Pronouns

[jamesbrown]

Don't get me started with the modern fashion to refer to someone as a "human" rather than a "person"... e.g. "they're a wonderful human".

Or "best version of yourself"... sheesh. It's a person not a git repository.

Dear Earthling.

[SueEllen]

It sounds (maybe) like "wokeness" but I think there are legit studies behind it that showing people the same CV with "Martin" replaced with "Sanjit" or "Shiela" got different results. Gender and Race aside, all my teacher friends like to joke about how "Connors are always naughty" so I wouldn't be surprised if that sort of unconscious bias happens too. Would Wayne get as good a chance as John?

Yeah I know.

I've had to look at those studies before.

[SueEllen]

Not a problem just sign yourself Mr, Mrs or Miss or if you're a Dr or some such then just use that

Only if you want to though.

Who cares what sex or gender you are?

[vetran]

Only if you want to though.

Who cares what sex or gender you are?

people who want to mate with you normally

[CheeseSlice]

Dear contract community (note gender neutral)

I’ve been thinking about my CV and I wonder if I should now add my pronouns at the top just after my name.
Can anybody recommend the correct protocol so I shed the right sort of light for the modern HR managers?

Warmest regards,
CS
(dairy/not vegan)

[NotAllThere]

Maybe society should learn not to stereotype people. Doesn't both me if Robin, Chris, Sam or Zion are male or female.

The stupid thing about all this gender identity stuff is that it is all about stereotypical behaviour. My daughter was on a workshop with one delegate a transwoman - who was entirely dismissive of my daughter for not being interested in make-up, boy bands and clothes.

In our theatre group there was a young lady who angsting about her gender identity. The general consensus was "stop worrying about it, and just be you however you want to be. You don't need a label. We like you as you.".

[Mordac]

Had an email from someone today signed:

Practice Manager
Pronouns: he/him

I've not been in a workplace in over a decade. Is this **** quite common these days?

It's standard at Deloitte. Don't ask me how I know that though...

[xoggoth]

Trouble is the "correct" expressions keep changing. Cavemen didn't have these problems, just say ug in reference to anything.

[SueEllen]

Trouble is the "correct" expressions keep changing. Cavemen didn't have these problems, just say ug in reference to anything.

Just use they/them for everyone.

[Whorty]

I'm finding everyone in HR use these now ... and the exec level. Definitely a woke thing. If someone can't work out I'm an alpha male 'he' by looking at me, then they have problems that me adding it to my email sig is never going to help them with.