Boobs-N-Business

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Permalink Reply by Robby Slaughter 11 hours ago

Writing a terrible series of puns is one of my areolas of specialization.

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Permalink Reply by Marita Topmiller 11 hours ago

he said as they hootered with laughter ! lol

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Permalink Reply by Russ Woodward on November 26, 2009 at 8:29am

This reminds me of a temp job I had at a trucking company ten years ago. I was working in the parts department, cataloging a massive amount of truck parts, when an attractive young saleswoman walked in and asked for my boss. Dressed in a very short skirt and a "business" jacket showing much of her "assets", she was selling cleaning supplies. Of course, my boss had seen her walk in and hurried to the parts room.

He took her into his office where they chatted for awhile. The company I was working for was going through some financial difficulties and I knew that we were not allowed to buy from any more vendors. However, when they emerged from the office, Wayne (my boss) had talked her into a "demonstration". A crowd of truck drivers and mechanics gathered around to watch this attractive young lady scrub down a tractor and trailer. To the delight of Wayne and my co-workers, this took quite a while.

When she was finished, Wayne escorted her around the facility-- holding her hand like they were on a date. That looked pretty creepy to me, almost like she was prostituting herself. When I see something like that, my first reaction is that if a salesperson must resort to sex appeal to sell their wares, their product is probably crap. And in this instance, after looking at the cheap plastic items she brought, I believe I was right.

In short, she spent most of her day there and accomplished nothing. We did not buy anything and both parties wasted much of the day! Dressing provocatively may get your foot in the door, but it does not guarantee a sale!

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Permalink Reply by Marita Topmiller on November 27, 2009 at 1:30pm

Well said, Russ. And as I stated earlier in this discussion, I value my safety, self worth, and business
accumen too much.

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Permalink Reply by Scott Emmett on November 27, 2009 at 1:38pm

I saw this once before myself. Why should this type of behavior surprise anybody. Men are visually oriented. Been that way since the dawn of time. Women know that too. It is, however, very sad that a woman would feel that she has to "advertise" to get business. I don't see it changing anytime soon either.

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Permalink Reply by Michael R. 8 hours ago

A crowd of truck drivers and mechanics gathered around to watch this attractive young lady scrub down a tractor and trailer

hahahaha! Not quite the same thing, but your story reminded me of this classic scene.

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Permalink Reply by Julie Towle on November 27, 2009 at 11:47am

If there is someone else to give my business to I do it. It is not a tactic I admire and wonder how bad their skill set is to resort to billboard advertising. ( no offence to billboard advertising)

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Hunt on November 27, 2009 at 2:16pm

I've noticed this as well, Annie. It does change the dynamics of a networking event. For example, we had a similar "chick" flaunting her wares at an event. Nearly all the women in the room avoided her (and probably talked about her). Most of the men, like me, avoided her as well because we didn't want to be viewed as only talking with her because of the cleavage even though we all probably enjoyed the view. And the few who did speak with her was out of sheer politeness and/or a need for a close up shot. I'm not sure if anyone in the room took her seriously at all. So, I would tend to agree...not suitable for business.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Oblak 10 hours ago

I think there is a valid reason that Hooters doesn't get a lot of 'working lunch' people into their retail spaces by advertising 'Free WiFi!' -- and for the same reason, most boardrooms and lunch tables where I've seen business 'get done' are not likely places to notice 'skin topology'.

When I was a younger man, I think an over-stiletto'd woman in a business setting would have been distracting; but now that I'm old and creaky it just makes me think she's more interesting in climbing ladders than getting the job done that's on the table right now.

The only related story I can think of where it was an actual encumbrance (I'm in I.T.) was on a day that I was asked to visit a conference room to plug in a network connection for the arriving-right-now guests. There was a young lady sitting in a chair FACING the floor-mounted network jack that I needed to reach -- wearing a skirt short enough that I'm sure it had never touched her thighs -- and though I asked her politely if she would step out of her chair so that I could do my job, she just motioned for me to go ahead and do so regardless of the fact that it would have put my head squarely between her knees to reach the (ahem) hole I was aiming for. I don't know how many shades of red I turned; but I decided to slink away and return 10 minutes later when she might give me some more room.

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Permalink Reply by David L Lawrence 8 hours ago

Probably a little crass, but I've said it for years and years. Tits are for kids!

What does bother me though, is women who put em on display and then complain to their girl friends because men look at them. I find it annoying and distracting in a business setting where I can't always get up and walk away. It reminds me of every other profound social remedy - MODERATION. A little bit goes a long long way.

Maybe we could start a boob squad. Should be easy to get volunteers. :o)

David

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