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(shameless weekend vanity) Do you prefer to work for a male or female boss?
2/26/05 | marty_fierro

Posted on 02/26/2005 7:31:04 AM PST by martin_fierro

Do you prefer to work for a male or female boss?

Your thoughts/stories, please.


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1 posted on 02/26/2005 7:31:05 AM PST by martin_fierro
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Would that be at home or on the payroll?


2 posted on 02/26/2005 7:34:35 AM PST by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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Oh yeah. This is gonna be a good thread.

< |:)~

3 posted on 02/26/2005 7:35:46 AM PST by martin_fierro (Impetuous! Homeric!)
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I think I prefer to work for a female but thats a mixed bag. Women seem more willing to stand up for a good employee but can also become over emotional in some situations.


4 posted on 02/26/2005 7:37:09 AM PST by cripplecreek (The crippled stool is the cadillac of poopin stools.)
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I'd rather work for myself, but if I had to have a jobjob, I'd rather work for a man. I am a woman, and I think men are easier to work for and more laid back. Women are generally mean, more short tempered, and less tolerant of others' ideas. Not sure I would ever vote for a female president for those exact reasons.
5 posted on 02/26/2005 7:38:50 AM PST by teenyelliott (Soilent green is made of liberals...)
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you said it, i didn't!


6 posted on 02/26/2005 7:39:47 AM PST by ken21 ( warning: a blood bath when rehnquist, et al retire. >hang w dubya.< dems want 2 divide us.)
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I've never had a female boss, and I would never want to. It could get complicated. Men are easier to deal with.


7 posted on 02/26/2005 7:39:48 AM PST by The Old Hoosier (Right makes might.)
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Making breakfast....and popcorn.


8 posted on 02/26/2005 7:41:35 AM PST by 506trooper (No such thing as too much guns, ammo or fuel on board...unless you're on fire)
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This should be good.


9 posted on 02/26/2005 7:44:41 AM PST by trisham
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Payroll speaking, I'm self-employed and it seems females prefer to work with me.  I think maybe it is because I allow the women to control the men and hold them accountable.

I think I got this from my wife who is the boss at home. ;-)))

And I have a pretty good life so something must be working.

10 posted on 02/26/2005 7:48:17 AM PST by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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I've had numerous bad experiences with female bosses, including one who suddenly turned hostile towards me because she dreamt I ran over her dog.
Generally, I'm self directed and just want to be left alone to do my work.  My current boss believes I have a gun in my desk (in truth, it's only a knife), and she's done a brilliant job of leaving me alone.  Still, I'd rather deal with a male boss. 
 
(Unless, of course, the female boss was smokin' hot, then I may make a short term exception.)

Owl_Eagle

"You know, I'm going to start thanking
the woman who cleans the restroom in
the building I work in.  I'm going to start
thinking of her as a human being"

-Hillary Clinton
(Yes, she really said that
Peggy Noonan
The Case Against Hillary Clinton, pg 55)
 

11 posted on 02/26/2005 7:48:43 AM PST by End Times Sentinel (Please: NO profanity, NO personal attacks, NO racism or violence in posts. "Aww. not even a little?")
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Well, right now, my boss is a guy, but when he introduces me to people, including high-ranking military officers, he says "This is my boss. She runs the department and makes sure I do what I'm supposed to be doing."

Hey, somebody's got to do it.

He makes more than I do, though. ;-)

12 posted on 02/26/2005 7:50:47 AM PST by Allegra ("They Just Love to Walk in the Middle of the Road!")
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I don't care as long as they do what I say.


13 posted on 02/26/2005 7:51:29 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim (This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around.....)
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Truly, you are Master Of Your Domain.


14 posted on 02/26/2005 7:53:07 AM PST by martin_fierro (Impetuous! Homeric!)
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You have to go through a machine shop and 2 radiation areas to get to my office. It does cut down of visitors.


15 posted on 02/26/2005 7:54:34 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim (This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around.....)
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My all-time favorite boss was a woman, and probaby the second-smartest person I ever worked for. She was also the only female manager I've had.

I can work for anyone that's down-to-earth and "real". I'm completely incompatible with corporate (read: "nuanced") types. Overall, I tend to get along better with women than men though.


16 posted on 02/26/2005 7:56:58 AM PST by Doohickey ("This is a hard and dirty war, but when it's over, nothing will ever be too difficult again.”)
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I have had one outstanding boss (male) and two horrible ones (one male, one female) with a few in the middle of both sexes.

The outstanding boss tried to make me the best I could be while he took responsibility for my mistakes.

The bad bosses blamed me for their mistakes at every opportunity!

I do think outstanding female bosses are very rare--I do not know anyone who has had one.

I believe the reason for this is that women who become professionals tend to be very aggressive and obsessive about their career advancement--that is not a formula for building rapport with your people. :-)
17 posted on 02/26/2005 7:59:35 AM PST by cgbg (Jodi, Stop Pooping In The Living Room!)
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I don't care as long as they do what I say.

That is indeed the perfect boss. :)

It would depend but currently I would have to say female because the guys wimp out to easily when faced with employee problems leaving the whole thing to tumble on my desk. Especially when it comes to female employees.

18 posted on 02/26/2005 8:00:21 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (No one knows the shape of the future or where it will take us. We know only the way is paved in pain)
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I won't generalize, but my observations of a female boss I had within the court system were that she was insecure and hostile toward anyone else who had as much education as she (she had a master's degree; I had a law degree and two fellows had MBAs - she hated, resented and feared us), but fawned over and promoted those with high school diplomas who were unqualified for and incompetent in their new positions.

She also was an alcoholic and never closed the stall door when she went to the rest room, but I digress.

Of course, I've had some lousy male bosses too - and some good ones. The best was one who simply expected that I knew what I was supposed to do and then trusted me to do it, without micromanaging or looking over my shoulder.

Bad bosses can be male or female, and I've seen both display dictatorial personalities and psycho rages.

19 posted on 02/26/2005 8:00:36 AM PST by mountaineer
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Female boss.

Busty and 19.

In a short skirt.

And heels.

Who looks upon me as her boy-toy.

20 posted on 02/26/2005 8:01:37 AM PST by Lazamataz (Proudly Posting Without Reading the Article Since 1999!)
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