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re: Why are women so difficult to deal with in a work situation?
Posted on 12/12/18 at 10:39 am to forever lsu30
Posted on 12/12/18 at 10:39 am to forever lsu30
My office is all men and we have a fantastic work environment. We're not all Bros but we can all talk and figure shite out without drama.
During holidays and such my wife's office, which has a lot of women, always has parties and she is obligated to bring cookies and snacks etc. or feel the social repercussions. In my office, we only celebrate Thanksgiving, where the managers get together with their company credit cards and buy a bunch of Thanksgiving food from a local restaurant. We reflect on our goals and accomplishments, eat and socialize, then back to work. For birthdays they get treated to lunch. Otherwise everyone's just concerned with getting their jobs done and being generally agreeable. There is usually cattiness and drama at my wife's office... I don't want to trade offices.
During holidays and such my wife's office, which has a lot of women, always has parties and she is obligated to bring cookies and snacks etc. or feel the social repercussions. In my office, we only celebrate Thanksgiving, where the managers get together with their company credit cards and buy a bunch of Thanksgiving food from a local restaurant. We reflect on our goals and accomplishments, eat and socialize, then back to work. For birthdays they get treated to lunch. Otherwise everyone's just concerned with getting their jobs done and being generally agreeable. There is usually cattiness and drama at my wife's office... I don't want to trade offices.
This post was edited on 12/12/18 at 10:41 am
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Posted on 12/12/18 at 10:58 am to kingbob
Who are you, kingbob? I mean, besides being a genius: Who ARE you?
Posted on 12/12/18 at 11:03 am to MissyTiger
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but I didn’t want to be flamed as the newbie.
Say what’s on your mind. That’s what this place is for. You’re gonna be chastised regardless.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 11:05 am to Slippy
It’s funny to me that women who are even-tempered, rational, non-emotional, selfless, enjoyable people to be around are referred to as “bros”.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 11:33 am to Champagne
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Who are you, kingbob? I mean, besides being a genius: Who ARE you?
Pecker's alter-ego.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 7:03 am to genuineLSUtiger
At one of the biggest temples of political correctness in the state of Louisiana, I was called out within a month of hire for metaphorically stepping on the toes of some female coworkers (one of whom has a PhD) in a mainly female office by displaying alarming levels of competence. "Maybe we're intimidated by you because you're a male and you have all these credentials and experience and you're telling us what we're doing wrong," the female supervisor said. This was weeks after I had sat through online and in-person training sessions emphasizing that no one would be marginalized because of race, sex, orientation, gender identity, etc. Note to future female supervisors: Focus on the behavior, not the sex of the person, next time you attempt to discipline.
This post was edited on 12/13/18 at 7:16 am
Posted on 12/13/18 at 7:09 am to Slippy
Women are insanely insecure and have to trash talk other women in order to validate themselves. They create a pecking order whether they are in an office or doing pta shite. Being a man and doing your job well is threatening to them. That’s why they invent drama...to put the attention on themselves.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 7:27 am to boxcarbarney
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Its even worse when you have a female supervisor. They are overly emotional. Any small bump in the road or infraction is a nuclear level disaster. They cannot handle their employees on their own, so they must always appeal to a higher power - usually a man - to help them manage their staff.
Totally not the case for the VP of our department. She is easy going, friendly, fair and very approachable. And able to effectively manage our department.
For me...it's a plus that she also has small kids. So she understands needing to leave early or come in late on occasion. With all my father's medical appointments I have to go to with him AND all my medical appointments for fertility stuff...it's great to have such an understanding boss.
I still get my work done btw. If I come in late...I stay late. If I leave early...I'm at the office before everyone else so I can get all my work done.
ETA: I don't think a male supervisor would be so understanding.
This post was edited on 12/13/18 at 7:30 am
Posted on 12/13/18 at 7:30 am to lsunurse
i went to a lawyer event last night with lots of female attorneys and i did really realize the compartmentalization thing with their conversations. most of these women are really good and many are easily better than me at being an attorney. however, it really became apparent that they literally do wrap their concept of self completely into their job setting (not their performance, but the setting)
i pulled up some article that referenced a book i may buy Men are like waffles. Women are like spaghetti.
i pulled up some article that referenced a book i may buy Men are like waffles. Women are like spaghetti.
This post was edited on 12/13/18 at 7:30 am
Posted on 12/13/18 at 7:32 am to lsunurse
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I still get my work done btw. If I come in late...I stay late. If I leave early...I'm at the office before everyone else so I can get all my work done.
ETA: I don't think a male supervisor would be so understanding.
from my experience there are 2 types of female supervisors
the ones like your's with a work-life balance who are flexible and then raging bitches who have a chip on their shoulder and overcompensate for their perceived weakness of being a woman who are overly-reliant on rules. males bosses can be either, as well, but have a much wider range of personalities
Posted on 12/13/18 at 7:39 am to SlowFlowPro
Or they don't have families and don't understand the need for work-life balance.
One of my former floor nurse coworkers now works in another area of the hospital(non patient care). Her boss is unmarried with no kids. And doesn't understand when my friend may need to adjust her schedule for appointments for her kids, etc.
One of my former floor nurse coworkers now works in another area of the hospital(non patient care). Her boss is unmarried with no kids. And doesn't understand when my friend may need to adjust her schedule for appointments for her kids, etc.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 7:41 am to Slagathor
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This always circles back to leadership. I don't advocate micromanagement, but it's up to the top to set the tone for every single employee.
Chapter 2 No Bad Teams, Only Bad Leaders
Posted on 12/13/18 at 7:44 am to lsunurse
I had a female supervisor once. She started yelling at me one day for something I didn't even do. I told her that she wasn't my mother and I'd be damned if she was going to fricking talk down to me.
She started crying.
She started crying.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 7:44 am to lsunurse
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One of my former floor nurse coworkers now works in another area of the hospital(non patient care). Her boss is unmarried with no kids. And doesn't understand when my friend may need to adjust her schedule for appointments for her kids, etc.
yeah it's hard to be the #2 example i posted without this. it plays into the projection
Posted on 12/13/18 at 8:33 am to thesoccerfanjax
This
Posted on 12/13/18 at 8:38 am to GatorPA84
The two women I work with are probably the easiest to work with at my office. We had a third who was pretty tough to work with but she got fired for a very psycho thing she did.
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