Heh

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The office supply salesdroid followed up today, and I got to tell him straight out that we were not interested, that he shouldn't refer to his Customer Service staff as "girls," especially when selling to a woman manager, and that his pretzels were past their sell-by date. And so I was not motivated to furnish him the item list and prices to help him put together a competitive bid against our present supplier.

I concluded with "Sorry to give you harsh feedback, but maybe it'll help you out down the road. Take care."

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And meant in a more positive and supportive way, yes.

As for the former employer... it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside to know I don't have to deal with this anymore from a supervisor. I find it easier to deal with this on the level of someone one does not have to speak to or work for on a regular basis...

...The salesman calling you this ranks right up there with the business contacts that occasionally call me "honey" (usually female). It (being called a pet name by someone unfamiliar to me) gets my snark-hackles raised, and takes a measure of willpower to use my powers for good. :)