I was recently called out for referring to a group of people as guys... I never really thought how annoying this must be for women. What are your thoughts on this? (I just say everyone now btw)

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Posting as :
works at
You are currently posting as works at

I always use folks, or everyone.

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idk ... what else do we say?

Thats a bull of load of crap... because of things like these the real issue gets sidelined....

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