Betsy Perry wrote a silly and vacant piece about flirting in the workplace and I want to know, “Who the hell is Betsy Perry?”
Here’s a self-proclaimed ’successful businesswoman’ who has nothing more to offer the young women of America than bag-lady-gossip and useless advice on blow-outs.
Thanks, Betsy, but you’re tacky and gross in a way that you probably don’t understand. I’m sure you used to be important, but the world has changed. Your opinions of gender politics in the workforce are kind of embarrassing. It’s like the time when John McCain didn’t know better and wore a band-aid on his face and thought it was okay.
Oy. You make us look in the mirror and hope we don’t get old like you.
Please do us all a favor: take your shoulder pads & your botox and make way for a new generation of women. We cringe when we read your 1980s interpretation of whether or not flirting in the workplace is appropriate. We don’t care how much money you made because you were sexually available to powerful men. With age comes wisdom; however, the aging process also condemns you to irrelevancy if you don’t learn any lessons.
Welcome to being irrelevant, Betsy Somebody.
(H/T to Feministing)
You’re so effing punk rock.
Betsy Perry is not punk rock.
P.S. I’m taking Stats at PCC this summer and my teacher calls the graphing calculators Betsy. This makes me want to hit him, and I now have an association of the word Betsy with my good old TI-83
“Pretty and smart” may be a killer combination, but she’s clearly lacking the smart half of the equation. What an idiot.
Holy Case of Thinking She’s Way Cuter and Smarter Than She Is, Batman! I can’t imagine worse career advice. Never mind being competent or kicking ass or anything — just cozy up to the boss while you’re still young and thin.
And what of idiotic men who fall for such shenanigans? I wouldn’t want to work for anyone who was so gullible. Blick.
@lexy I love it. Your calculator — an old school abacus — is Betsy? That’s just so awesome.
@Renee werd. Totally stupid. Way to make strides for feminism, sistah.
@Stella Cozy up to the boss and DON’T BURP. Whatevs, I hate these old skool broads and their really awful career advice. I can just hear her say, “Learn from me, honey.” No thanks, lady. I’d rather serve fries & keep my dignity.
dude, who the f is betsy perry and what’s that wack ass web site?
we might not like that she’s encouraging the continuation of a bullshit dynamic.
yet, she’s totes right that the old white men who run the world have a soft spot for smart pretty girls.
that’s a fact.
but young women have choices now. we don’t have to stick around serving egotistical assholes. we can start our own businesses and work with people who respect us and value us for the right reasons.
here’s a song i am reminded of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jiqxkdhzi_M
“I’ve now reached the age where I can call anyone “honey” or “cutie” without fear of sexual harassment”
That’s right Betsy, it’s just harassment now.
I pray my daughter never gets advice for the likes of her.
Ewwwww…. she trippin’. Nuff said.
I think my favorite part was the “gold powder in the cleavage” thing. Hello? Disco Donna, you’re at work and not in Studio 54… *rolls eyes*
It’s the Helen Gurley-Brown school of workplace feminism.
Personal airline delays compel me to kill time and comment upon my own blog.
@cols She’s totes right that the old white men who run the world have a soft spot for smart pretty girls, but so do white men who don’t run the world. You’re right about choices.
@Sinfanti Your daughter will never know the likes of this kind of woman in the workforce — unless your daughter is FIRING her.
@ICANHASlinda You are killing me x2.
@Karin Is “gold cleavage powder” to the 70s as “glitter body gel” is to the late 90s? (That’s a question on the SAT, by the way.)
Hm. Wow. What bad advice. I am glad the reaction on her blog and this one is universally negative.
Flirting at work to get ahead is cheesy. I work with a couple of women who have tried it, and they go subconsciously to the back of the line when I’m deciding who to help out on a project.
Now, flirting at work because you’re genuinely interested in a relationship with someone is better, but one of you ain’t gonna be working there long. Which might be OK too. As long as you don’t make a jackass out of yourself.
Seriously? Does anyone wear gold powder on their cleavage to work anymore? I mean, other than exotic dancers?
Peter, if it’s not gold, I don’t put it on my cleavage.
PS - Thanks for affirming my beliefs that flirting can actually backfire. There is a time & a place for flirting & fun — but it’s not when you’re trying to accomplish goals and work with clients.
oh, THANK YOU for this.
btw… you can get a free account with a throwaway email address and rate her article a 1… that might show her what we think of her