A Business Date?
Fascinating discussion happening over at Misbehaving.net about the implied meanings of colleagues of the opposite sex having a business dinner together. If you’re asking me, the guy whose wife won’t let him have dinner with a female colleague is a spineless toad. His wife needs to wake up and spell the century.
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I totally agree. As an attorney, I travel frequently and also have clients coming in from all over the country. I eat out and sometimes alone with my male co-workers and clients on a regular basis. To not do so would be crippling. It is silly to avoid dinners with the opposite sex because of some misconception of others that you might be involved. Take a file folder or a brief case, pad and pen with you if you think you might be mistaken for a couple. And introduce your spouse or significant other to your clients and co-workers so they’ll be more comfortable.
To avoid business dinners for me would be saying “Yes, I am a female and I am a sex object. Your only business with me can be nasty business so we must not have dinner together.” Give me a break.
I totally agree. As an attorney, I travel frequently and also have clients coming in from all over the country. I eat out and sometimes alone with my male co-workers and clients on a regular basis. To not do so would be crippling. It is silly to avoid dinners with the opposite sex because of some misconception of others that you might be involved. Take a file folder or a brief case, pad and pen with you if you think you might be mistaken for a couple. And introduce your spouse or significant other to your clients and co-workers so they’ll be more comfortable.
To avoid business dinners for me would be saying “Yes, I am a female and I am a sex object. Your only business with me can be nasty business so we must not have dinner together.” Give me a break.