SOC362H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Quid Pro Quo, Workplace Harassment, Specialty Coffee
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9: hostile work environments and sexual harassment: fox: myth #6: women should act more like men, what kinds of problems do women in business and workplaces encounter. It is relevant to gender segregation and inequalities in compensation: the work women do is undervalued compared to men"s work. Why examine it: service sector jobs, female predominant jobs, half of female workers do some kind of emotional. Where is it found? labour in their work: lower level jobs, example restaurant servers. The organization: a gourmet deli, which also serves specialty coffee. The company handbook: it is a book about the organization and tells you about the expected behavior. Advertising: billboards that say they are hiring smiling faces . Wages: they pay minimum wage, you can work up to a maximum to minimum wage plus . Conclusion: the company wants considerable communication skills and emotional effort but they are not going to pay for it.
