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She's not being left... an adult should easily be able to either get a cab, or find somewhere safe nearby, or have some plan -- I'm sure she had a hotel room, s

She's not being left... an adult should easily be able to either get a cab, or find somewhere safe nearby, or have some plan -- I'm sure she had a hotel room, she could get back to that the same way she got to the conference center in the first place. I am not saying the whole situation wasn't ridiculous, but I feel like people here are acting like this woman is a helpless child. I got dropped in Paris one day and my friend never showed up, I didn't have a place to go and I didn't know the area or speak French, but I managed to find a guest house and a grocery store and I lived for a few days -- any adult can do the same, this is not rocket science and being a woman doesn't make this more difficult.

fusiongyro 13y ago
It's not about her capabilities. If you mistreat my spouse, you can expect a strong negative reaction from me.
- Larrikin 13y ago
  Im sure it was a frustrating experience but they already worked around your schedule and got a ticket (although only one way) for your wife. If you emailed the conference or talked to someone a head of time and they said it would be ok to bring her in then you deserve to be mad. If you just showed up with her, I'm not sure why you expected her to just enter with no problems.
  - jasonlotito 13y ago
    > I'm not sure why you expected her to just enter with no problems. Because it's the right thing to do? And because they knew she was coming, and had bought here a ticket? Sorry, they were wrong. Simple as that.
    - Larrikin 13y ago
      Obviously they didn't expect her to come since he didn't communicate his intentions ahead of time. I've worked security at these kind of events before. You say no to any special kind of request and if the guest insist you refer to a manager if they are available. If they aren't you go back to no. If you want a special request you communicate this ahead of time and definitely not 30 minutes before you have to be inside. Everyone has a story for why they should be allowed to bend the rules. Seeing as we were that strict when the tickets were in the range of $30-$200 I personally think it was a failure of the initial security guards to even let her in the building to begin with.
      - jasonlotito 13y ago
        I'm not suggesting the security was at fault. However, I'm pretty damn sure if security knows that someone needs to be there for the show to go on, and they are saying they need person X to attend as well, the security isn't going to make this decision. They are going to get someone who can make this decision. And that would be Microsoft or some representative with the power to make the decision, and those are the people at fault. Regardless… > Obviously they didn't expect her to come since he didn't communicate his intentions ahead of time. That doesn't matter one damn bit. > You say no to any special kind of request and if the guest insist Except it wasn't a guest making this request. It was, effectively, the talent. So I'm pretty sure security doesn't make the call when the talent makes a request.
coverband 13y ago
It's obvious you're not a married man ;o)
- codezero 13y ago
  I am, and my wife isn't helpless. If I am on a work trip, she makes preparations to entertain herself while I am busy. Being married doesn't mean that your spouse is attached at the hip or helpless in your absence, it's pretty wild that people in this thread seem to feel that this person's wife is incapable of autonomy. It's crazy that MS escorted her out, it's crazy that it came to that in the first place, it's even more crazy that he didn't walk out with her and sort things out and that people feel like an adult female is somehow incapable of spending a few hours without their husband, it's kind of sexist.

fusiongyro 13y ago

It's not about her capabilities. If you mistreat my spouse, you can expect a strong negative reaction from me.

Larrikin 13y ago
Im sure it was a frustrating experience but they already worked around your schedule and got a ticket (although only one way) for your wife. If you emailed the conference or talked to someone a head of time and they said it would be ok to bring her in then you deserve to be mad. If you just showed up with her, I'm not sure why you expected her to just enter with no problems.
- jasonlotito 13y ago
  > I'm not sure why you expected her to just enter with no problems. Because it's the right thing to do? And because they knew she was coming, and had bought here a ticket? Sorry, they were wrong. Simple as that.
  - Larrikin 13y ago
    Obviously they didn't expect her to come since he didn't communicate his intentions ahead of time. I've worked security at these kind of events before. You say no to any special kind of request and if the guest insist you refer to a manager if they are available. If they aren't you go back to no. If you want a special request you communicate this ahead of time and definitely not 30 minutes before you have to be inside. Everyone has a story for why they should be allowed to bend the rules. Seeing as we were that strict when the tickets were in the range of $30-$200 I personally think it was a failure of the initial security guards to even let her in the building to begin with.
    - jasonlotito 13y ago
      I'm not suggesting the security was at fault. However, I'm pretty damn sure if security knows that someone needs to be there for the show to go on, and they are saying they need person X to attend as well, the security isn't going to make this decision. They are going to get someone who can make this decision. And that would be Microsoft or some representative with the power to make the decision, and those are the people at fault. Regardless… > Obviously they didn't expect her to come since he didn't communicate his intentions ahead of time. That doesn't matter one damn bit. > You say no to any special kind of request and if the guest insist Except it wasn't a guest making this request. It was, effectively, the talent. So I'm pretty sure security doesn't make the call when the talent makes a request.

coverband 13y ago

It's obvious you're not a married man ;o)

codezero 13y ago
I am, and my wife isn't helpless. If I am on a work trip, she makes preparations to entertain herself while I am busy. Being married doesn't mean that your spouse is attached at the hip or helpless in your absence, it's pretty wild that people in this thread seem to feel that this person's wife is incapable of autonomy. It's crazy that MS escorted her out, it's crazy that it came to that in the first place, it's even more crazy that he didn't walk out with her and sort things out and that people feel like an adult female is somehow incapable of spending a few hours without their husband, it's kind of sexist.