Articles Tagged with ''women in restoration''

This is not an industry for the weak. This is not an industry for the self-absorbed. This is not an industry for people who only care about the bottom line and making as much money as they possibly can.

In every aspect of life, there is room to compare. Who has the bigger house, the faster car, the smarter or more athletic child, the more profitable company, the most influence in the community, the biggest paycheck, the most exotic vacations, and so on.

Newsflash, ladies: you worked hard to get where you are today! Don’t be apologetic for your success. Don’t be egotistical about it, but at the same time don’t dismiss it or downplay it.

Women  in the workforce: a consistently hot topic. Times have changed. Today, it is the norm for a household to have two working parents. Thirty or forty years ago, it was not – it was believed women belonged in the home, and men in the workforce. Generation X, and now millennials, and the up and coming Generation Z are changing the landscape of the workforce in big ways. That must be why the topic of women in the workforce is so popular this presidential election year, perhaps more so than ever.

So here is some total honesty for you. When I interviewed for the Restoration & Remediation editor gig in the spring of 2015, I left the meeting thinking there was no way I got the job. You know why? (Okay – everyone in HR, cover your ears!)

Does that quote sound familiar? I think nearly everyone in the restoration industry can attest it was hard work that got them to where they are today. Or, they’re working hard now with their eyes fixed firmly on the prize – whether that be ownership, management, or… retirement.