Smashing the glass ceiling

By Harry Dodgson
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Published: July 21, 2012
Words: 12,158 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476093727

Short description

Angry that she has not been considered for a job she wants, Rhonda decides to see all the other applicants and persuade them not to apply for it. She isn't prepared for the result. Each time she talks to an applicant they die.

Extended description

THE GLASS CEILING is a story of the impenetrable barrier women and other minorities face in social and business life. Rhonda is a highly qualified electronics engineer working for a large international company. There is a vacancy within the company for a manager of the research department, a job that Rhonda is well qualified for and one that she badly wants. She is informed that the company has advertised the post widely but she hasn't even been considered for the appointment, that makes her angry.
The company are moving the assembly plant to Asia where it is cheaper to manufacture. The research department where she has applied for the job as research manager will stay in Australia, and a new male manager will be appointed, she hasn't even been considered for the post. Then she gets the final insult, she is discharged as redundant.
Now she is very, very angry, she will see potential applicants and persuade them not to apply for the post, but somehow each one dies accidentally when s.. (Read more) THE GLASS CEILING is a story of the impenetrable barrier women and other minorities face in social and business life. Rhonda is a highly qualified electronics engineer working for a large international company. There is a vacancy within the company for a manager of the research department, a job that Rhonda is well qualified for and one that she badly wants. She is informed that the company has advertised the post widely but she hasn't even been considered for the appointment, that makes her angry.
The company are moving the assembly plant to Asia where it is cheaper to manufacture. The research department where she has applied for the job as research manager will stay in Australia, and a new male manager will be appointed, she hasn't even been considered for the post. Then she gets the final insult, she is discharged as redundant.
Now she is very, very angry, she will see potential applicants and persuade them not to apply for the post, but somehow each one dies accidentally when she sees them.
Then she learns-someone else is doing the same, and she is a target.
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humour romantic comedy, humour crime, sexual discrimination, humourous science fiction, sexual discriminationaccidental deathelectronic engineer

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