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Originally Posted by TallMomof2
What is offensive is "lady editor". In the 80's I was once introduced by a superior (at least 5 grade levels above me and 40 years older) as a "girl engineer" to a large audience. With humor I quickly corrected him and commenced with my presentation.
I'm appalled but not surprised that almost 30 years later not much has changed.
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In the early 2000's one of my female employees was waiting on a customer. He demanded to see the jeweler. She asked him what he wanted to see the jeweler about. He did not want to tell her. She informed him that she needed to be able to tell me what I was needed up front for. He then told her he wanted the battery in his watch replaced. She then informed him that she could do that. His reply was " you can do that little girl?" You could see the steam coming out of her ears when he said that. And yes she was fully trained in watch battery replacement. You still find a lot men with this attitude in the Deep South even today.
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