By Maureen Koh
Four months after she first had sex with her marketing director
in exchange for a premium clientele list, Nora was promoted to head
of her team.
A year later, she was offered the position of senior
associate.
Doesn't that make her more like a prostitute?
Wouldn't there be more pride working your way up using your own
talents?
Nora says cynically: "Sure, we can reject the indecent proposals
and walk away, but think about it, if all it takes is just that one
move... Why act all chaste and innocent?"
Still, Nora turned down the offer of senior associate and moved
on to a car company to become its regional deputy vice-president of
sales.
She says: "I left the first firm with my director's blessings
and I knew it was also because he had his eyes set on another
newbie."
Nora admits that she has no qualms about using her looks, her
smile or even her body to advance her career.
"Come on, don't tell me that I can get to the top with just
sheer hard work," she maintains.
"Of course I don't go to every sales appointment dressed like a
prostitute with a come-hither look. I do my homework, find out more
about the potential client and decide on what works best."
She adds: "Sex is a convenient tool of exchange. I'd use it when
necessary. Not everyone is into sex. For such clients, I showcase
my natural talent - intelligence and wit."
Nora quickly adds, as if to underscore her intelligence: "By the
way, I've acquired two postgraduate degrees, one in economics and
the other in business."
It is also not a big deal whether the client is married or even
if the client is a woman.
Nora claims: "I had a brief fling with a lesbian client and she
took me to my position here today."
She declines to elaborate, but would only say that she and that
client are now good friends.
"Not in the sexual sense though," she adds.
Nora, who is dating "someone out of the sales line", does not
discuss work with her boyfriend.
Doesn't she feel guilty being so flippant about sex?
What about being faithful to him?
"I don't care if he knows. At most, he'd walk out of the
relationship. It would not be the end of the world," she says.
"I have my job. I am cash-rich and debt-free. I own three
properties and, well, I can go anywhere I want without being
dependent on anyone, much less a man."
Source:
http://business.asiaone.com/Business/News/Story/A1Story20120611-351851/2.html
