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In reply to the discussion: 67 year old woman here..long and varied work history...Most of my female bosses were horrid. [View all]
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67 year old woman here..long and varied work history...Most of my female bosses were horrid. [View all]
jodymarie aimee
Feb 2019
OP
Women bosses can be really shitty to other women, men bosses can be shitty to women and men,
elleng
Feb 2019
#1
In men dominated businesses, women have to prove themselves and do much more to be viewed on par.
TheBlackAdder
Feb 2019
#21
HUMANS (male & female) CAN BE "REAL SHITTY" TO WILDLIFE! WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE:
Jeffersons Ghost
Feb 2019
#30
Please remove this image. It has absolutely nothing to do with this thread. n/r
Ms. Toad
Feb 2019
#154
Any one makes claims that the OP did is dealing in women bashing in my opinon...what is there to
Demsrule86
Feb 2019
#51
I agree. What could possibly be the aim here, other than to say that women don't make
Squinch
Feb 2019
#53
It sure is...your sex does not determine you ability to be a boss or president for that matter.
Demsrule86
Feb 2019
#54
The OP is perpetuating sexist bullshit, based on anecdotal experience. This is the same kind of
still_one
Feb 2019
#156
I worked for close to 50 years, a mix of men and women, and I couldn't characterize...
George II
Feb 2019
#161
I can't think of a woman boss I have had that was bad. And some were fabulous. I have had
Squinch
Feb 2019
#9
For the last 15 years of my job I knew more than all my bosses and supervisors
lunatica
Feb 2019
#10
I've had very few female bosses, but they rank among the worst I've ever had.
milestogo
Feb 2019
#13
A long time ago, I worked in a bank. My supervisor was a woman, and her boss was, too.
Aristus
Feb 2019
#14
Unbelievable...I hate this post and it pisses me off to see such a post from a liberal
Demsrule86
Feb 2019
#41
Say what you want but this discourages women as bosses and as presidential candidates... I have to
Demsrule86
Feb 2019
#61
You are saying that women bosses are shitty...using your personal history.There is a difference.
Demsrule86
Feb 2019
#98
Agreed, I have a "friend" who has 6 bothers and siters who all "all mean"
womanofthehills
Feb 2019
#181
I'm sorry to have to say this, but a good writer does not use ellipses the way you do.
athena
Feb 2019
#114
Thank you. I was just debating whether to post something to that effect.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2019
#123
Funny, I rarely see male bosses subjected to such ...like wow male bossess are really shitty.
Demsrule86
Feb 2019
#40
My take also was your post was about Amy Klobuchar, however, my wife would second
c-rational
Feb 2019
#56
It is hard to see such a post my liberal women. I have had shitty bosses of both sexes.
Demsrule86
Feb 2019
#38
I was the most beautiful of all the women..... and my IQ ...higher than all of you............
womanofthehills
Feb 2019
#184
No kidding. Even a woman with an "IQ of 177" apparently is not in favor of breaking that ceiling.
Tipperary
Feb 2019
#74
What constitutes "horrible" might be in the eye of the beholder to some extent,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2019
#86
Why is it sexist to suggest that a female boss can be horrible? Male bosses can be horrible;
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2019
#95
If I had said female bosses *are* objectively horrible, that would have been sexist and false.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2019
#116
I was just responding to a nameless faceless person on here doubting my IQ
jodymarie aimee
Feb 2019
#118
So with that level of intelligence - why so many bosses? Why were you not the boss?
Tipperary
Feb 2019
#209
Actually, there are several different IQ tests, with different "highest" scores...
Hekate
Feb 2019
#225
I think the only thing we can take from it is that the OP had bad experiences
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2019
#106
I never said that women should not be in management positions. That is your wrongful interpretation
Baitball Blogger
Feb 2019
#134
My apologies. I was following the thread of conversation, and not the poster.
Baitball Blogger
Feb 2019
#206
"Yes, to think that women are going to be our allies out here, is a fantasy."
demmiblue
Feb 2019
#142
Most humans can see beyond their personal experiences in order to understand the broader picture.
demmiblue
Feb 2019
#147
I don't think you would apply that as a "universal truth", would you?
Baitball Blogger
Feb 2019
#149
"Yes, to think that women are going to be our allies out here, is a fantasy."
demmiblue
Feb 2019
#150
It's totally trumpian. Also James Woods and Sharon Stone love to brag about their high IQs, but what
lunamagica
Feb 2019
#213
anecdotal evidence is meaningless. I have had a varied career of over 30 years from Chemist in the
still_one
Feb 2019
#155
I have had both Male and Female bosses - both bad and good bosses....Whether they were good or bad
Pachamama
Feb 2019
#227
"Long and varied work history." Not what most employers consider a good work record.
Tipperary
Feb 2019
#229