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EK993

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1,957 posts

282 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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I was just in a meeting where one of the participents used the term man-hours in estimating effort for a task. He was stopped mid flow by a woman in the meeting who took offence to this and stated "Can I just point out it is person hours - not man hours". This was in a packed meeting with multiple participants from International regions also joined on a conference call bridge.

Is it really that offensive to modern-day-woman to use the term man-hours??

Dibble

13,292 posts

271 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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I don't know.

What do you think, Poppet? Come back and tell us once you've put the kettle on, there's a love.

Original Poster

5,429 posts

207 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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I hope this meeting took place in the kitchen?

With her topless...

Dibble

13,292 posts

271 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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In fact, it wasn't Tonker & Soovy, LLP, was it?

B17NNS

18,506 posts

278 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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Original Poster said:
I hope this meeting took place in the kitchen?

With her topless...
hehe making you a sandwich.

Disco You

3,749 posts

211 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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Clearly just a hairy-legged lesbian with a monobrow and a chip on both shoulders. Frankly if she has nothing better to say than that then she isn't worth listening to; an empty vessel and all that.

Flintstone

8,644 posts

278 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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Feminist: "Can I just point out it is person hours - not man hours".

Bloke: "Nice tits luv. Anyway, football............."

Shmee

7,565 posts

244 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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I stopped myself recently mid a meeting when I was about to say "It will take 30-40 man-hours" and then corrected to say "person hours" instead. I did wonder at the time whether there was anything wrong with saying man-hours with the best meant of it.

Mazda Baiter

37,069 posts

219 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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Shmee said:
I stopped myself recently mid a meeting when I was about to say "It will take 30-40 man-hours" and then corrected to say "person hours" instead. I did wonder at the time whether there was anything wrong with saying man-hours with the best meant of it.
But man-hours to woman-hours is the same ratio as inches to centimetres.

bga

8,134 posts

282 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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I use person hours. That said, I dont have much time for the sort of person who would vociferously challenge those that use "man hours".

I did find it to be the wrong side of PC when my Father-in-law recently did at a council meeting and opened his session with "the in the woodpile is....".

Balmoral Green

42,561 posts

279 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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Imagine being so thick as to not understand that 'Man' in certain contexts has nothing to do with gender. Send the daft bint in the direction of Bronowski/Armstrong.

Original Poster

5,429 posts

207 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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B17NNS said:
Original Poster said:
I hope this meeting took place in the kitchen?

With her topless...
hehe making you a sandwich.
Whilst preparing herself to give everyone a well deserved blowjob

smile

anonymous-user

85 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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EK993 said:
I was just in a meeting where one of the participents used the term man-hours in estimating effort for a task. He was stopped mid flow by a woman in the meeting who took offence to this and stated "Can I just point out it is person hours - not man hours". This was in a packed meeting with multiple participants from International regions also joined on a conference call bridge.

Is it really that offensive to modern-day-woman to use the term man-hours??
I would say thats pretty damn unprofessional of her.

Its just a saying. If you had said "30 man hours or 50 woman hours", then I could understand her taking offence.

Defcon5

6,477 posts

222 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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I had a similar outburst after asking someone for their man number (like a payroll number). She shut up when I pointed out it was Management Number

Tow Vehicle Rqrd

1,217 posts

214 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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EK993 said:
I was just in a meeting where one of the participents used the term man-hours in estimating effort for a task. He was stopped mid flow by a woman in the meeting who took offence to this and stated "Can I just point out it is person hours - not man hours". This was in a packed meeting with multiple participants from International regions also joined on a conference call bridge.

Is it really that offensive to modern-day-woman to use the term man-hours??
Oh FFS, she needs to get a sodding life! Stupid, stupid bint!

ShadownINja

80,163 posts

313 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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Didn't some council ban the term "manager" for a while?

h0b0

9,099 posts

227 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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ShadownINja said:
Didn't some council ban the term "manager" for a while?
that was due to trading standards though as no one could Manage

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

286 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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Join us later, love...let's see how far you can piss up the wall

steviejasp

1,646 posts

196 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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I love women, I really do, adore them. But some of them really are too fkin full of there own self importance sometimes!
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Laurel Green

31,274 posts

263 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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Should have told her to man-up.