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Re: Propriety: New Twist on Professionalism & Secretaries Day
Subject:Re: Propriety: New Twist on Professionalism & Secretaries Day From:Penn Brumm <penn -at- HEALTHEON -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 28 Apr 1998 12:29:40 -0700
Frankly, I'd simply go ahead and go with the guys. This is an impossible
situation. Either you get away with going or you don't. If you don't, move
on. This boss is a dinosaur and will continue to impede your career in other
ways.
Penn
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Palmer, Phyllis wrote:
> Here's my question for you wise folks:
>
> Scenario: I need to go to several beta sites and new installations for
> training issues and installation documentation development. The
> 'president' of our small company is adamant against males and females
> traveling together (large group going to same site, only one female;
> getting a ride to the airport with colleague, etc.) even for a working
> lunch. I say I can't live like that. I need the information from the
> site and I need to be with the developers as they analyze what's going
> on...
>
> What do you do?
>
> Thanks for your discussion of this topic.
> Phyllis
>
