How do you feel of women not wanting to disclose information you need?

Question

often times, you'd find the woman won't want to disclose the public info you wanted to know on the phone...if you're man, how do you feel about this? for instance, if you'd like to know of the average prices of the computers in the store, she will simplily ask you to come down there to check out for yourself....while the male clerk most likely would answer you this kinda of information.....and, do you feel that women receive more but disclose less? they know more than you but disclose less....kinda of weird, uneasy feelings, though....i want your guys' opinions on this....thanks....(i'm researching on the workings of the mind of women in general.....)

the posters who called me sexist....i'd like to say you're easy to be aroused type of person....what's this got to do with sexism? i would say this aim't to be generalized statement but my persoanl observations based upon life time experiences....or, i wouldn't want to come here and risk myself to be tagged as sexist....and, by the way, not every issues related to arguments on gender would have been sexism, either....that man that called me sexist was pretty stupid and naive....and that woman who called me so would be too judgemental as well...

no, lak, i don't want to waste my time to return to school....as a matter of fact, it hasn't satisfied my appitite to curiosity a bit...you need to learn from the real life situations instead of from the books....this is just my own opinion....but you didn't need to poke fun at mine....i'm pretty serious with this post, however...no ****....i'm not satisfied to you guys' answers yet....except the one posted by the guy who talked the joke about selling a car to a woman....but it's kinda unrelated or not very close to my observation....

again, lek, you're ignorant of my question and didn't know what i was talking about...so don't use that logic **** to fool me or anybody again...i let you go this time...it's no big deal....but don't be so naive as to talk around but avoid the real issue here...i'm pretty serious on my own words, which mean, every words i have said counted...though it'd have appeared rather lightly in the first place....but it didn't mean non-basis at all...

susan

i herad your every words...but, no, yes, you're partially right and having a perspective more than other posters' did in this thread...but i didn't think that way that the female clerk was told to say so...if you'd put this way, you'd be looking down upon her intelligence...not that simple though...

i think, in that case, that girl could be unwilling to disclose the price range on the phone...and this happened a lot in my life time with the similiar questions to other women as well...except for a rare occasion when a saleswoman was really informative and liked to help with any questions you asked...but, as a matter of fact, she was in charge of that department as well....so i would suppose and take it from here that the more responsibility you need to take, the more responsible you'd become as a sales person...male or female...

Answer 1

Depends on the place where they work. where i work we are TOLD to ask people to come in and check. but If they really want the Info we give them a price range. that goes for BOTH genders.

As for knowing more then you but disclose less? If i know about a product i mean really know about I will go out of my way to tell anyone what they want to know. but If i am not sure i will help find someone to help you that knows a little more about it.

You know just because I am a female a lot of people both male & female assume i don't know a lot about anything. they would rather talk to a male clerk that's just the way it is. maybe that is why a few women tell you that or they maybe told to say that.

EDIT: OK i see what you are saying. If she was in charge of the department she should have answered your question. there is NO reason to NOT help someone I am Sorry that happens to you. that must make you think women clerks are lazy but we all are not that bad :) God Bless you

Answer 2

This could be cultural (like all other things related to gender.) I would have to hear how you speak to each person on the phone beforehand, but from what happened, I can almost guarantee that you might be talking down to the women who answer the phone (this is from intercultural communications courses, by the way.) If I was answering, I would first ask what sort of computer you're looking for before giving any price.

And if I were you, I wouldn't try to generalize when it comes to women. Each woman is unique, and she's influenced by whichever culture she's from.

Levity, they could lose their job if they say that in CT. Besides, I work at a Nissan place (back room parts dept.) in the AM anyway, knowing them they'd show me how to do it for myself next time. They're not sexist there, unlike you.

Answer 3

Please do not generalize and base all women on one sales clerk who did not want to take the time to answer your question! Have you ever saw a woman try to buy a car? They act like you know nothing about cars! But that does not mean that I think all men think women are stupid. Get your head out of the clouds!

Answer 4

Not all women are like this. What's an average price for a computer anyway?

Salespeople usually have a standard way of responding to the public, which is part of their training, regardless of sex.

My guess is that you speak differently to a man than you do a woman, & that's why you get such different responses.

Answer 5

It's like going to buy a car or getting a car service. the sales guy usually say what color do u need sweetie. or if the woman requires service, the service manager will say "ask your husband to call me & I will explain all the detail for the repairs." X-)

Answer 6

That is one of the most sexist and ignorant statements I have ever read.

You don't think that maybe, just maybe, it's the policy of the store to not divulge prices so that you come in to the store?

Answer 7

No. I have not noticed this at all.