Posted on 10/25/2013 2:20:15 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
Smart women don’t show cleavage — or at least that’s what one high-powered Manhattan law firm is telling its female employees.
The legal firm Clifford Chance sent female associates a bizarre memo advising them to stop giggling, squirming and showing cleavage while speaking in public, irking female employees who called the tips sexist, the legal news website Abovethelaw.com reports.
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I suspect someone in top 'management' 'isn't getting any' - and has decided everything a woman does outside of a burka in intentionally arousing. It's like the person who's losing their hearing but has decided that everyone around him is mumbling... Pictures of the women would solve the mystery...
But,,,, everyone around me is mumbling!
I just had an idea that that show could do a whole skit on this without moving the camera from that spot.
That would be funny.
The newest perversion I’ve noticed is starting a sentence with “so”.
I saw "practice hard words" in the memo. That way you don't embarrass yourself when your teleprompter shows you tongue-twisters like "corps".
Most of the points directed at women were because women have a much greater selection of clothing and accessories than men. In a law firm the men will wear a dress shirt, conservative suit and a tie - preferably not too gaudy. They don't have to worry about bracelets, cleavage, scarves or type of shoes. One point I would never have thought of is for women to wear pants or a skirt instead of a dress if they have to deal with a portable microphone so they have somewhere to clip the transmitter.
What say? Who’s humbling?
This brings to mind Drew Barrymore.
I love Turner Classic Movies. But once a week - she is co-hosting and is sitting there with “umms” - “you know” and “like” every 5th word. And she fidgets with her hair. She’s a chunky middle aged broad who still acts (and dresses) like a 22 year old.
I just wanna puke.
And there are millions of gals out there like her in the workplace.
They just don’t have a clue.
I do find that, like, amazing
lol
No cleavage? No alcoholic beverages? No “rocking back on heels”? What the hell kind of advice is this??
And what, pray tell, is “the urinal position”?
I have also always found appealing lasses at work who find my humor, shall we say, upscale? Since my sense of humor is above reproach, women who think so surely attract the best class of guys.
It comes from the Yiddish influence.
I tell my clients no cleavage and no spike heels in court
I worked in The Big Apple in construction in the late ‘70s and ‘80s and still remember this one, originated in Brooklyn I think, “For what’’? And in New Jersey, actually kind of originating in the Philly(PA.)-Trenton (NJ) area this gem, “He thinks who he is’’.
and “awesome”.
I’ll match that “awesome” and raise you a “literally.” :-)
For the life of me, I cannot understand why women want to change their nature. Women are wonderful. They are nurturing, loving and compassionate. They are perfect for raising children and caring for their husband.
Katherine Gibbs to the white courtesy phone, please.
The no giggling rule should apply as well.
Taken literally, use words like:
But don't show any cleavage while talking this way.
-PJ
-PJ
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