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laconicsax

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16. I worked in what was essentially an all-female office once.

Reply to Zorra (Reply #15)

Mon Jun 18, 2012, 02:43 PM

Jun 2012

While about 20% of the employees in the building were ostensibly male (judging from names in the directory), I worked in one of the departments were all of my coworkers were female.

It was so pleasant when compared to the offices I've worked in where there were more than a handful of men.

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