greendragon
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My biggest female-boss problems (I'm female as well) were such:
1. Female Executive Syndrome: When a woman finally achieves an executive position in a male-dominated field (this was the Oil & Gas industry) she thinks she needs to be a hard-ass bitch in order to be as good as her male colleagues. At least, this was true of my boss. She had a department of three professionals under her (finance) and that group went through 20 employees in 10 years. I lasted 2 years. Other employees that had succeeded in transferring to other places within the company had similar stories to mine - badgered, hounded, yelled at until they were brought to tears or quitting.
I got along FINE with her on a social basis outside of work. But in work, my stomach clenched every time she bellowed my name from down the hall.
At one point during my stay, enough complaints were made that HR called in an outside agency to evaluate her, getting interviews and questionnaires of 20 people who worked for, with, and over her. She was counseled in the end to make some changes (she didn't). Finally the company put a known misogynist directly over her, and a couple months later she was escorted from her office in tears, fired.
2. My way or the Highway. Small CPA office. Owner, three accountants, a secretary. One of the accountants was a very beta male (also husband of the other accountant), the rest female. Boss required that females wear dresses or skirts at least 2-3 times a week (I hate both. I prefer pants, but she insisted). Makeup and jewelry was required. Pantyhose. Attendance to church for clients' weddings/funerals, etc. She knew I wasn't Christian or Catholic, but still insisted.
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Oh, and my new boss (not for long, transferring away) basically said last week that maybe I should think about divorcing my husband. ?!?!?!!?
1. Female Executive Syndrome: When a woman finally achieves an executive position in a male-dominated field (this was the Oil & Gas industry) she thinks she needs to be a hard-ass bitch in order to be as good as her male colleagues. At least, this was true of my boss. She had a department of three professionals under her (finance) and that group went through 20 employees in 10 years. I lasted 2 years. Other employees that had succeeded in transferring to other places within the company had similar stories to mine - badgered, hounded, yelled at until they were brought to tears or quitting.
I got along FINE with her on a social basis outside of work. But in work, my stomach clenched every time she bellowed my name from down the hall.
At one point during my stay, enough complaints were made that HR called in an outside agency to evaluate her, getting interviews and questionnaires of 20 people who worked for, with, and over her. She was counseled in the end to make some changes (she didn't). Finally the company put a known misogynist directly over her, and a couple months later she was escorted from her office in tears, fired.
2. My way or the Highway. Small CPA office. Owner, three accountants, a secretary. One of the accountants was a very beta male (also husband of the other accountant), the rest female. Boss required that females wear dresses or skirts at least 2-3 times a week (I hate both. I prefer pants, but she insisted). Makeup and jewelry was required. Pantyhose. Attendance to church for clients' weddings/funerals, etc. She knew I wasn't Christian or Catholic, but still insisted.
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Oh, and my new boss (not for long, transferring away) basically said last week that maybe I should think about divorcing my husband. ?!?!?!!?