Pulled the Wrong Cord

Apparently, my last post may have offended some of my friends and family.  That was not my intent.  I may not have explained myself very well.


It is not that I have anything against women working.  (There are many jobs and professions that I think are extremely well suited for women.  There are others, though, that I think are best for men.  And there are many of those "male" jobs that I think a "specific" women can perform just fine, and vice versa.)


I do not ever hang up on anyone, regardless of their gender, or their annoyingly way of making sure they get their three rebuttals.  I merely have had many experiences which have made me want to hang up and call back to get a different customer service person (and, this is not exclusively for women customer service reps; I've had plenty of experiences with men as well).  I just happen to have an affinity for talking to male reps as opposed to female.  Having said that, if I do end up talking to a female rep, I do not hang up on them; I simply prefer talking to male reps more.


My experiences with female real estate agents has been the same, though.  And, because of those experiences, if I ever need another real estate agent, I will probably choose a male agent.  But, my younger sister is right, my opinion is based on my experiences and my disposition.  I think I work better with male real estate agents, than with female.  But, again, that's my opinion based on my experience.  Perhaps that does make me sexist.


Now, when I go to the specific grocery store that I frequent, I do try to take my purchases to a male cashier.  Mainly because those male cashiers in my grocery store seem to be more efficient than the female cashiers ... basically because the female cashiers tend to hold on a conversation with the customer and it seems to slow them down.  Most of the time when I do my grocery shopping, I shop for several weeks, my cart is completely full, and I have been in the grocery store for roughly an hour.  I just want to get out of there ... so efficiency and speed is at the forefront of my mind.  And, most of the male cashiers I have had experience with have proven that they can scan quickly.  However, on occasion I have been to a female cashier who is quite efficient ... and she is the one that I will go to again and again.  And, the grocery store is the extent of that example.  When in a department store, or hardware store, or whatever, I could care less about the gender of the cashier.


I also agree with my older sister's comment ... that men sometimes have a hard time conforming to the company's policy when performing certain tasks.  In my experience, men are more inclined to make things work regardless of the way it should be done.  But, from a client's perspective, I think that's awesome ... because I get what I want/need without having to jump through a lot of loops.  Yet, I do see from the company's point of view as well, in that it causes a lot of problems for them to sort through.  So, I stand corrected, and will take that into consideration the next time I don't want to jump through the loops of any company's policies.


My life experiences have made me who I am today, and these are no exception.  We all have different life experiences, which help us to form our own opinions on several topics.  I will probably stand by my opinion, but will consider that perhaps I am a little closed minded ... but aren't we all in some respects, based on our own experiences, a little bit closed minded.  This just happens to be my vice ... and now you all know a little bit more about me.