http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/25/the-art-of-playing-the-sex-kitten-card-at-work/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:36:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/25/the-art-of-playing-the-sex-kitten-card-at-work/#comment-133865 jrandom42 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:48:42 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/07/25/the-art-of-playing-the-sex-kitten-card-at-work/#comment-133865 To answer Robert: Those of us who have discovered that the "sexy" girl is just that, a sexy girl, not someone who can be counted on to get the job done right. Send her over to marketing where they all seem to be nothing more than booth bunnies, but keep her out of my IT department! To answer Robert: Those of us who have discovered that the "sexy" girl is just that, a sexy girl, not someone who can be counted on to get the job done right. Send her over to marketing where they all seem to be nothing more than booth bunnies, but keep her out of my IT department!

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/25/the-art-of-playing-the-sex-kitten-card-at-work/#comment-12679 Robert Tue, 02 Jan 2007 07:51:50 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/07/25/the-art-of-playing-the-sex-kitten-card-at-work/#comment-12679 I think the sexier the better...Most REAL men LOVE to hang around women who look like women....What red-blooded male doesn't want to hang around women who look and dress that way? I think the sexier the better…Most REAL men LOVE to hang around women who look like women….What red-blooded male doesn't want to hang around women who look and dress that way?

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/25/the-art-of-playing-the-sex-kitten-card-at-work/#comment-1696 Gordon Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:04:23 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/07/25/the-art-of-playing-the-sex-kitten-card-at-work/#comment-1696 Wish i had the choice...long or medium length hair :( Wish i had the choice…long or medium length hair :(

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/25/the-art-of-playing-the-sex-kitten-card-at-work/#comment-833 bauhaus_sea Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:59:45 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/07/25/the-art-of-playing-the-sex-kitten-card-at-work/#comment-833 I suspect it may be more nuanced than that, actually. For example, at my prior job, which was heavily male and technology dominant, the less a woman looked "feminine", the more she was treated as a colleague. In general, the more a woman looked like a woman, the less comfortable they were around her. I am painting with broad strokes, but as a woman who likes to dress stylish (read not just jeans and tshirts like the males in that environment), who does wear makeup, and who wears her brunette hair just below the shoulder, well this was how it was for me. I suspect it may be more nuanced than that, actually. For example, at my prior job, which was heavily male and technology dominant, the less a woman looked "feminine", the more she was treated as a colleague. In general, the more a woman looked like a woman, the less comfortable they were around her. I am painting with broad strokes, but as a woman who likes to dress stylish (read not just jeans and tshirts like the males in that environment), who does wear makeup, and who wears her brunette hair just below the shoulder, well this was how it was for me.

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/25/the-art-of-playing-the-sex-kitten-card-at-work/#comment-832 Your HR Guy Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:58:24 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/07/25/the-art-of-playing-the-sex-kitten-card-at-work/#comment-832 I think medium-long hair can be done right but it is certainly more difficult. It can't be too flashy or trendy but you really can't go ultra-conservative either. Short hair makes sense for a lot of reasons though but if it doesn't work for you personally, you probably shouldn't try it. I think medium-long hair can be done right but it is certainly more difficult. It can't be too flashy or trendy but you really can't go ultra-conservative either. Short hair makes sense for a lot of reasons though but if it doesn't work for you personally, you probably shouldn't try it.

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