We Women Don’t Need Workplace "Safe Spaces"

Before I could start, the program manager interrupted me, incredulous, and asked: "You? You did this? By yourself?"

My response, coolly, was, "Well, once my boss showed me how to turn on the computer, yes, I ran the calculations myself." My boss chuckled, and the Navy brass were amused. Me, not so much.

I met fire with fire, presented my findings, and walked out of the room feeling proud, not intimidated. The program manager who had made such a fool out of himself was fired. Exposed by a mere 22-year-old girl for covering up bad performance trends!