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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBank staff criticize Valentine's Day deal offering discounted laptops for men, vacuums for women
Employees of international banking and financial services company HSBC were reportedly angered by a Valentines Day staff discount critics said had sexist implications.
Staff at the banks headquarters in Hong Kong were offered discounts on a variety of products in a multi-page advertisement from an external company, according to Reuters.
The catalog had a FOR HIM section featuring laptops, a GoPro camera and other tech items, and a FOR HER section with vacuum cleaners, a blender and a kitchen water tap, according to images of the advertisement shared with Reuters.
HSBC staff were reportedly upset about the advertisement, which was posted in an internal chatroom and shared with Reuters.
A spokeswoman for HSBC told the newswire that the offer was from a third party source who "manage their own marketing materials," adding that the bank is committed to gender diversity in the workplace.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/430042-international-bank-staff-upset-over-valentines-day-special
riversedge
(70,464 posts)LisaM
(27,863 posts)If I were the men, I'd be pissed, too.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,485 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Geez.
bdamomma
(63,974 posts)gender discriminating of them isn't it?
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)God damn we're redefining roles.
sprinkleeninow
(20,270 posts)He do not wear an apron 'tho. Just a shirtwaist dress, heels and bouffant coiffure. A la June Cleaver. 🤣
Revanchist
(1,375 posts)sprinkleeninow
(20,270 posts)Mister is 6'3"" and 'not' slender. Played offensive tackle high school and university. I could only imagine how he looked.
I do minor plumbing and electrical. Am also the sanitation engineer. I have a specific system for packing up trash. I've actually transformed it into an art. 😆
sprinkleeninow
(20,270 posts)and the women an hp an' a primo cigar. 😇
keithbvadu2
(37,051 posts)Well, that was specifically 'diverse'.