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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a certain cadre of folks, mainly old men, who will think you're the secretary no matter how professional you look or how you act.

[b]Personally, I'm just waiting for them to die out. And looking forward to it.[/b][/quote]

It's not about how you dress, or act, or your 'presence' in the room. This is sexism at work, plain and simple. [/quote]

+2, though I am fascinated by the immediate blaming of the OP (She's dressing wrong! She's too timid! She carries herself like a secretary!). People don't walk into rooms and assume any of the guys are secretaries.[/quote]

I went to an interview once and was supposed to start with the managing partner. A guy came in the room and said it would be a few minutes. I thought he was an intern. He looked really young, had chubby cheeks and a messy hairdo. He was dressed in long shorts and a button down shirt that was wrinkled and the sleeves were sloppily rolled up. When he came back to the room I was surprised to find out he was the managing partner.

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