Teamwork is one of the fundamental components in a functioning business. Especially in male-dominated workplaces, it is imperative that women work together to allow each other’s voices to be heard. The method we explore in this article is useful across the board in women’s lives—school, work, social environments, and more. Check it out below and click through to read the whole article, and let’s start sticking together and sticking up for each other!
-Victoria Mendoza
themuse.com – Competition in the workplace is normal, if not necessary, in some cases for survival.
When discussing how her lack of competitiveness held her back in her career, Muse writer Kat Boogaard says, “I’m a firm believer that the world would be a much better place if we all focused on supporting and encouraging one another…However, I’ve also learned another important lesson: As nice as that all sounds, things don’t necessarily work this way when it comes to your own career. The working world can be frustratingly cutthroat at times.”
And she’s right—you’re not going to get that promotion unless you work harder and faster than other people, you’re not going to score that big project unless you prove it to your boss that you deserve it, and you’re not even going to snag the last piece of birthday cake unless you get to the office kitchen first.
But let’s play devil’s advocate for a second here. What if we put aside our own individual ladders and starting climbing up together? Would that get us anywhere?
