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Do you prefer a male or female boss?
Lynda, MBAJun 12, 24
I've had a lot of bosses, both male & female. Which do you prefer?
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  • Doesn't matter. I just prefer a good boss who is a decent human being and does a good enough job so that everyone can keep their jobs.
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    • male, cuz i have always been my own boss, until i come in the cabin, then the real boss is in there 😁
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      • I have had both male and female bosses. No real preference, as depends upon how I get on with them, and how they manage staff. Whether they are fair, don't play favourites and get the job done are all key factors for me, as well as acknowledgement of work done by staff members.
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        • i HAV ALWAYS HAD male boss and have never had a female asa boss
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          • It depends on their personality and how they lead; male and female has no bearing.
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            • male, they are more consistent
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              • In my experience, men were preferable...
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                • Depending on the person
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                  • BOTH
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                    • Female
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                      • worked for both, depends on the person and their qualifications.
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                        • Depends on the person
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                          • Male for me definately ! I havnt worked for 20 years though, so things may be different now days.
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                            • In my line of work, male but if a female came into the trade, I think it would be OK.
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                              • Male you can talk better but female doctor
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                                • no preference provided the boss is efficient and fair In my career had both male & female as well as both being good & bad bosses
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                                  • Depends on the person, not the gender.
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                                    • I don't have a preference because it depends upon the person. I've had bitchy female bosses, bossy female bosses, petty male bosses and useless male bosses. All I wanted was a reasonable and fair boss which I usually had.
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                                      • Personally I like women as they mostly have more compassion and understanding
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                                        • Had both but must admit I like a male boss better.
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                                          • I have had both. No difference, some have been great whilst others were not.
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                                            • Had both, don't care what sex so long as they are fair and have no favourites whose work I end up doing as well as my own.
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                                            • Being a ladies hairdresser I have had mainly female but would not have any problem with male boss
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                                              • I definitely prefer male bosses
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                                                • I have only ever had male bosses - but don't think it should matter.
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                                                  • Wouldn't matter the sex, if they are kind, caring, unbiased, and do the right thing by the employee.
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                                                    • No preference. I've had both before I retired and, it's not the gender that makes one a good or bad boss, it's their compassion and understanding, their humility and humor, it's the kind of person they are inside that makes them enjoyable or a nightmare to work with. ;-D
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                                                      • A good boss. Don't care what gender.
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                                                        • I've had both good and bad in either gender.
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                                                          • It depends on the company or nature of the business. There are businesses that needs a woman's mind and skills and same thing with men.
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                                                            • Doesn't matter as long as they are nice, understanding and genuine. Have't had many as mainly worked for ourselves and now not working at all. Which is what I do prefer and so glad I don't have the stress of employing people or having to deal with the general public. I don't know how people can manage these today as it is extremely hard.
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                                                              • Totally depends on the person they are. There are both good and bad so I'll wait until I work with them.
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                                                                • One that is willing to listen to what you have to say.
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                                                                  • both
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                                                                    • A mail boss by far. Woman are too nasty.
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                                                                      • I have had both. There have been good and bad in both. No preference.
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                                                                        • Just a good boss whether male or female doesn’t matter
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                                                                          • A good boss. I hate being the only female employee in a section though, because the female boss will always single me out for criticism.
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                                                                            • I have had both prefer a male
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                                                                              • Either
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                                                                                • I have had both & I found women can be petty & if staff are pretty or good looking a woman is NOT a good boss.A male boss is not perfect he does favour the pretty ones .It made me perform the best I could & I found the male was very fair re advancement
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                                                                                  • I have had both male and female and I must say that my male husband was a little bossy when we were self employed!
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                                                                                    • I think it depends on the person. I have experienced good male bosses and bad ones. The good one was gay with a sense of humor that kept us constantly laughing while getting the job done. The bad one was great for the men, but he discriminated against us women! I heard him say, "What do you expect from a woman?" When I came around the corner, his face was as red as a fire truck! He thought I had gone home, and I was in the back room! I left that job because of a nervous breakdown. I took him to court, but I lost! I worked for the state, and you can't beat city hall! That was 1989, and I haven't been able to work since! Should I write him a letter and confront him? To this day, I wonder why he treated me like he did because he had a wife and three daughters! Should I get over it? I haven't yet!
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                                                                                      • Don't go backwards Carol hold your head high & look at your successes in life with or without a male
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                                                                                      • thank you. It's the only thing in life that still seems to affect me. It was my dream job with great benefits, and it challenged me. It was what gave me my self-esteem. It never should have been what made me a success in life! I feel that I failed, but I'm trying to be the best person I can be now and enjoy helping young people and making them laugh on my YouTube @wonkyandproud!
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                                                                                      • Let go, and let God give you the peace that only He can give. Be forgiving so that you also can be forgiven. If I dwelled on my life before God, I'd have another nervous breakdown. I have forgiven but not forgotten, but I am still at peace with myself. Don't let your past dictate your present and future. Let it go and be happy! ;-D
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                                                                                      • Carol S 657195writerrochelle
                                                                                        Very well said! He is the only one that I have struggled with even after two divorces! The cuts he made were the deepest, but it was God's plan for my life. It has enabled me to speak for others who have gone through depression. I think that's why I was put here--to help others! It's easier to give advice than to take it. I am still human, and I am happier than I have ever been in life. That experience helped to make me the good person that I am today. God does put good in everything. I just need to not forget that! I love everyone so I do love the man because we are all one! Who knows what in his life made him treat me the way he did. His wife died from an allergic reaction when his kids were small. I'm sure that wasn't easy for him. Not long ago, he lost his second wife. I probably wouldn't want to trade lives with him if I could. We all have made the wrong footsteps in our shoes. I have not walked in his, and he has not walked in mine! Thank you for making me think deeper than myself!
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                                                                                      • writerrochelleCarol S 657195
                                                                                        Thank you for responding and sharing! ;-D
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                                                                                    • I have had both male and female supervisors and managers and wasn’t taken by either. I prefer a manager who knows what they are doing.
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                                                                                      • I don’t have a preference as long as they are good communicators, fair and knowledgeable
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                                                                                        • As long as they know what they are doing, either
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                                                                                          • I’ve had both male and female bosses and it doesn’t matter to me.
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                                                                                            • So long as they are competent, I never worried about their gender.
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                                                                                              • don't care, as long as they are competent and approachable
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                                                                                                • I always had male bosses, so had no one to compare them with. But then I became a boss, my people loved me, we were a team and we all worked well together and for the same cause! I cannot recall any disfunctions. A very happy time.
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                                                                                                  • Both if they are doing their jobs correctly. Either male or female are bad if they don't have the confidence to do the job they are in.
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                                                                                                    • The good one
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                                                                                                      • I’ve only had males they are pretty good.
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                                                                                                        • Have had both and I’ve no preference both have been excellent to work for
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                                                                                                          • Probably a male boss, you can get away with more.
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                                                                                                            • Male
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                                                                                                              • I'm female and the boss; male or female doesn't bother me as long as they are good at their job - can't stand it when I know I could do their job better
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                                                                                                                • I PREFER MALE BOSSES,I find women bosses play favourites and have jealous tantrams, no thanks.
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                                                                                                                  • Male
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                                                                                                                    • im Male and i was the Boss
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                                                                                                                      • Either as long as they do there job and treat me with respect it doesn't really matter
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                                                                                                                      • As long as they know their job and are willing to listen either can be good
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                                                                                                                        • doesn't matter, both can be good or bad
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                                                                                                                          • Someone who is confident, secured in themselves, humble, sympathetic, with good judgment...during my working life, I've had both, and somehow had some women bosses who are jealous of another woman and subjected them to some kind of jealousy tantrums, but I've also had a male boss who was so insecure that he never gave me a good performance evaluation (by the way, I'm a woman).
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                                                                                                                            • Male, with females power goes to their head and they can real bitchie towards their employees, been there, done that.
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                                                                                                                              • Make
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                                                                                                                                • OK, this is way too general a question. It totally depends on the boss, not their gender. Good bosses can come in both genders, as can a**holes.
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                                                                                                                                  • If the boss is empathic, a good listener and works with a team spirit, it does not matter the gender. I have seen great bosses and bully bosses from both sexes.
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                                                                                                                                    • No preference
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                                                                                                                                      • ive had both,dosent bother me either way but it helps if the female ones are easy on the eye,yes,im a red blooded male that likes a good perve,lololol
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                                                                                                                                        • It doesn’t matter to me
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                                                                                                                                          • Yes I love a female boss
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                                                                                                                                            • I prefer a successful boss and I don’t care what bits it’s got…….lol
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                                                                                                                                              • I agree with Grommie. I'm sure that there are good female bosses, but I've never met one.
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                                                                                                                                                • have had both, the female ones were mistrusting and favoured female employees. So now my boss is Grommie. He isn't judgmental.
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                                                                                                                                                  • I guess either can be fine, the main thing would be to have a boss that is fair, looks after it's staff and knows how to run the business properly.
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                                                                                                                                                    • So many variables. It could be good orb
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                                                                                                                                                      • My male bosses were much better than the female ones
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                                                                                                                                                        • As a female, I prefer a male boss. They tend to let you take the lead on certain situations as sometimes women go about things differently. The women bosses that I’ve had have been strong minded as I am and we tend to get in each others way.
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                                                                                                                                                          • male
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                                                                                                                                                            • I've had both and good and bad in both. I'd rather me as my boss.
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                                                                                                                                                              • As long as the person is a good communicator then gender doesn't matter. But it is interesting that the majority of my female friends seemingly prefer to have a male boss!
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                                                                                                                                                                • none I'm retired
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                                                                                                                                                                  • Not my topic
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                                                                                                                                                                    • gender doesn't matter its the qualities that count
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                                                                                                                                                                      • It doesn't really matter. I've had both. Because I work in education though, the majority of my bosses have been female.
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                                                                                                                                                                        • It's hard to choose. To be honest, I'd choose both as long as he or she is nice.
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                                                                                                                                                                            • Working as an RN for much of my working life and with nursing being such a female dominated career, I can only recall having one male boss and he was great. But the women bosses were often terrible. I know that there's the saying that nurses eat their young but seriously there were Nurse Unit Managers that deserved a padded cell in Broadmoor and although I miss the job I DON'T miss those bosses who seemed to get off on making life difficult for everyone! Thanks for reading.
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                                                                                                                                                                              • right on the nail, Michelle S. they are part of the reasons why so many new nurses leave.
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                                                                                                                                                                              • It's a sad thing to say but you are right. Very sad especially after studying for 3 or 4 years for the degree.
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                                                                                                                                                                              • GrommieMichelle S 553303
                                                                                                                                                                                I worked at sea where some of the captains were plain bullying and unreasonable to upcoming officers. I pointed out to them that if they didn't ease up they would have to work forever., as they would never be able to retire.
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                                                                                                                                                                            • No comment. Both can be dispicable.
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                                                                                                                                                                              • I don't care so long as they are appointed on Merit, Exprience, proven ability and not sdimply because of their gender which, currently, seems to be the only criteria which means that others with all of the above talents get passed over simply because they are of the wrong gender.
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                                                                                                                                                                                • It doesn't matter to me as long as they are fair
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                                                                                                                                                                                  • Depends, some women are really bitchy. Men back when were better to work for. Today, I don't know. Just glad I am no longer in work force.
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                                                                                                                                                                                    • As long as they are fair, and just I don’t really care.
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                                                                                                                                                                                      • It's all about how you manage them into believing they are in charge.
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                                                                                                                                                                                          • Totally agreed with Barbara H - Had good and bad of both sexes. I have always been in Support/Services/Operations/Logistics and I often found it was their background roles that made a bigger difference - Sales background Senior Managers often treated support as the poor cousin and I would imagine Engineers in charge possibly do the same to sales. In the end strong, honest Managers were always the best to deal with.
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                                                                                                                                                                                            • Mine was a female. Actually two sisters.
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                                                                                                                                                                                              • It all depends on the attitude of the boss - you can have both good and not so good.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                • I've had good and bad of both sexes.
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