Did You Know That Men and Women Are Different?

[Purplehood]

We used to get similar training in the Marine Corps, believe it or not.

[Beiruty]

I started with:
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I have a beautiful and happy small family and now I can have my budget for my "toys"

[anygunanywhere]

It seems that my employer is sponsoring a seminar to teach us how to bridge the gender communication gap.

I am a pretty good communicator although I admit I can always improve. The number of women engineers has increased over the years. There are currently seven in my work unit. Including the admins makes nine. I have a woman operator working for me but she does not count because she is abnormal. She buys her husband guns (pistols AND an AR), and even bought him a dually crew cab. Yes she is a freak of nature.

So far none of the women have complained about my communication methods.

Anyway, I have been married for 38 years. I fully expect that if one cannot conquer the art of bridging the gender communication gap in 38 years of working in the trenches then one little seminar and a book are a waste of time.

Seldom does a week go by that I pick up on a miscommunication between me and my lovely bride. The term "That is not what I said" scrolls across my subconscious quite often.

I just thought it was a tad strange to spend money on an objective that seems to be made out of unobtanium.

Anygunanywhere

As one who worked in a BIG company environment for 38 years, I'd suggest yet another reason for the seminar. The "personnel" types who run and host them would agree with you that there is little hope of you every bridging the gender gap (and several other gaps that I won't mention here) but you need a periodic reminder of your gross inadequacies in this area as well as demonstration of the "enlightenment" that you lack.

I know not of whom you speak!

Anygunanywhere

[Syntyr]

No, the purpose is to document that company-required training was completed for defending against any potential or future litigation. Paper trail.

Then the legal defense revolves around throwing you under the bus: "we provided training, but this caveman chose to ignore both the training and company policy."

PERFECT! This is the case with all such classes