I am the only female service advisor amidst our service department. The Service Manger (male) continues to change the rules when it comes to me. For example, a male service advisor left for a doctors appointment and did not return, the Service Manager asked me where he was, did he not come back from his doctor's appt? To which I responded no and I didn't know where he was. The male service advisor was not repremanded for this. Recently a similar situation happened to me. I had a doctors appt and called back to the dealership to tell a fellow service advisor as well as leaving a message for my Service Manager that I would not return b/c the doctor said I needed to stay off of my feet for a couple of days. It times past, the Service Manager insisted that if I was to call off or call in to say that I would be late, that I make sure that I leave a message for him b/c I had problems with this same co-worker once when I called in and left a message with him and then they lied to the Service Manager saying that I hadn't called in. So I followed my Service Manager's protocol in reference to calling in but I also left a message for my co-worker (the same one I had a problem with before). When I left for my doctor's appointment, my Service Manager was there and was aware of my doctor's appointment. When I called back in to say that I wouldn't be back in that day, I had to leave a message for the Service Advisor b/c he was not at his desk. I returned the following Monday (this happened on a Friday) and was pulled into the Service Managers office. He asked what happened to me after my Dr's appt. I explained that I talked with my fellow co-worker and left a message for him. He explained that the owner came through on Friday looking for me and no one (including the co-worker) I talked with knew where I was and that he (my Service Manager) had taken the rest of the day off as a vacation day and had no way of getting my message on Friday. He then told me that the owner was very upset about the situation and told him to send me home for a day! Even though I followed his protocol and left him a message. He did not relay that to the owner either. I have more years experience than my Manager in this industry and I feel he is threatened by that. In addition, the owner is always talking very highly of me (according to others) and I have a hard time believing that the owner told him to send me home and I have a meeting schedule with him to try and set the record straight. The total dealership has 50+ people on staff, but I am the only Female Service Advisor. I feel as though my manager is feeling threatened and is attempting to try and push me out. This is only one example of where he has a different set of rules/repremands for me than he does for the male advisors. He has a habit of calling everyone in his office, expressing his expectations, then overlooking it if the male advisors break the rules. There are 2 male advisors that are continuously late 2-3 times a week, yet no repremand has been issued for them...only verbal warnings. I really like the owner, but am struggling with this manager as well as this co-worker who continuously lies. Is this a case of harrassment based on gender? What should my recourse be in regards to this situation?