1. Why do you think that the Red Bull Companies were mostly a male environment? Like Ivan said, they were going to use the sexuality of the woman to sell some of the booklets, so don’t you think that more women would thrive in this job?
I believe women would thrive in this job, but they choose not to work there because they have so many other options for better jobs. I don’t know many girls who would want to be outside all day for 8 hours going door to door alone selling books. I agree that women could have used their sexuality to help enforce sales; however I think that most women don’t want to openly objectify themselves like that. Also, most women probably wouldn’t settle for a job that included walking door to door for 7 hours; they would much rather be a waitress or something like that.
2. On pg. 196, Vincent is describing Ivan: “Like him, a lot of the people who excelled at the Red Bull companies had played competitive sports. Davis, the second in command at Clutch, had been a college basketball big shot who had never made it to the pros.” Why do you think these types of men excelled in this job environment?
I think that athletic guys excel in the company, because in their sports they are always striving to be the best. I think that drive carries over into their work. It appears as though these men run off of pride and accomplishment. Also, the arrogance they carry with them makes them come off as confident and successful.
3. On pg. 213, Vincent gives a list of how men and women both pitch. Who do you think has the greater advantage?
Based on the descriptions, I believe men have an advantage. Vincent describes how women pitch as in a flirty manner. How this may work on guys, women don’t fall into their own gender trap. Plus coming from a guy if the woman isn’t attractive, but the opposite, then that plan will backfire. I think the guy’s technique of pitching will work more often through their art with words and tricks. I think they both have a certain advantage when they are selling to a particular person. For instance, women can probably use their sexuality as an advantage when selling to a man, but the same scheme might not work on a women. In contrast, men could appear confident and sincere when selling to a woman, but they may appear cocky to another man.
4. On pg. 224, Vincent says, “If they don’t know what sex you are, they literally don’t know how to treat you.” Why do you think this is?
People treat other people differently based on sex; it’s just how society is. If you don’t know what sex someone is, then a conversation with that person would probably be awkward. The person talking to the other person of the mysterious gender is probably not fully focused in on the conversation, and just trying to figure out what gender the other person is. I completely agree with this statement because I’ve been in this situation before. You don’t necessarily treat the person any different but you approach differently. With women you want to be more sympathetic but with men you wouldn’t necessarily have to worry too much about saying the wrong thing and hurting their feelings.
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