Don’t make me angry
March 8, 2015
This is the e-mail I sent to Metro – the chain of grocery stores.
Hello someone there in Metro. As you already know today is International Women’s Day. I saw your sign when I went grocery shopping this morning.
You completely miss the point. I don’t want flowers. I want a raise. I want more women in Parliament. I want more women in positions of power.
I notice you only have one woman on your Management Team of 14 (Vice President, Human Resources). You should have at least six more women on that team. Of the 14 people on your Board of Directors, you only have five women directors. You should have at least two more directors.
Your use of International Women’s Day to sell flowers is offensive. It’s not a greeting card holiday.
Barbara Boyden
(This will be posted on my Facebook page and my web site. barbaraboyden.com)
You tell them Barb!
…and here’s the reply
Dear Ms. Barbara Boyden,
Thank you for your email.
Our floral poster is intended to remind our customers to thank and celebrate all of the women they know, and we’re sorry if any offense was caused.
Regards,
Mansoor, Customer Care Dept
They still don’t get it. Should I write and tell them about what happened when I talked to their female employee in the store? She raised her fist and said, “yea, I want a raise…” and went to tell her co-workers.