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Chauvinist Technician

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  • 25-07-2013 3:32pm
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    soundloco
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭


    I am a female administrator working in the city center.
    Today I had a technician visit our store to fix a fault.
    From the second he began working he used profane language.
    While standing a few feet away from me, he told my male boss how thankful he was to be dealing with him instead of a woman, as women tend to lose the head. He spent the rest of his visit referring to me as 'the girl' as if I were an object rather than a human being.
    I find it unbelievable that a company would hire someone, whose job it is to deal with the public, who is a total sexist.
    That experience was a total eye opener for me. I am wondering did he somehow manage to time travel from 1950's or is misogynistic behavior like this a regular occurrence?
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    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users Posts: 5,244 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    Could be worst, you could be married to him.


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    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,886 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    soundloco wrote: »
    I am a female administrator working in the city center.
    Today I had a technician visit our store to fix a fault.
    From the second he began working he used profane language.
    While standing a few feet away from me, he told my male boss how thankful he was to be dealing with him instead of a woman, as women tend to lose the head. He spent the rest of his visit referring to me as 'the girl' as if I were an object rather than a human being.
    I find it unbelievable that a company would hire someone, whose job it is to deal with the public, who is a total sexist.
    That experience was a total eye opener for me. I am wondering did he somehow manage to time travel from 1950's or is misogynistic behavior like this a regular occurrence?

    I think it's fairly rare.

    Did you talk to your manager about how the tech's behaviour impacted on you? He has a responsiblity to provide you with a safe workplace. And probably he doesn't like having someone swearing in his shop - not a good look for the customers.

    Really, your company should make a formal complaint to the technician's company.


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    soundloco
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭soundloco


    Mrs OBumble wrote: »
    I think it's fairly rare.

    Did you talk to your manager about how the tech's behaviour impacted on you? He has a responsiblity to provide you with a safe workplace. And probably he doesn't like having someone swearing in his shop - not a good look for the customers.

    Really, your company should make a formal complaint to the technician's company.
    I did speak to my manager and I feel it was dealt with correctly.
    A formal complaint has been made. I'm glad to see no one has responded saying its a common occurrence.
    Thank you for your comment as I have to admit I worried for a moment last night that I had over reacted, probably due to the shock.
    Your response reassures me that this was genuinely inappropriate behavior.


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    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,299 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    soundloco wrote: »
    While standing a few feet away from me, he told my male boss how thankful he was to be dealing with him instead of a woman, as women tend to lose the head. He spent the rest of his visit referring to me as 'the girl' as if I were an object rather than a human being.
    Sounds like the tool was purposely poking you to the point where he'd hope you'd snap, and thus fulfil his "warning". Good on you for not snapping!


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