[speaker001:] We've got a new manager in our department.
[speaker002:] Oh? You hoped to get that job, didn't you?
[speaker001:] Yes, I did.
[speaker002:] I'm sorry. That's too bad. Who is it? Who got the job, I mean?
[speaker001:] Someone called Drexler. Carl Drexler. He's been with the company onlytwo years. I've been here longer. And I know more about the job, too
[speaker002:] Hmm. Why do you think they gave it to him and not to you?
[speaker001:] Because I'm the wrong sex, of course!
[speaker002:] You mean you didn't get the job because you're a woman?
[speaker001:] Yes, that was probably it! It isn't fair.
[speaker002:] What sort of clothes does he wear?
[speaker001:] A dark suit. White shirt. A tie. Why?
[speaker002:] Perhaps that had something to do with it.
[speaker001:] You mean you think I didn't get the job because I come to work in jeansand a sweater?
[speaker002:] It's possible, isn't it?
[speaker001:] Do you really think I should wear different clothes?
[speaker002:] Well... perhaps you should think about it.
[speaker001:] Why should I wear a skirt? Or a dress?
[speaker002:] I'm not saying you should. I'm saying you should think about it. That's all!
[speaker001:] Why should I do that? I'm good at my job! That's the only important thing!
[speaker002:] Hmm. Perhaps it should be the only important thing. But it isn't. Not in this company.