Was my Professor Hitting On ME???
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Finally I found a tech forum were people there are alot of people online...anyways....
My professor was talking to me after class one day, and he said, "You will do well in the Tech Industry,you can get hired as a Pre Sales Engineer, because most of the time they hire beautiful girls like yourself." Kinda creeped me out........
He also said that they are like Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives for Technology.
Is this true or is he hitting on me.......
My professor was talking to me after class one day, and he said, "You will do well in the Tech Industry,you can get hired as a Pre Sales Engineer, because most of the time they hire beautiful girls like yourself." Kinda creeped me out........
He also said that they are like Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives for Technology.
Is this true or is he hitting on me.......
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This is particularly true when the sales are based on commission. As to whether or not you are "beautiful", the two of you will have your own ideas on that. If he said nothing more than in your original post, then all he did was state fact and suggest additional employment avenues.
You have to admit, you would have been alot more upset had he said you were too ugly to work in sales.
You'll recognize very quickly if his motives are personal or intended as compliment.
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Unlikely.
And if you want to know. Confront him.
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hehe... you're smooth there MS
I'd second the "get ready for being hit on part of IT". If your attractive, there's a lot of guys that are going to have their eyes on you. So maybe it's good you go in a sales position, you'll get men to pay attention to you and maybe you can flit them into buying.
It comes from spending less time with technology, and more time trying to SELL things to people!
That, and convincing my wife, who is stunning and was in sales, to marry me a few years back.
...or, did she convince me????
In all seriousness to the OP, IMO he was likely hitting on you. I think that if you think he was hitting on you, then he probably was. Why? Women tend to be much better than men at both using and picking up body language signals.
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TechPrincess...sigh, I don't know what to tell you. Women are sometimes caught in really weird situations like this we're like "Gee, thanks! Um, wait...ugh, ew?" I think that he probably wasn't hitting on you and was just trying to pay you a complement, but it still comes off as kinda creepy.
Is it true that attractive women (and men) do well in sales-oriented positions? Indeed. But it doesn't make it any less creepy when professors make veiled comments on your looks, and it would be very very nice if appearances weren't looked upon as job skills.
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chill though, most of profs are weird anyway
hahaha, great topic for a first post! i take it you dont like your professor??
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Pretty, charming girls definitely help to make sales in all industries where men are the buyers. The pharmaceutical companies are a famous example of such tactics. I worked in a telecommunications company for many years and witnessed the parade of "hot vendor chicks" visiting our offices to sell us nothing more than basic, boring, electronic components (by the truckloads, mind you).
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I'm in the same boat, I had to watch it, now its gonna be stuck in my head for the next week
But to the OP, yes, it's true in the rest of the world as it is true in IT. Good looking girls get away with EVERYTHING!
I try to take the advice that a wise old man told me, "treat good looking girls like you would any other girl", but it's such hard advice to follow. I think my stupid genetics are playing a role in that. Stupid evolution!
My wife takes advantage of that every chance she gets, its not fair!
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What you wrote made me think of this: Barenaked Ladies "One Week" Parody - CollegeHumor video
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As far as your professor hitting on you...it sounds to me like he was maybe trying to give you a compliment, but got carried away.