> You don't have to translate "giving a rose to a lady..." word by > word. Where's a sensor of humor ( or should I say an > appropriate manner?) for this??? I resent "unprofessionalism" > mentioned here. One form of unprofessinalism is improper > manners presented by a male when arguing with a woman. > That I believe it should be different when arguing with a male. If > the tech's boss is a male, he should battle it out. As fas as I can > see, the tech is 90% right. Matthew, Sometimes a sense of humor is not the best way to handle a situation. I enjoy a good laugh as well as the next but get my feathers ruffled when treated differently than a male counterpart. Arguments at work between any two people are unprofessional. You never battle it out with a boss - you will always lose, one way or another. You may win the fight, but you will probably lose the war. There is a chain of command to be followed when disagreeing with the boss. And as I said, I really have no idea whether the tech was right and his supervisor was wrong. That's not my area of study. I just thought that suggesting that Mr. Chee offer his boss roses was not the best solution. It's tough enough being a woman in a male dominatd field (I can see my other female TechNeter's nodding their heads) without some "joker" talking down to me. Oh dear, I guess that makes me sound like some Womens' Lib-type, doesn't it? If so, so be it. All I want is the respect you give any other co-worker. Nothing less, nothing more. Now I'll step down off of my soap box. As always, these are my personal viewpoints and may not be shared by my employer. JoAnn L. Amerson Design Librarian Red Lion Controls, Inc. E-mail: [log in to unmask] Voice: (717) 767-6961 ext 6308 ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC web site (http://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ################################################################