Recently I had an experience with a new client that shocked, amazed and even frightened me – and I should have seen it coming. I met the business owner for just 10 minutes but the signs were there – he said proudly that he had never hired women in his previous role as they were“useless.” His business had high levels of attrition and when he shook my hand at the end of our meeting, he said casually, “You cross me and you will regret it.” I had no intention of crossing him and I would not be working with him on a day-to-day basis, so I ignored those ‘red flags.’ They were a fast growing business and I could see a significant amount of work, so maybe I was being greedy. The reality was though, I would certainly not choose to have a glass of wine with him.
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