So a male colleague who I don’t normally work with, insisted on carrying all of the not-even-heavy equipment today even though I am quite capable of carrying it. I am not used to this kind of behaviour and although it sounds minor, it was very uncomfortable and seemed that he thought I was too weak and pathetic to do my job. If this wasn’t bad enough, I found out this same colleague had requested another male to work with him for a particular task instead of myself, even though this was an area I am particularly qualified in and have worked in for years, which makes me think he has a problem with women or is trying to freeze me out intentionally. I haven’t really had to deal with sexist people before and am not sure how to approach it, but I need to speak to him about the issue soon before it gets worse. Perhaps I should ask my line manager if I can work with someone else.
