She really should smile more...

[lunatica]

13. Now see, my response to such a statement would have been

confrontational, albeit in a polite way. I hope yours was too.

I would have been very sure to look him directly in the eyes and thrown it back in his face (very politely) by asking him to explain what he had just said. Asking, “Please tell me in what way am I being overly emotional when all I’m saying is that I expect the same respect you give the men employees. If you expect me to do my job as a professional and at your request, then I expect to be supported.”

Then watch him falling all over himself pretending he never meant that. But chances are he’ll never do that again.

This isn’t just talk. I’ve actually done this. Sometimes in front of other people if that’s when the boss chose to be disrespectful.

It works. You get the respect you demand. This is what men understand. It’s their language and their mindset. If you’re talking to monkeys, you gotta do it in monkey talk.