Comments on: Guide to Hiring Women http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/05/29/guide-to-hiring-women or, The Hitchhiker's Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:35:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Liz http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/05/29/guide-to-hiring-women#comment-50098 Liz Fri, 30 May 2008 19:44:47 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/05/29/guide-to-hiring-women#comment-50098 Oh man - maybe it's because I was born after the whole feminist revolution, but I found this hysterical. "When you have to use older women," "'husky' girls... are more even tempered," "women are inclined to be less nervous and happier with change," "make some allowances for feminine psychology" - who comes up with this stuff?!? Priceless. The only one that might be even remotely applicable today is number 10, but that's just a good policy for most professional businesses regardless of gender, I think. That's also the only one I still see in use to this day - guys often apologize for swearing in front of me, but never to their fellow guys, who may be far more... linguistically sensitive than I. Hmm. Oh man - maybe it’s because I was born after the whole feminist revolution, but I found this hysterical. “When you have to use older women,” “‘husky’ girls… are more even tempered,” “women are inclined to be less nervous and happier with change,” “make some allowances for feminine psychology” - who comes up with this stuff?!? Priceless.

The only one that might be even remotely applicable today is number 10, but that’s just a good policy for most professional businesses regardless of gender, I think. That’s also the only one I still see in use to this day - guys often apologize for swearing in front of me, but never to their fellow guys, who may be far more… linguistically sensitive than I. Hmm.

]]> By: Jack http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/05/29/guide-to-hiring-women#comment-50096 Jack Fri, 30 May 2008 19:19:45 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/05/29/guide-to-hiring-women#comment-50096 I was reading parts of it to my mostly female coworkers (I'm a librarian as well), and they thought it was hysterical. So it's now hanging up with the rest of the cartoons in our cubicles. (Not sure how they felt about my comment that we need to hire more "husky" women.) I was reading parts of it to my mostly female coworkers (I’m a librarian as well), and they thought it was hysterical. So it’s now hanging up with the rest of the cartoons in our cubicles.

(Not sure how they felt about my comment that we need to hire more “husky” women.)

]]> By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/05/29/guide-to-hiring-women#comment-50095 Brian Herzog Fri, 30 May 2008 19:08:43 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/05/29/guide-to-hiring-women#comment-50095 Sorry about that - I outsmarted myself (again). Sorry about that - I outsmarted myself (again).

]]> By: Melissa http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/05/29/guide-to-hiring-women#comment-50085 Melissa Thu, 29 May 2008 20:13:33 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/05/29/guide-to-hiring-women#comment-50085 Dang! The photo is set to private. Can you make it public so we can see it? I'm waiting with bated breath! Dang! The photo is set to private. Can you make it public so we can see it? I’m waiting with bated breath!

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