A woman has opened up about working as a construction manager in a male-dominated industry and being treated differently because of her looks.
Autumn Westfall says she was treated like a tea girl and her colleagues ignored her emails.
Sharing her experiences on TikTok, the mum from from Macomb, Michigan, talked about pretty privilege and said it does exist.
But while everyone assumes it gives you an advantage in life, there is apparently the "opposite side" of it too, the Daily Star reports.
"It is absolutely rude how when people find you attractive, they are generally just nice to you for that reason and that reason only," Autumn explains.
"Until you are in a power position who steps into a male-dominated industry and then you might as well be carrying around a tray of coffee and snacks."
Autumn says in her case, she is often ignored by her co-workers because of the way she looks.
She continued: "Pretty privilege almost becomes the opposite in my experience.
"So the logic if you have nice hair, you have your makeup done, you have a nice outfit, you possibly couldn't be in a power position or any intelligence whatsoever.
"For me I work in construction management on multi-million dollar jobs and I can't tell you how fun it is to have my emails ignored, people literally talk to my male co-worker to act like I'm just there to serve them."
Some people shared their similar experiences and said they were taken seriously when they went to work makeup-free.
But Autumn said she get glammed up because it makes her happy, feel good and perform better.
"Getting my hair and makeup done makes me feel professional, it makes me feel 'I can get the job done' and that's what exactly I'm going to do," she added.
"I have two daughters and by the time they are choosing what career path they want go in, I want them to decide without worrying if they are going to be talked down to or if they are going to be treated professionally.
"I don't want that to be an issue for them."
