(shameless weekend vanity) Do you prefer to work for a male or female boss?

2/26/05 | marty_fierro

[martin_fierro]

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

Your thoughts/stories, please.

[quantim]

Would that be at home or on the payroll?

[martin_fierro]

Oh yeah. This is gonna be a good thread.

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[cripplecreek]

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.

[teenyelliott]

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.

[ken21]

you said it, i didn't!

[The Old Hoosier]

I've never had a female boss, and I would never want to. It could get complicated. Men are easier to deal with.

[506trooper]

Making breakfast....and popcorn.

[trisham]

This should be good.

[quantim]

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.

[End Times Sentinel]

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)

 

[Allegra]

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. ;-)

[Tijeras_Slim]

I don't care as long as they do what I say.

[martin_fierro]

Truly, you are Master Of Your Domain.

[Tijeras_Slim]

You have to go through a machine shop and 2 radiation areas to get to my office. It does cut down of visitors.

[Doohickey]

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.

[cgbg]

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. :-)

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

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.

[mountaineer]

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.

[Lazamataz]

Female boss.

Busty and 19.

In a short skirt.

And heels.

Who looks upon me as her boy-toy.