Quote Originally Posted by henriette_holm
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry
I have been fighting that stereotype for well over fifteen years now. The first day of my first big IT job went something like this:

Male supervisor: But you can't be the new IT admin!
Me: Why not? I'm Kassetra - I was hired, and here I am.
Male supervisor: Well, you're female - and you don't look like a man!
gah.