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You may recall that i encouraged you to check out a couple of blogs in one of my recent entries. That Girl Emily has become quite entertaining as she continues to torment her cheating husband.
But i mostly want to talk about the one written by the woman science professor. since i've been reading it, i've been trying to be more perceptive to gender issues (although i plan to continue my role as all-out chauvanist -- even if i can't spell it). thought i'd share a couple of recent observations.
I was listening to a sports radio show and a bunch of different people were giving updates on whatever game was happening in whatever city they were in. it struck me as odd that the host introduced the people like this:
"Let's go to Bob in Detroit...thanks, Bob. Now let's head to Dan in Chicago...thanks, Dan. Let's go to the lovely Karen in Seattle."
why does Karen have to be lovely (which is probably a lie to begin with)? Bob and Dan weren't handsome. i wonder if that bugged Karen as much as it bugged me.
The second thing happened last night.
courtney's phone has been on the skids and her contract was up so she decided to go for an upgrade. we went to Cingular and had a very polite, helpful young lady (probably very early 20s)helping us. Courtney decided to get one of those handheld do-everything doo-hickeys. She couldn't decide between a Cingular PDA or a Blackberry and asked the salesperson which she recommended.
"I'd go with the pda," she said. "Usually businessmen who have lots of e-mail get the Blackberry."
As some of you know, Courtney had her master's degree in accounting in less time than it took me to get a bachelor's degree and has spent the subsequent time on vacation, though gainfully employed as an auditor with a large accounting firm. yet, for some reason, the sales person assumed that courtney didn't fit the mold of the type of person who she thought would need a blackberry.
anyway, no particular reason for sharing that. just hadn't updated this in a while and didn't have much else to talk about.
3 comments:
I remember going car shopping with my dad my senior year of high school. We went to this one dealership and, I guess because I was young, the salesman didn't think I knew how to drive a stick. He even condescendingly said something along the lines of, "That a stick. It's not for you." I was thinking, "Fuck you, dude!" I had already been driving sticks for two years at that point. The lesson here is that if you're in sales, don't assume anything about your customers.
Ah, stories about sales people. Kyle and I look younger than we are, so sales people are always looking to take advantage of us. I find the handiest way to combat that is to do research first. It always feels good to let them know you already have information and all you need them for is the sales transaction. It really bursts their bubble when you know as much as they do--or more.
Looks nice! Awesome content. Good job guys.
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