What Slack Does for Women
Years ago, for a story and in an attempt to be more successful, I read a bunch of “how to be a woman at work” books. Because women face backlash for behaving assertively in the workplace, these books mostly advise pretending to be nicer while subtly trying to get what you want. (This being the innocent springtime of the pre-Trump era, “what you want” was typically imagined to be a promotion.)
“Whenever possible, women should substitute ‘we’ for ‘I,’” Sheryl Sandberg writes in , the holy writ of this genre. “A woman’s request will be better received if she asserts ‘We had a great year,’ as opposed to ‘I had a great year.’” Even better if she can do so while smiling like a girlboss rodeo clown. advises said girl, “Don’t let self-doubt creep into your tone.” Former CNN Vice President Gail Evans, in , suggests
