Ginni Rometty
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And and he did, which is why my husband takes complete credit for my career.
And and he did.
He called his friend and his father said, yes, come see me.
And and this is a funny story, Dan.
I remember, of course, I had no suit.
I mean, I didn't have a suit to wear.
And this is the old days of IBM.
Those some of your listeners could maybe remember an old stereotype of a Navy suit.
I, of course, didn't own one.
Went and bought a suit.
I I went to my interview.
Even I'd never had a suit.
I got home, thought it went okay.
I remember taking my jacket off.
I had the price tags on the coat.
I had not taken off the tags.
I didn't realize it.
I thought I just went through a whole day with all the tags on my clothes and no one said a word.
They were gracious enough to never say anything to me that here my tags are sewn on my clothes.
And I still was offered a job.