I Like My Boss Give me a man boss over a woman any day of the week. A man boss will say "AKH,...

AlienZipper · 61-69, M

@akindheart Our turnover is ridiculously high, but for some reason the business still makes a good profit.

The owner's said more than once that this person isn't going anywhere, which basically is telling the rest of us to go to hell. As a result, morale is zero.

Oh, did I happen to mention that this woman is diagnosed as bipolar? It's true...go figure

TimSummers · M

Years ago I had a woman boss and she was by far the best boss I have ever had. She would stand up for her team. Give you not only clear and precise instructions but she would prioritize them. She wasn't a micro manager either but she would drop by and see how things were going. She kept the drama out of the work place.

mbfman · 51-55, M

I don't think it is down to the sex of the boss, but to how good a manager they are. I have had my share of good male and female bosses, and some really bad ones of both sexes too.

PerfectionOfTheHeart · 46-50, F

My gosh, I really dislike that the women are being that way with you. I found the same thing to happen when I was working, which was fine because I liked that my peers felt like they could come to me with their drama, even if it was ridiculous. That’s when you become the voice of reason and bring them down a bit though. Instead of fueling it like others, I gave them another perspective...the perspective they needed.

I will say this though, I have had male and female bosses and honestly men were the worst in my opinion. I had respect with the women. They left me alone to do my thing because they knew it would get done. But there were more than a couple of men who felt a bit threatened by a woman who had a voice and refused to be walked on. I had one boss who shoo’d me away to go fetch something for him. The response I had to that demeaning demand put a target on me after that. He went out of his way to make each day we worked together way more difficult than necessary. And why? Because I made it known that I don’t think a title gives you power over me. You have to earn my respect, which he didn’t agree with.

AlienZipper · 61-69, M

My mom told me the same thing years ago. She had a male boss who retired and was replaced by a woman. She hated it, for the reason you said. She said working with a bunch of women caused more stress than her actual job.

PoetryNEmotion · F

I have had a male boss in my career only once in 25 years. He was quiet and fair. Women bosses tend to be either cut-throat cold like a shark or drama queens. I like neither. Most are disorganized and unprofessional and uncaring. My profession doesn't attract males. Too bad. I am happy that you work from home, akindheart.