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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCarly Fiorina is running for president - on Good Morning America now nt
The Repugs haven't hit bottom yet apparently.
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)Downwinder
(12,869 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)djean111
(14,255 posts)She is a salesperson who got ahead by playing the gender card. I am a woman, and was very close to people who worked at Hewlett Packard. I worked with HP folks, since I was a system manager for some HP/3000s, and got engaged to my HP consultant . Fiorina was horrible. Folks lost jobs, HP lost good will and market share, the stock went into free fall. The consultants were turned into salesmen, and were expected to lie about products - yes, this equipment will be great for the next four years! And then made to meet the quota determined by matching a huge sale, premised on how that sale would save money - the very next year. Lost customer trust. Couldn't get a benchmark test for a huge proposal to switch from Tandems to HP/3000s - the consultants basically said here is a shiny brochure! Just trust us!
Actually - reminds me of the TPP - this computer is better! It will fix everything for years! No need to try it out first! Ooops!
Anyway, anger aside, any time anyone tries to get my support for someone because they are a woman, because they are the first woman - oh no, no you don't. Fiorina made that first indelible impression. People lost jobs, people lost retirements, people lost the value of the stock they had been investing in for the future. Women can fuck things up just as well as men can.
Vinca
(50,322 posts)You don't bring down a corporation and expect a country to hire you. I don't care what gender she is . . . it would be a disaster.
Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)Has Fiorina mentioned her brilliant career at HP: doubling sales?
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)Yes, that is a real ad. yes, it really lasts three and a half minutes.
joshcryer
(62,280 posts)But fuck it I don't even blame her. As far as she should be concerned it's a complete coin flip. Lots of money to be made in presidential campaigns these days.