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No job should be related to any gender.
Why do some people relate certain jobs with gender? Like if you are a girl, you would not be good at driving, a man can be a good businessman and not a woman and a man can be a good mechanic and not a woman. Gender has nothing to do with any job. How can you determine how skilled a person is without looking at their work? A lady who used to work at a car dealership has shared her experience with a sexist customer. The customer came in and when OP went out to work on his car, he got shocked. He talked the service advisor and told her that she does not want a girl to work on his car. The service advisor told him that it will take time and the customer was ready to wait. OP kept working on other cars. An hour passed and now the customer was fuming that his car has not been taken in. Scroll down to read the complete story.
1. OP used to work at a car dealership many years ago.
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2. OP didn’t deal with customers directly and one morning the lot jockey and apprentice were busy washing cars etc.
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3. The service advisor left a work order and keys of the car for OP.
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4. When the customer saw OP with his keys in her hand, he stood up.
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5. The following conversation happened between the customer and the service advisor:
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6. The service advisor told OP about the matter and OP put the work order and keys back on the counter.
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7. OP is dealing with other customers. An hour passes and the customer is still waiting.
8. The customer asked the service advisor to get his car service done by the high school co-op student.
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9. The customer was annoyed and asked the service advisor again to get the work done by the high school student and she refused.
10. The advisor handed over another car to OP and customer at this point was fuming and started screaming.
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This customer refused to get his work done by a female mechanic because he thought she is a girl and probably cannot work on cars but little did he knew that she was the best technician. Scroll down to read what happened next!
11. The customer told the service advisor he does not care who does his work but it should be a guy.
12. The service advisor listed off the names of all the men working in the dealership and told the customer why can’t they work on his car.
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13. The customer now wanted to talk to the service manager. The service manager took the customer to the garage.
14. The manager told the customer that OP is his best technician.
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15. The manager always takes OP’s side.
16. OP has made an edit to thank everyone who supported her.
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17. This happened to OP back in 2012.
18. People should stop second guessing the abilities of an expert.
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19. Jobs should not be related to gender.
20. Queen Elizabeth II served as a field mechanic in the army.
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Have you ever dealt with a sexist person in your life? Has someone ever doubted your skills depending on your gender? Comment down to share your story!