Sex toy saleswoman reveals how to get a job in IT

IT INDUSTRY VETERAN, Sara Parkinson lifted the lid on the sordid side of IT industry this morning.

Now the MD of a sex toy company, flogging a device named The Cone, Parkinson made an astonishing admission this morning to schlock jock Nick Ferrari on London's LBC Radio.

Her first job was for a UK IT company. But it was the next revelation that had listeners to the morning show coughing up their cornflakes: She slept with the boss to get the job.

Which proves the old joke. Working in IT sales is like the beginning of a new relationship. You don't get much sleep, you're on the phone all the time and you're constantly getting shafted.

It was the same in her first three jobs, said the IT girl turned erotic entrepreneur, who was sharing her experiences of sexual harassment in the workplace.

But it seems the determined young lady has given up sleeping around to further career and now finds comfort in a Cone.

The INQUIRER is on a learning curve on this issue. Flirting isn't remotely possible in our far flung offices. So, we throw the debate open to readers:

Is Ms Parkinson setting back the cause of women?

What sort of company was she in?

How far would you go to get ahead?

Is this the only abuse of power that goes on?

Answers on a flame please. Keep it clean. µ