Go whine somewhere else!
I would fire the consultant.....
Sounds like a pissy feminist to me. You might ask if that is written in the law somewhere? Surely there is ROOM for individuals to speak freely, in obama’s new America.
Thin skin=meet door
I’m a chick. Most of my friends are men. Now you know why.
I would refer to her the next time as a female. “I’d like to introduce you to this female.” Or you could use a better description - it has 5 letters and it doesn’t begin with “W”.
This is from a “female.”
Show her the door without warning her it may hit her on the way out.
First of all....FIRE THAT WOMAN! Why have the devil in your business.
Second, I OWN a commercial real estate business in Florida. I would have/and don’t have, any problem with being referred to as a girl. I AM a girl. Good grief.
This is a very insecure woman who has no business consulting YOU.
I’m a female, and I think this is ridiculous. Show her the door.
Be very leary about doing business with any protected class.
Send her an email that says “You go girl!”
That was rude, dude; she’s sure got a ‘tude. Tell her you’re not in the mood!
I join the crowd that says fire the consultant — she’s a ticking timebomb, and she’ll take someone to court at some point for offending her. Don’t let it be you.
I certainly wouldn’t be paying her to pepper me with her pantload of PC cr@p.
She is right. “Girls” makes the women sound inferior. You should never use the term when referring to women over 18. The only time you should use the term “girls” is when you are referring to their breasts as in “The girls are looking mighty perky today”.
Hope this helps.
Remember the nice thing about outside consultants: They Are A Dime A Dozen.
You can always find one who will do a comparable job for less money.
Inform this girl on your final meeting that her services are no longer required, and you’d be glad to offer her references to any position in the food service industry.
“or if I should show this PC woman the door.”
That.
As a conservative female on the down slide of the hill, I would welcome being called a girl - has never bothered me.
I would advise my son to NEVER refer to women as girls in the business world.
I would FIRE the consultant.
You want to complete this business with her? If so, shoot her an e-mail in response that says merely, “Sorry. I regret any offense.”
Then just act polite, formal, and businesslike around her till the transaction is over.
Then don’t do business there again.
I think this is just a case of letting today’s too-informal society get in the way of good business practices. In one way, she’s right. Referring to someone as a “gal” is certainly not good business speech, any more than referring to some man as a “guy.”
So the lesson is to never assume that a business colleague (unless you know him really well, including his political leanings) is your friend. In this case, you apparently should have known she was liberal, but you unwisely let your guard down.
Just be more careful from now on. That approach, by the way, is not a betrayal of your values. It’s just common sense and looking out for Number One.