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Re:Ask a Female Engineer: How Can Managers Help Retain Techn... by Chris2048 on Monday March 27, 2017 @06:06PM (#13972251)
OP says:

> Boss: "Hey, my partner​ and I would love it if..

So, you think the partner being there is just a premise?

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Re:Ask a Female Engineer: How Can Managers Help Retain Techn... by emodendroket on Monday March 27, 2017 @07:31PM (#13972748)
I don't know. The Uber post involved a manager talking about swinging.
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Re:Ask a Female Engineer: How Can Managers Help Retain Techn... by Chris2048 on Monday March 27, 2017 @09:32PM (#13973267)
Big assumption then..
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Re:Ask a Female Engineer: How Can Managers Help Retain Techn... by emodendroket on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @04:49AM (#13975079)
I don't think the presence of the man's partner is enough to make the invitation not seem sexual in nature, is what I'm getting at.
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Re:Ask a Female Engineer: How Can Managers Help Retain Techn... by Chris2048 on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @06:55AM (#13975540)
What makes it seem sexual in nature?

Surely inviting a female employee, alone, is the unusual aspect that would make it appear suspect?

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Re:Ask a Female Engineer: How Can Managers Help Retain Techn... by emodendroket on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @10:00AM (#13976611)
I'm not going to explain it any better than the other guy. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13970336
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Re:Ask a Female Engineer: How Can Managers Help Retain Techn... by Chris2048 on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @11:21AM (#13977330)
First things in that post:

> the individual nature of the invitation, the private nature of the venue

also:

> You don't need to see an agenda behind every invitation to recognize the agenda behind this one.

How does "that guy" know what agenda there is?

If you can't explain any better then I can't accept your argument.

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Re:Ask a Female Engineer: How Can Managers Help Retain Techn... by emodendroket on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @08:31PM (#13982218)
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
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