"I'm gay. Will that help me become a CEO?" Bitter Moon

Dear Bitter, We're not liking one bit where you're going with your question here. Are you suggesting people become CEO's for reasons other then merit. You're not alluding to the CEO of Pepsico, are you? Do you happen to know her. We don't, but reports suggest Indra Nooyi is an incredibly capable woman and that she has been elevated to the post of CEO by sheer dint of her work and excellent skills as a manager. You're not saying she has become CEO because she's a woman or some such inflammatory thing, are you? You might want to suggest that she has become CEO because she happens to be Indian and that Indians are the next set of suckers the American fast food and junk food giant is looking to exploit, but surely her femaleness has nothing to do with that. Surely, the Indian Government is not going to be swayed into taking some soft decisions because they will now have an Indian, and a woman at that, to deal with. Yes the Indian politicians have shown a weakness for that kind of shit in the past. Yes Rebecca Mark came and took them for a royal ride on the Dabhol power project, but I urge you, rather sincerely, to desist from stooping so low and insinuating that the good folk at Pepsico have made Indra Nooyi CEO because they expect her to lobby some special favours from Indian politicians. Trust us, no Indian farmers are going to be exploited. No Indian water resources are going to be polluted. No poor people are going to be taken for a ride. We suggest you take such bitter thoughts out of your head Bitter. Instead, we advise you to focus on your job and work very very hard to hide you homosexual tendencies. The corporate world is not ready for unbiased decision-making. They're still working on making token concessions to feminism and politicians. Back to work. Quietly. Your righteous Funcle.