> So I was pretty surprised to receive an email the other day, addressed to > three of us in IT (two of the guys, and me), which started > > "Gentlemen, ...." > ... > I'm not so much offended by it, it was a pretty minor mistake to make. But > I'm just really surprised that he routinely starts emails with > "Gentlemen", considering that he *must* be corresponding with women every > day. I used to get this a lot when I worked in the middle of the Asian/Complex Text Language Localization Group at Sun, but then again, I _was_ one of the few women. I got used to it really fast, plus I was always mistaken for a little boy growing up, so.... At my current position, there are only 7 of us - 5 women and 2 men, and the 2 men are in positions where they rarely speak to clients (a go-fer and an artist). When we meet with new clients, though, it usually takes them about the first meeting to realize that a girl will be taking the "million dollar idea" and actually making it work. And yes, that usually involves math. After some blank stares, they catch on. The only e-mails we consistently get that are addressed to "Gentlemen" or "Sir" are our trouble ticket responses from our ISP. An _I_ usually end up closing the ticket by fixing it myself, so I always take the opportunity to tell them that the issue they "could't replicate or fix" was fixed by a girl. - Julie /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Julie Meloni i2i Interactive (east) Technical Director 703-813-5526 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.i2ii.com /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ ************ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
