Message #286

[countrigal]

Depending on the job, how you'll interact will be different.  But it wouldn't be amiss if you could meet them once in a while for drinks after work.  Nobody says you have to drink alcohol, a soda works just as well, and maybe your hubby could join you now and then if it's socializing so you get some time out with hubby too.  Don't know what else to tell you except hang in there and see what develops.



As for being the only female, that's not always a problem.  Don't worry about how they'll treat you - just demand respect if it's not given.  We all know how to do this without verbalizing it rudely, so you'll be fine.  Sometimes being the only woman has it's advantages in that they'll look at you as something of a mother-figure and give you the respect that position would get.  They're not as demanding then either.  Look at it as a chance to grow and develop more, and to train young men on how to be good bosses that we won't be calling hydras and sending Zena the Office Goddess to slay.



Good luck, and congratulations!