Showing posts with label golf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label golf. Show all posts

September 29, 2010

The old boys club

This morning over breakfast my dear friend shared a story of recent events that was so astounding it left me speechless (which is saying a lot).

They had finally found a highly qualified, proven, and experienced sales executive to join their team. The executive team convened to discuss the candidate. Oh BTW she happened to be a woman.

one guy's heated argument: we can't hire her! what will we do when we want to go play golf? this will totally mess up the team dynamics! 
CEO: do you hear what you are saying?
guy: but really, I am serious, this would really mess up the team and how we sell and what about when we want to go out drinking?
CEO: we are NOT having this conversation.
And this guy is in his early 40's.

I don't know if he ever did hear what he was saying. Or understood what it implied.

Makes me scared. and mad.