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SheBGB
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I've been reading a study that shows that women find female bosses are harder to work for than men, particularly in male dominated environments, where female bosses act like the queen bee and may even sabotage promising and bright female staff. I didn't find this the case but I have worked in mostly female dominated work places.

One boss however would tweak and adjust every peice of work I produced, uneccesarily. I think she did it to take the guilt out of taking credit for the work she got to present it to board members. On one occasion, she fiddled with something so much I got fed up and gave her the next day as final draft in pretty much the same state as the first draft she'd seen at the beginning of the week. I had to smile when she said it was excellent and a good team effort.

What is your experience of female bosses?
Willows21
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Well I haven't worked for a lot of female bosses, but one comes to mind who certainly acted like a "queen bee". She certainly criticised everything I did, made sure to keep me in the dark so I would look stupid, and blew her top when I once "went behind her back" to ask HER boss a question when she wasn't in, just in case I showed her up. I found out later she was having an affair with just that boss, well that would have explained a lot...
Aestivalis
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I don't think I've ever had much trouble with female bosses. Usually I've had great experiences with them - particularly in smaller envinronments, one of which I'd have rather had one of the female bosses than my own male one! There's been a couple that I've felt have been a bit 'off', but I tended to put that down to the fact that there'll always be a minority in your working life who you just don't gel with...

I'm really glad I've never had an experience like yours, Willows!
smiales
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I have never had a problem with male bosses but put me with a women and it all goes wrong! I don't know what it is.

Had a massive row with my boss today, she really is a vile person who has taken a real dislike to me and I feel I have to watch my back constantly.
smiales
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Absolutely, women bosses to me have always been vindictive, manipulative cows. Men, no problems at all.
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