Workplace Observation Paper

For the workplace study presented, our group has studied a variety of workplaces in attempts to draw some similar patterns in gender structures.
Sean observed the work environment of a Chipotle and the following are his observations: I decided to go to Chipotle to observe how gender structure played a role in workplace activity. Right away when I started observing I noticed there were more women to men in the front line that helped serve the customers. The exact numbers were 5 to 2. This follows a typical gender narrative as evidence by Williams’ article in which CRMs were women because they were better suited for greeting customers. Despite this difference, front line workers tended to communicate better with each other and enjoy their position
During my observation, I noticed that there were six shot girls, wearing short skirts and tiny tank tops, walking around the bar selling shots, specifically to males. A few of the girls asked a male friend of mines to purchase a shot maybe eight to nine times throughout the night and none asked the females. The purpose of using females is to make hard for guys to resist purchasing a drink from a beautiful girl. Males were more inclined to purchase than females. It is obvious that this establishment is objectifying women into selling shots. Also, I noticed that three of fours bars located inside were filled with 2-3 male bartenders. Only one bar had a female bartender and she was outside in the cold on the patio serving free drinks to “VIP” customers. The male bartenders were given the opportunity to socialize with more customers and make more tips. A reading that makes sense of my observations is Gendered Organizations in the New Economy. The reading discusses the persistence of gender inequality in the workplace. The article identifies the mechanisms that reproduce gender inequality in the workplace. Although there isn’t a career map in bartending, males were given the opportunity to network with consumers and work with each other, while the female bartender in the back was left alone. The males were given the opportunity to make more tips. Overall, these observations demonstrate how gender and sexuality plays a role in structure and organization in bars and