I have several major projects I should be working on, so of course… I’m blogging.
I’m in corporate strategy which reminds me of something that has bugged me for awhile, as I am presented with a “shining” example every week sometime between 10:10 and 11:50 am Mondays and Wednesdays.
I have an apologizer in my class. She raises her hand and inevitably, for whatever reason, manages to apologize to the professor sometime during the first sentence out of her mouth. She is an incredibly intelligent woman and every time she does this I want to throw something at her because I can no longer follow her point after the unnecessary apologizing. I can be guilty of this crime as well. Where did society go wrong? 9 times out of 10 I have nothing to apologize for. Yet somehow as soon as a critique comes out of a professor’s mouth I occassionally feel the “word vomit” coming up and I blurt out “Sorry!” Is it estrogen? Is it society?
I do know that my male classmates never feel the need to apologize, even when they should. And particularly not after making a point in class.
Read the full article: Why Do Women Apologize?