U.S. labor agency investigating two complaints from Apple workers
I have a slight resentment towards the complainant in this article who accused her boss of sexism for giving her feedback on her speaking mannerisms during presentations (voice &quot;going up an octave at the end of statements&quot;).<p>I managed a junior, female engineer who did exactly that --her voice turned up at the end of sentences, making statements always sound like questions-- and I noticed this only happened during stressful presentations, not in regular conversation or team meetings.  It destroyed any authority in her voice and made her sound rather childlike.  I worked on it with her <i>without</i> mentioning the pitch shift itself (to not make her self-conscious and possibly worsen the problem) but instead I worked to increase her overall confidence when speaking and when running meetings.  And I was so happy when I saw her run a multi-team meeting with a strong, steady voice.<p>I resent the notion that if I had mentioned the pitch shift, I could be labeled sexist.