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

[Dave Bour]

Rob,
It's actually funny.  We just bought a Volvo this past week.  Funny part
was, I didn't even get the sales guy's focus, acknowlegement or anything
until tech talk and finances came up.  My wife was addressed first, then
asked what she was looking for.  Once we got to details, beyond safety
did I actually get a part in the conversation.  Unusual.  Never had that
before in 20 years of buying cars.
Even the last sales guy continued to treat my wife as though she wasn't
there when I gave him the exact line you just did too.  "I'm not
looking, she is".  If it wasn't for the fact that my wife wanted THAT
car, we'd have walked from the dealership.
D. 


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Brockway
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 4:25 PM
To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Women in IT (Aug 3). Online freedom of speech (Aug
5th)

On Thu, 27 Jul 2006, Evan Leibovitch wrote:

> 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.

Years ago a female friend had lost her car in an accident.  One Saturday
I drove her from dealership to dealership as she selected a new vehicle.

One salesguy saw us walk in.  He looked directly at me (ignoring my
friend) and said "What sort of car are you looking for sir?"  To which I
answered "I'm not looking for a car".  Even he realised immediately he'd
blown a potential sale out of the water. *sigh*.

Rob

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