It can be really difficult to do the right thing in this case. Dressing down the malcontent may cost the firm future business with the developer, or you your job. Consider the value of a clearing conscience over one comment made in anger versus the potential fallout. It's likely your project architect has a thick skin and is perfectly capable of going to bat for herself, so don't fret too much about it.
i think this goes beyond "clearing conscience" and a "comment made in anger." both sexism and racism remain severe problems in this profession. if the original poster of the question is the project architect's employer, then he (presumably male) has a responsibility to make sure his employees aren't subjected to a sexist work environment. if not, then he, again, presumably as an anti-sexist man, should at least call the issue out as a stance against this sort of bullshit. any man who refuses is entirely complicit.
the answer: yes if you have the balls (male or female), and no if you are a typical drone/sycophant/care about your job so much. if no, this will probably come back and bite you in the ass in your mind every time you think about it.
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It can be really difficult to do the right thing in this case. Dressing down the malcontent may cost the firm future business with the developer, or you your job. Consider the value of a clearing conscience over one comment made in anger versus the potential fallout. It's likely your project architect has a thick skin and is perfectly capable of going to bat for herself, so don't fret too much about it.
i think this goes beyond "clearing conscience" and a "comment made in anger." both sexism and racism remain severe problems in this profession. if the original poster of the question is the project architect's employer, then he (presumably male) has a responsibility to make sure his employees aren't subjected to a sexist work environment. if not, then he, again, presumably as an anti-sexist man, should at least call the issue out as a stance against this sort of bullshit. any man who refuses is entirely complicit.
the answer: yes if you have the balls (male or female), and no if you are a typical drone/sycophant/care about your job so much. if no, this will probably come back and bite you in the ass in your mind every time you think about it.
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