Women in IT (Aug 3). Online freedom of speech (Aug 5th)

[John Van Ostrand]

On Thu, 2006-07-27 at 15:33 -0400, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> She may genuinely have known nothing more about the product than the 
> presentation, and may have been directed to answer _every_ deeper 
> request with the data sheet. The "take this to your IT guy" part was 
> certainly insulting and sexist, tho', mind you that might have had to do 
> with projection of her own insecurity about the subject than anything to 
> do with you.
> 
> Besides, such sexism is certainly not restricted to IT. How different is 
> it from when a woman walks into a car dealer or Home Depot, knowing more 
> about the subject matter than most men yet still being treated as a 
> dummy? That situation is hardly rare either; getting out of IT will not 
> eliminate your exposure to such crap attitudes.

It even happens to us guys too, perhaps less often. Tech support from
many companies starts out this way. Correcting them is a delicate task
where one tries not to come off the wrong way. I've also been talked
down to and outright lied to by salesmen who don't have a clue about
what I know. I'm sure I'm lied to in the many areas that I don't have a
clue about.

-- 
John Van Ostrand
         Net Direct Inc.
 
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