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Re Zoe Williams’s article (MI6 has appointed its first feminine chief. What took it so lengthy?, 16 June), after being instructed by my (new, youthful, male) boss that I used to be “motherly” and “aggressive”, I handed in my discover. Disgrace I needed to go away the job I liked, however higher that than working for dickheads. In the event that they’re not focused on you, it’s not value making an attempt to vary them from inside. Transfer on to the place you’re appreciated; good workplaces do exist.Sarah JacksonLondon Whereas not wishing to doubt the sincerity of Marci Shore, who mentioned “The lesson of 1933 is you get out sooner quite than later”, and her fellow professors, ought to they not be anticipating the lesson of 1938 and transfer additional away from the US than Canada (Why a professor of fascism left the US: ‘The lesson of 1933 is – you get out’, 16 June)?Robert Arrowsmith Blackburn, Lancashire I’m a retired instructor, and one morning I requested certainly one of my college students: “How are you this morning?”. “I’m good,” she replied. “Don’t you imply ‘I’m properly?’” “Yeah, I’m properly good.” Language evolves, and adjustments, and the youthful technology is all the time one step (a minimum of) forward of us (Letters, 20 June).Iain FentonLancaster “When did cooks begin pan‑frying quite than simply frying?” asks Dr Mary Oldham (Letters, 18 June). About the identical time that they began oven roasting.Henry MaltBythorn, Cambridgeshire “What else are you able to fry in?” asks Dr Mary Oldham. A deep fats fryer. Or an air fryer.Chris EvansEarby, Lancashire Have an opinion on something you’ve learn within the Guardian right this moment? Please e-mail us your letter and it is going to be thought-about for publication in our letters part.