Women bosses?

[Last Conformist]

Incidentally, possibly reliable research has found that while men, on average, whine equally much about male and female bosses, women tend to find male bosses less insufferable.

[Theben]

Well the thread it was in is alive still.

[Kontiki]

The only time I ever had problems with a female boss was when I slept with her. Not recommended.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Lancer
In the Phils we had our going away party on a rocky beach not too far from our house. I picked up a smooth, white, round stone and brought it with me to the US. I carry it in my pocket at work. When I have stress I roll it around in my hand as I walk. When we go back to the Phils I'm going to bring it back to the beach and toss it in the water.

Don't know if that makes any sense.

Not unless you begin insisting that indeed there was a key, that you would have found it except for your disloyal officers and that you have no knowledge of the mess boys eating strawberries.

[Last Conformist]

Originally posted by Theben
Well the thread it was in is alive still.

I've missed or forgotten that thread.

[St Leo]

Re: Women bosses?

Originally posted by Lancer
The problem is that other guys that don't do their jobs are treated much better. One guy who has the same job as I do just wanders around the place BSing, and I have his work load too. With him she's all smiles...

Sounds like a bad chemistry thing. The "woman" part enters only insofar as you think of her as "The Woman Boss". That's not a great non-verbal vibe to be giving off.

[Az]

Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
I think the factor explaining why she is an ******* is the "Boss" part, not the "Woman" part. Bosses seem to be *******s more often then not.

May the Marx be with you.

[MrFun]

Re: Women bosses?

Originally posted by Lancer
My boss is a woman. It doesn't seem to be going very well. I do my job, stay attentive to my duties, and she goes out of her way to make sure I know I'm the lowest of the low. Little offhand comments, not replying when I say something... I really don't care about that. The problem is that other guys that don't do their jobs are treated much better. One guy who has the same job as I do just wanders around the place BSing, and I have his work load too. With him she's all smiles...


I've decided to get into my work and try to ignore the situation.

Have any of you had problems with women bosses?

You can have problems like these with a male boss too, so I'm not sure what the point is to point out the gender of your boss.

[Lancer]

Yes I've had male bosses that are bad, they tend to get high on themselves. Women bosses tend to get resentful that I won't do them.

Actually I can't figure the problem, which bugs me. Ignoring it works best... Shine her on and go about my business.

"It could be the fact you're noting she's a female boss have something to do with her reaction towards you? Any nonverbal cues you might be throwing off to indicate you disapprove of her (or verbal)?"

Theben, I've been nice, smile when I speak to her, etc. Perhaps it's because Dolores works in the same place and I've found that when white women know I'm married to a Filipina they resent it. Perhaps it seems like rejection to them? Which it is...


"Not unless you begin insisting that indeed there was a key, that you would have found it except for your disloyal officers and that you have no knowledge of the mess boys eating strawberries."

Zkrib, bananas.

Humphrey Bogart as Captain Kane (sp) Caine? Anyway, Capt Caine had metal balls. I think this may have been part of the problem.

[Zkribbler]

Yeah, Capt. Queeg on the U.S.S. Caine.

--But who you trying to kid, Lancer. After you going eyeball-to-eyeball with the Rooskie Army there in the Fulda Gap, we all know you must have BALLS OF STEEL.

[Theben]

Originally posted by Lancer
Perhaps it's because Dolores works in the same place and I've found that when white women know I'm married to a Filipina they resent it. Perhaps it seems like rejection to them? Which it is...

I would think that most women wouldn't give a rat's ass who you were married to. Although it's possible they might think you got a "mail-order bride"... who knows...

[Lancer]

"Balls of Steel" The thought of all those Rooskies coming across the border and smashing into a few Cavalry regiments always gave me pause, believe me. Particularly when in the middle of the night the claxon would go off and we would run the tracks to get ammo. What a target.

"I would think that most women wouldn't give a rat's ass who you were married to. Although it's possible they might think you got a "mail-order bride"... who knows..."

I'm here to tell you Theben, women who wouldn't give me the time of day when I was single give me dirty looks when I'm with Dolores. Can't figure women, particularly white women.

[Theben]

Why do you hate white women so?

[Lancer]

No of course not. Just can't figure them, particularly them. I love women.

[Zkribbler]

Don't worry. None of us will tell Dolores.