"Thine Own Self" is the 168th episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the 16th episode of the seventh season.
Like most Star Trek: TNG episodes, it has two plots or story arcs. One is about Deanna Troi deciding to try to pass the bridge officer's test.
I think this is probably a common issue for women. We think "I took the same classes he took. I made the same grades or even better. I deserve the same pay."
When I worked at a Fortune 500 company, I had an epiphany one day because of a brief conversation with a woman in my department who had been there a long time. She talked about how much she enjoyed the job when she was doing the technically challenging entry-level job I was doing: Processing accident claims.
The job was interesting when she processed accident claims. Accident claims are more complicated than disability claims and there's always a story there.
But disability paid better. It was a promotion for her, even though technically speaking accident claims were harder to process because they have a lot more benefits.
The reason disability pays better even though it's easier from a technical perspective is because there is so much more money involved. The checks issued are a LOT bigger on average.
You aren't being paid more for your technical competence. You are being paid more because they trust you with their money.
Positions with big paychecks are often positions of trust. The person doing it needs to have their priorities straight.
This isn't always obvious because they may also require a lot of education and expertise of some sort just to get your foot in the door. To interview at all, you need those "basics."
But the men who get those jobs typically have to prove themselves in some way. The standard is the same in that regard if a woman wants the job, but I think women sometimes don't really see that aspect of it.
And you can't simply tell someone "You have to be willing to order someone to their death in this simulation on the holodeck." If you tell someone that's what you are looking for, sure, they will do that to pass the test but then you wouldn't have any idea if they would REALLY do it when it mattered and was real.
The men also won't get told what the "trick" is because there is no trick. They are looking for some meaningful signal that you have your priorities straight and will make the right call when the chips are down.
But when a man fails to get the memo, he doesn't conclude "You are just a sexist pig and this is about my gender, isn't it???!!!" If he wants to be a whiny bitch about it, he will have to find some other thing to whine about because that one won't fly.
Like most Star Trek: TNG episodes, it has two plots or story arcs. One is about Deanna Troi deciding to try to pass the bridge officer's test.
"My first duty is to the ship."
I think this is probably a common issue for women. We think "I took the same classes he took. I made the same grades or even better. I deserve the same pay."
When I worked at a Fortune 500 company, I had an epiphany one day because of a brief conversation with a woman in my department who had been there a long time. She talked about how much she enjoyed the job when she was doing the technically challenging entry-level job I was doing: Processing accident claims.
The job was interesting when she processed accident claims. Accident claims are more complicated than disability claims and there's always a story there.
But disability paid better. It was a promotion for her, even though technically speaking accident claims were harder to process because they have a lot more benefits.
The reason disability pays better even though it's easier from a technical perspective is because there is so much more money involved. The checks issued are a LOT bigger on average.
You aren't being paid more for your technical competence. You are being paid more because they trust you with their money.
Positions with big paychecks are often positions of trust. The person doing it needs to have their priorities straight.
This isn't always obvious because they may also require a lot of education and expertise of some sort just to get your foot in the door. To interview at all, you need those "basics."
But the men who get those jobs typically have to prove themselves in some way. The standard is the same in that regard if a woman wants the job, but I think women sometimes don't really see that aspect of it.
And you can't simply tell someone "You have to be willing to order someone to their death in this simulation on the holodeck." If you tell someone that's what you are looking for, sure, they will do that to pass the test but then you wouldn't have any idea if they would REALLY do it when it mattered and was real.
The men also won't get told what the "trick" is because there is no trick. They are looking for some meaningful signal that you have your priorities straight and will make the right call when the chips are down.
But when a man fails to get the memo, he doesn't conclude "You are just a sexist pig and this is about my gender, isn't it???!!!" If he wants to be a whiny bitch about it, he will have to find some other thing to whine about because that one won't fly.