I recently lost my temp job due to the "bro culture" that exists and isn't dealt with at the company I temped for. And, when I complained to my temp agency about it in a detailed complaint, the temp agency branch manager went out of her way to paint me as the one who caused the trouble, instead of advocate for me, listen to and support me, and place me in another temp assignment.

It was my first time working for a tech company in a completely male dominated work environment, and it was an absolutely awful experience. And, it turns out that I wasn't the only woman temp to quit this assignment. When I started the temp assignment, for this small dept. of 4 guys, they had a woman temp whom they also completely ignored.

I didn't get a chance to interact with her much, but one day I showed up and she was gone. When I asked my supervisor where she was, he replied, "oh, she had...issues. She didn't work out." Uh-huh. Yeah, right. I know what those issues are now!!

I started another thread about this already, but after a week of processing what I went through there, it helps to post about it here in this forum.

An article about bro-culture in the workplace:

https://www.americanexpress.com/us/s...s/bro-culture/

1) Management is dominated by a group of guys who've formed a close and seemingly impenetrable bond. From always going out to happy hour together to knowing the details of one another's family life, they're more than just work friends.

2) "The guys" stand up for each other in work-related matters—they also make excuses for each other's bro behavior. When people complain about the guys, they're told they're being too sensitive.

3) When the guys get together, you're shocked at their sexually charged humor. Being in a conference room with them reminds you of being at a fraternity chapter meeting.

4)The guys always seem to want to hire someone just like them.

5)Your company can't retain women or minorities at the senior management level.

Bro culture = Where guys in groups interacting with each other (often in the work place) suppress their own insecurities about their masculinity by degrading women in a hope that they look big, tough and without emotions.

I don't know if "bro culture" exists solely in the tech industry (like the company I temped at), or if its everywhere. All I know is, I complained about it's toxic effects on my work at that tech company and got punished for it -- by a woman (the temp agency branch manager)! Has anyone else experienced "bro culture" at their workplace? What did you do about it (if anything, at all)?

I found an article about a woman blogger who worked for a well-known car company, who also experienced toxic "bro culture" and how she dealt with it.

https://www.recode.net/2017/6/21/158...wler-blog-post