When I first started at Firmatek, I spent a lot of time learning the business. This included visiting job sites and shadowing technicians and other employees, asking as many questions as I could to understand their roles in the company.

On one particular ride-along, my employee told me he thought it was inappropriate for me to be riding around in trucks with my male employees all day and staying at the same hotels when we visited job sites.

More information: https://www.forbes.com/sites/yec/2018/08/21/five-tips-to-help-female-leaders-thrive-in-male-dominated-industries/#71333efa4bb4