Re: Dillard's wants only men to manage mens dept????

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On 6/24/08, D wrote:
> I am an ASM for Dillards and about a year ago I was placed
> in another area after manageing the men's department with 2
> years of increases because management said I "needed ready
> to wear in my experience with the company" in order to be
> promotable. a week later the position was filled be a
> man. I started to hear comments from associates about how
> VP of Merchandising for Dillard's Burt Squires wanted only
> men to manage the mens departments. Then, out of the blue,
> my mother tells me how a sales associate at a different
> store across town told her the story of Burt Squires and
> how he wanted men to run the mens departments. Funny thing
> is I never told my mom the stories I was hearing. I went
> from managing a 7 million$ yr business to a 3.8mil$ a yr
> business. Plus, when they transferred me with 4 months
> left into the year the area was down by 15&37;. They
> basically, and I am using a phrase that Burt often
> uses "eased me out". So my question to anyone out there
> is...is this sex descrimination? Is there anyone else at
> Dillard's out there that this happened to that would like
> to talk? Should I talk to a lawyer? Should I just forget
> about it and become barfoot and pregnant? any insite would
> be great!