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“The boys” in this context are a managers cronies, not any random person who happens to be male. In fact the phrase excludes men too, who don’t play golf or wha
by goatinaboat 7y ago
“The boys” in this context are a managers cronies, not any random person who happens to be male. In fact the phrase excludes men too, who don’t play golf or whatever.
- collyw 7y agoI would say its a bit more general than that. Family members getting jobs via a parent would also be labelled this way.
- goatinaboat 7y agoAgreed. A manager hiring their daughter over more qualified candidates would be a “jobs for the boys” situation despite her not being a literal boy.