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When I worked at a certain radio hut, I got this 'you're a woman' reasoning all the time, and there were quite a few men that I wouldn't approach anymore due to this.
I was ok with that, to each their own, some men are still part of the ol' boys club.
The worst, however, was a WOMAN who said I couldn't help her because I was a woman.
She comes in with a corded phone that wasn't working correctly. The caller ID screen was blank and she wanted it fixed. I told her I was more than happy to help her and put my hand out for the phone.
It's been a couple years so I don't remember the exact dialog, but she basically told me no, that I am a woman and don't know these things, and wouldn't physically allow me to touch her phone. My manager comes out to assist her, and instead of having him look at the phone, she wants to pick out a new one. I insisted again that I could fix it if I look at it, and again she says no because I am a woman. I was almost going to jump the counter when my manager tells me to go do something else. She buys a new phone, and leaves the 'broken' one behind because it was 'junk'.
I looked at it right after she left, and the only thing wrong was she had put the batteries in backwards.
Ok lady, just because you are dumb as bricks, doesn't mean all women are!
This lady was only in her 30s-40s by the way.
Hello All *waves*
When I worked at a certain radio hut, I got this 'you're a woman' reasoning all the time, and there were quite a few men that I wouldn't approach anymore due to this.
I was ok with that, to each their own, some men are still part of the ol' boys club.
The worst, however, was a WOMAN who said I couldn't help her because I was a woman.
She comes in with a corded phone that wasn't working correctly. The caller ID screen was blank and she wanted it fixed. I told her I was more than happy to help her and put my hand out for the phone.
It's been a couple years so I don't remember the exact dialog, but she basically told me no, that I am a woman and don't know these things, and wouldn't physically allow me to touch her phone. My manager comes out to assist her, and instead of having him look at the phone, she wants to pick out a new one. I insisted again that I could fix it if I look at it, and again she says no because I am a woman. I was almost going to jump the counter when my manager tells me to go do something else. She buys a new phone, and leaves the 'broken' one behind because it was 'junk'.
I looked at it right after she left, and the only thing wrong was she had put the batteries in backwards.
Ok lady, just because you are dumb as bricks, doesn't mean all women are!
This lady was only in her 30s-40s by the way.
Yeah... Or the fact I've been sleeping only 3-4 hours per night for at least a week now. 
I feel very stupid now. I know who is Steve Ballmer, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Linus Torvalds and such people, but have not the faintest idea of who are the ladies you just listed. Please educate me. 
The only thing worse than a male chauvinist is a female male chauvinist! Yeah, thanks for perpetuating the stereotype! 
To paraphrase Jules Winnfield: "Lookit the big brain on Radia!"
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