Did you see the woman that just left my office ?
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user
Yes .
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assistant
She's another applicant , and a leading contender , but I didn ’ t want to hire her . She ’ s qualified , but she doesn ’ t quite fit the profile . We ’ re looking for an accountant , and part of the job requires interacting with clients . Well , our clients want conservative people to handle their money . And green hair with ripped jeans doesn ’ t exactly fill them with trust .
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user
But it's the style now .
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assistant
I realize that , but our business is serving clients and giving them what they want .
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user
Of course .
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assistant
Well , they don ’ t want to deal with people who look like that . They want people who look more like yourself .
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user
Why is that ?
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assistant
Well , they ’ re older , and they don ’ t understand today's fashions . When they see someone dressed like that , warning bells go off . They don ’ t like that style at all , and they don ’ t like dealing with people who dress like that at work .
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user
Oh , I see .
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assistant
We used to have a woman here who dressed like that and she was good , very good . But , the clients reacted very negatively when they saw her . Some asked that their account be given to someone who dressed more conservatively .
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user
What happened to her ?
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assistant
Well , she was a very good employee and we wanted to keep her , so her supervisor called her in for a chat and laid it on the line for her . She got the idea and now she saves the trendy styles for evenings and weekends .
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user
I see .
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assistant