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Man switches places with a female coworker and discovers his 'invisible advantage'

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Published 20:01 22 Mar 2024 GMT

Man switches places with a female coworker and discovers his 'invisible advantage'

The man was left stunned by what happened when he took his co-worker's name

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

A man was left stunned to discover his 'invisible advantage' after he secretly switched places with a female co-worker.

While much of society is always hoping for and working towards improvement, unfortunately there are still instances of discrimination all over the place.

A lot of people will be all too familiar with cases of sexism or racism, but if you're not subject to it yourself, it can be difficult to spot all the ways it can manifest.

X user Martin Schneider inadvertently learned about discrimination while working for a small employment service firm with a colleague named Nicole.

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In a thread on X, Schneider explained that their boss always complained that Nicole 'took too long to work with clients'.

Schneider continued: "As her supervisor, I considered this a minor nuisance at best. I figured the reason I got things done faster was from having more experience."

Schneider shared an inbox with his colleague Nicole.
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Schneider went on to recall one particular day where he was 'emailing a client back and forth about his resume'.

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"He is just being IMPOSSIBLE," Schneider recalled. "Rude, dismissive, ignoring my questions. Telling me his methods were the industry standards (they weren't) and I couldn't understand the terms he used (I could)."

Just as Schneider was getting 'sick' of the client's emails, he noticed that he'd accidentally been signing off his emails as 'Nicole', due to the fact they used a shared inbox.

"It was Nicole he was being rude to, not me," Schneider realized.

Curious, he then decided to put the client to the test by claiming he - Schneider - was 'taking over' from Nicole.

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And what did he find? "IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENT," Schneider wrote.

Scheider claimed the client changed dramatically after he 'took over'.
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He claimed the client suddenly started communicating with 'positive reception', including thanking him for suggestions and responding promptly, becoming an all-around 'model client'.

Noting that his 'technique and advice never changed', Schneider decided to take the experiment a step further by teaming up with Nicole to swap names for two weeks.

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"I signed all client emails as Nicole. She signed as me. Folks. It f***ing sucked," he wrote.

Simply by changing his name to one more commonly used by women, Schneider realized all too well the advantage of being a man.

It's unclear whether Schneider and Nicole revealed their findings to their employer or their clients after their sneaky experiment, but it's certainly eye-opening for anyone wondering about the differences men and women can face in their careers.

Featured Image Credit: Getty Stock Images

Topics: Life, News, Twitter, Viral

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is UNILAD Editorial Lead at LADbible Group. She first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route - before graduating with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University. Emily joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features. She went on to become Community Desk Lead, commissioning and writing human interest stories from across the globe, before moving to the role of Editorial Lead. Emily now works alongside the UNILAD Editor to ensure the page delivers accurate, interesting and high quality content.

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