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How could I get my clients to take me seriously if their boss was constantly reminding everyone that I was his son's age—oh, and that I should date him?
如果客戶們老是聽到自己的老板提到我和他兒子同歲（噢，所以我還應該跟他約會？），我如何能讓他們認真地對待我呢？
One day, I gathered my courage and asked to speak to him in private.
有一天，我鼓足勇氣，向他提出私下談談。
I told him (nicely) that I did not think it was appropriate for him to keep bringing up his son.
我告訴他（當然態(tài)度是非常小心的），他總是這樣提起自己的兒子不太合適。
He laughed it off and kept doing it.
他一笑而過，還是老樣子。
Having tried to deal with the situation myself, I went to my manager—the same "Sandberg"-shouting SEM.
之后，我找到主管經(jīng)理，就是那位大叫“桑德伯格”的項目經(jīng)理。
He listened to my complaint and then told me that I should think about what I was "doing to send these signals."
他聽了我的抱怨后，卻讓我想想自己是不是做了什么“傳遞了這些信號的事”。
Yup, it was my fault.
哦，這倒成了我的錯。
I told the two other Sandbergs, who were outraged.
我又跟另外兩位“桑德伯格”說起這件事，他們都很氣憤，
They encouraged me to go over the SEM's head and talk to the senior partner, Robert Taylor.
還鼓勵我直接去找公司的資深合伙人羅伯特·泰勒。
Robert understood my discomfort immediately.
泰勒得知此事后，馬上理解了我為什么不快，
He explained that sometimes those of us who are different (he is African American) need to remind people to treat us appropriately.
有時候我們的確需要提醒他人尊重自己。
He said he was glad I told the client no on my own and that the client should have listened.
他很高興我能對那位客戶說“不”，而且我的意見也應該被聽取。
He then talked to the client and explained that his behavior had to stop.
隨后他親自找到那位客戶溝通并解釋，請他停止不恰當?shù)难孕校?/div>
He also spoke with my SEM about his insensitive response.
還和我的經(jīng)理談了他在這件事上魯莽的處理方式。
I could not have been more grateful for Robert's protection.
我對泰勒的所做的一切深覺感激。
I knew exactly how that baby bird felt when he finally found his mother.
就像開篇提到的那只雛鳥一樣，我真切地感受到了它最終找到母親的心情。
