I Never Thought I Would Be One Of Those Girls,

I was at a lunch with my boss set up by our bankers. During the introductions the question went around the table, 'what school did you go to?' Realizing they had overlooked me the head of the table asked me 'did you go to school, honey?'

Suck it up. Answer truthfully, I went to a private Tennessee college. Be a bitch about it. How about snarky, I don't need school, I get what I need between my legs. But my boss beat me to the punch, 'Linda's our strategy Director'. No reference to school.

It was a very different week. Things had been terrible, we had lost a huge client and I was responsible. I had to 'hitch up my big girl panties' and go to my boss about it. My boss listened. I told him I would do anything for him not to fire me. I saw in his eyes a look that had never been there before.

Later that day he told me, never apologize that way, 'it's the pleading of women, girls really, not executive material. It's not the school that makes you, it's the character'. I half expected him to tell me, 'get on your knees and show me'. Unfortunately I would have, anything for him not to be disappointed with me. I walked out of the meeting wet in the panties.

I was not able to get the customer back, I didn't get fired. I slept with my boss instead, I did the girl thing to ingratiate myself. He has me where he wants me, and I get wet when he holds me.