[quantim]

Would that be at home or on the payroll?

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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. :-)

[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.

[freedumb2003]

This is problematic.

I have had female bosses and male bosses, but the personalities varied so much I can't tie my preferences back to gender.

[HairOfTheDog]

Well, this is likely to be interesting... I've worked for good and bad people of both sexes. I'm mature enough to know that it would be shallow to blame bad or good people skills on sex alone.

I would rather work for someone who has been a supervisor for awhile... there is a learning curve and sometimes an ego curve in managing people... some get it better than others.

My favorite boss happened to be a man, favorite because he valued the loyalty that really promoted good teamwork. He once said in a staff pep talk "My job is to protect you from upper management, your job is to protect each other from me." Simplistic, but effective. We worked together to cover and help each other out of binds, and we would have protected him from any trouble, inside or outside the company. He did NOT appreciate an employee who sniped about another one to get ahead. He observed... he knew who did what. He improved employees.

My current boss is a woman... and I have no complaints. I still carry the attitude taught by my first example. Most supervisors should appreciate an employee who would rather help a coworker get out of a snafu to keep the job going, rather than the employee who is the first to report the snafu to the boss to promote him/her self. ;~D

[sweetliberty]

[sweetliberty]

I have one of each, and I like them both. I don't think it is so much the gender as it is the qualities of the individual. Some of my coworkers have supervisors who'd drive me to quit.

[null and void]

Female.

[cowboyway]

A man. No doubt about it. Cuz if they really piss you off, you can beat the crap out of 'em and not feel bad about it.

[Darksheare]

I wouldn't mind working for a female boss as long as she's professional while not being snarky or constantly in a bad mood.
Same goes for male bosses.
Otherwise, I avoid them until payday.