This came up yesterday and seemed to split responses down the middle. As a petite non-white ultra-high achiever from a regular background I often have to deal with varying degrees of disrespectful behaviour, normally from older white men.
I have tried various things over the years but nothing, and I mean nothing, puts a stop to it like pointing out the behaviour then making a very direct comparison e.g. if you're going to keep talking over me like you're smarter than me, please explain why you have far less money than me?
I'm not going to deny that it's rude, confrontational, nasty etc but it reliably stuns people (especially men) into silence and they are never disrespectful again. AIBU to think it's ok to use this line or variations of it in a professional setting?