger
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If the punishment for a crime is to pay a fine, that means its legal as long as you can afford it.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Why is dental insurance diffrent from "health insurance" aren't teeth part of my overall health wth!!

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Your boss getting angry if you're a couple minutes late but then expects you to have no problem regularly staying on 2+ hours after your shift is meant to end.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Parenting double standards. The gender of the parent does not make the parent. Dads are not "babysitting" their children, they are parenting.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tied with the classic stereotype that men don't care about parenting and see it as some kind of chore. Doubled with tge new stereotype that men showing care for children are creepy

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Billionaires calling poor people lazy.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Me, a non smoker, being told off for being 5 minutes late to work. While smokers spend 30 mins at least a day on smoke breaks.

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Sanne H.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Non smokers can (and should!) take breaks too. It’s very healthy for your brain.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Celebrities lecturing about climate change when they have the carbon footprint of a small town..

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) When women get shamed for sleeping with a lot of people but men get applauded for it

Idk I find it gross

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Susie Elle
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And somehow sex with different men makes you a s**t but lots of sex with one man doesn't.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Consumers are expected to curb the use of their plastic waste and carbon by corporations and regulatory bodies alike while Nestlé will destroy a natural habitat to make bottled water in plastic bottles and dump the waste into your grandma's urn if its affordable.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

guys it's really simple, vote with your pockets. Boycott the offending company, even if it is inconvenient.

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Julie C Rose
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The trouble is, what’s “inconvenient” for some is impossible for those who are struggling to afford food at all. Then throw in subsidiaries and/or industries where EVERY company is shitty.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Corporations love it when people believe "consumer" is a position of power.

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Droopsnoot
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's a shame that big companies basically rule the world now, with less responsibilty

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Mazer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don’t forget, in America corporations are people too (which is why I think every upper management of PH&E ought to be charged with murder

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I find it infuriating the blame and all the responsibility is placed unto the consumer. We're told to reduce waste and reduce plastic but companies don't change their packaging and materials. It's like someone taking your arm and smack you with it, then then punish you for hurting yourself.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My favorite in that regard was BP who asked people to set themselves some goals to reduce their carbon footprint. One guy answered with his goal not to pump millions of gallons of oil into the ocean.

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mutzolina
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This should be more up. The exploitation of the nature and people from developing countries is unbelievable

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was quite taken back the first time I travelled to Canada and was told I can't drink the tab water.. here in Switzerland it's all I ever drink, if I want it carbonized I use my little magic machine.. I'd never buy bottled water.

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Riley Quinn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This grotesque behavior is sanctioned by many governments. They won't change until the laws change.

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Steve Fischer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bottle water companies don't produce water. They produce plastic waste

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Aga S
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can't upvote that enough! I refuse to be guilt-tripped for my behaviour by the big companies!

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MoMcB
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stop buying bottled water. Unless your tap water is unsafe to drink, you don't need it!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope all the people complaining about individual carbon footprints read this.

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Yara Balabanova
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not sure if this is a double standard, no one thinks it's okay that nestle is doing this

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Defending yourself. The fact that someone can punished for defending themselves when no one else would, in my experience worse, is bullsh*t to me. Example a former bullied kid that punched back and got screwed

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand this, especially in bullied and self-defence scenarios.. My principle in life, if someone kicks you, kick back harder.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) I have to be exactly on time for an appointment or risk a fine and no appointment. Yet a doctor can make you wait hours sometimes without even a "thank you for waiting" or "sorry about the wait"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had an appointment with my GP at 8.30 AM. I was her first patient of that day. She showed up at 8.55 without as much as an apology. So I told her that I'd be looking for a new GP who was able to read the clock and knew what respect for their patients meant. I left her office telling her that I wasn't interested in her diagnose, because someone as unprofessional as her could not be trusted. It took me some effort, but I found a GP who does know how to manage his time.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) There are a lot of double standards between the genders that need to die, many of which have been touched on in the thread, but I'll share one from quite literally a few days ago.

I'm male and have a pretty good-sized beard. At a social gathering the other day, a woman complimented it but then asked "Do you ever let people stroke it?" I replied that I did not, but then another woman spoke up with "Well why not? Isn't it flattering? Wouldn't you like the attention?" Not at all hostile, just blatantly "Why not?"

To that I replied "How would you feel if someone walked up to you and said 'Oh I love your hair, can I run my fingers through it?'" while miming making a stroking motion.

She recoiled and said "Of course not. That's super creepy." Followed almost a second later by a round-eyed "OH."

Ladies/Gentlemen, if you don't want someone doing it to you, then why would you think it would be okay for you to do it to someone else?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reminds me of that recent story about the woman groping Gaston's chest. Lot of people were like 'It's just his chest and he's a dude, it's fine!'

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) After swim practice when I was 11 my "friends" pushed me out of the shower room and held the door closed when a bunch of older ladies were getting together for water aerobics. One of em was my teacher. They laughed and I just stood there naked pushing on a door. Nobody got in trouble.

If they pushed a girl naked out of the locker room and held the door it'd be on the news.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep. Its like men arent supposed to feel embarrassment, fear or sadness. It seems the only things we are "allowed" to feel are happy, horny, or angry.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) How it’s perfectly okay for a potential employer to ask your salary expectations even before an interview, but a candidate asking what the job pays is somehow a red flag for HR and a big no-no.

Like, if all the employer cares about is what I will cost them (before learning anything else about me), then I should be able to f*cking ask too. But no, I’m branded as only caring about money. And you don’t you corporate prick?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or interviewer being late for the interview, and think 'it's okay'. Interviewer or potential employer, it's a sign that you are okay in wasting other's time and don't respect timeline.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Young adult women: old enough to decide that they permanently want to have/raise a child, not old enough to decide whether they want to permanently NOT have children. I lucked into a good doctor that gave me a hysterectomy at 29, but that's an extreme rarity.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) "Entry level jobs" that require experience

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a red flag for candidates. That company wants someone with experience who would accept entry level pay.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Men not being allowed to be feminine without being labeled as gay.

I am gay, and the amount of times friends, family, and coworkers will point at a man being mildly effeminate and whisper "I think he plays for your team" is nauseating. Like, dude, he's literally married to a woman and has kids. Just because he talks in a slightly higher pitch does not mean he wants the D.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Simply taking care of yourself is almost considered gay among some men these days

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) To borrow from Matt Haig: people being ok with mental illness until someone shows symptoms of one

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not ok with people (and their families, guardians, state) being diagnosed with a serious mental illness and not being treated. For example, Squizofrenia es a very grave malady, even when being called Bipolar Disorder. I have been a witness of individuals creating mayhem, and afterward, calmy saying, "Oh, I have bipolar disorder." The supreme court ruling that found "free of involuntary institutionalization" sufferers of mental illnesses does not make them healed. Also, nobody indeed wants to pay for treatment, so many are ending in the streets are wrongly called homeless, drug addicts, prostitutes, petty criminals, and jails and prisons main population. Mental illnesses should be covered by Medicaid, long-term, and free of charge due to their impact on society. Individual action, other than personally financing the full treatment of a sufferer, always will fall short. Good intentions and acceptance are mostly self-gratification.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) As a male I cannot take my son to a playground without getting a few strange looks. It's annoying.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

where's that? I see dads with Kids an all playgrounds. In fact I go to playgrounds with my kid, myself, no strange looks

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Star student athletes are nearly untouchable. If they make the school look good the school will almost never take action against them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Brock Turner. What a disgusting little maggot. He should still be behind bars.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Basic laws not applying to people with money or power. I thought the US was based on an idea that nobody was above the law.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Struggled with social interactions growing up. Half of my life was people telling me not to take things so personally. The other half was being told to conduct myself a certain way so I don't upset people.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

YES!!! This! OMG - I'm 42, struggle with working a 'normal' job, and I've never heard it put so clearly. Thank you!!!!

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) In regards to the NFL, a head coach was fired because of racist and homophobic emails. He ABSOLUTELY deserves to be fired, absolutely. However Desean Jackson openly said Hitler was right about Jews, Antonio Brown has multiple assault allegations against him, Richard Sherman has an assault case against him, Tyreek Hill has audio of him threatening his child and GF with violence, as well as beat the brakes off his college GF, and SO MUCH MORE. These men are still in the league.

The double standard that I am sick of is that in the NFL for some reason words are treated way more harshly than actual physical violence.

I love football and am a die hard fan, but I truly dislike the double standard in the league today.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The NFL and NBA are full of straight up punk a$$ thugs that can literally get away with murder and nothing happens to them!

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Some people I know who are strongly against gender norms told me that I shouldn’t have a say in my wedding since I’m a man…and that my fiancé alone makes the decisions.

It was pretty freakin confusing.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) When company’s say they are family friendly but don’t want you to work from home or help with child care.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At me current workplace we're not allowed to work more than 50% from home, because working from home is a luxury they say, even though it's perfectly possible in this line of work. It almost seems like they want us to come to the office so they can keep better track of what we're doing and control us more easily

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Corporations can take advantage of employees, but employees can’t take advantage of corporations.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are however corporations who take care of their employees and thankfully there are laws that protect workers here in Europe and in the modern western world (maybe not usa but I don't really know - before I get downvoted to hell).

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) My principal taking days to read and reply to my emails, if ever, VS me being told at 8 in the morning that I should have known something because he sent me an email at 10 in the evening the night before.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

THIS. I've emailed my counsellors and teachers multiple times and still had to wait over a week for a response. But yeah, I'm the irresponsible one because I didn't see the response you sent at 11pm.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Covid restrictions applying to regular people but not celebrities or politicians

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

🙄 I work on film sets and everyone must wear a mask but no one enforces the rules for the cast or Director, producer etc when we’re not shooting.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Apparently, politicians are allowed to disrespect the citizens of the country they serve but it's frowned upon to tell a politician to "go f*ck yourself" to their face.

Respect is respect. No matter if it wears a suit or what language it uses

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) When jobs say they like to develop and promote internally then hire externally and wonder why you arent happy.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mum is exceptional at her job and is one of the highest rated workers in her agency. She has been doing APS5 work for a while now even though her position is an APS4. She has to sit for an interview to get the APS5 position. The problem is my mum doesn't cope well with the interview process (recently diagnosed with ASD). She has had 3 interviews and been denied the higher level and instead they have hired outsiders that don't have the experience. My mum has had enough, she has told them to no longer give her APS5 work. If she's not going to get paid for doing the more complicated stuff, then they can shove it. Her boss and bosses boss have vouched for her but because she works for the government there are specific guidelines they have to follow in regards to the hiring process. She can't just get a promotion without being successful in the interview. It really isn't fair at all.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) It's perfectly acceptable for women to wear short skirts and no sleeves on the workfloor if a man does it it's seen as a big no no. If's it's 34degrees outside plz don't make me wear long sleeves and pants i'm melting away.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The opposite was true when I was in school. South Africa we have uniforms. Girls had to wear short dresses throughout winter with either stockings or knee high socks. 50% of my school memories were of me being freezing cold. Not sure if girls have more options nowadays.

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) Men being able to go topless but women can’t.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always felt awkward when men don't wear upper body clothing. Sometimes you just don't want to see that

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People Are Pointing Out What Double Standards They’re Tired Of (35 Answers) I’m a teacher and called my wife smoking hot at a football game. My principal reprimanded me for it. I told the principal my wife calls me her smoking hot hubby to her class sometimes. She said it’s different because it’s perceived different when a girl says it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gotta say it's a little peculiar to be calling your spouse smoking hot in general in front of your class (like I can't imagine a scenario that would call for you sharing that information) but why would it be different for a man than for a woman is beyond me

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