Women need a stabilizing influence -a man- in the office to level things out. I work in a Children's Hospital, and it's about 75% women here. In our departments where there are no men, it's drama time, all the time. Where there's a man, not even a man in charge, things are far more level.
i work in a place where one of the largest depts (in terms of # of employees) is run by women and there is always some sort of issue going on between them. This one doesnt like her, she is being a b**** etc etc. The minor level sups all started hating on one of the girls who was promoted to a minor level supervisor because she was really fine. they all jumped on me one day when I said that the girl was pretty..all looking at me and loudly said no she's not! its like that whenever a girl gets a raise or is promoted/given more responsibility. there are a lot of pretty girls there, many are college students or recent grads. funny thing was when one of the ugly girls was promoted no one said a word. its funny to watch i try not to get involved with their feuds, i often get dragged in but i do my best to stay neutral, i just tell them heck i'd sleep with all of them given a chance.
We hired a really pretty girl at work, and she has gone out of her way to be really friendly and socialize with everyone. It's like she's being WAY too nice. She's probably doing the smart thing, so the haters dont come after her.
Okay, I haven't read the whole thread yet, but I completely agree with them. I work with mostly women and they are always complaining and b****ing about one another. I am probably not a typical female as my interests don't really coincide with many other female interests... Things that make me different from the girls I work with 1. I'm not married like they all are. 2. I have no kids, they all do (some grandkids). 3. Fashion to me is what looks good and is comfortable, I could care less who's name is in the label. 4. I don't care to compete with any of them for "attention" This may be why I get to hear so many complaints from them about each other and why it seems like they are all so bitter towards one another. Personally, I would rather work with a bunch of guys who I could talk about sports with, didn't recognize if my clothes were bought at Walmart, and leave their home life at home where it belongs. Now I have to read the rest of this thread and see what the rest of yall said. Are there any other females around this time of year besides Shan and me?
women seem to have more personality problems with other women and not only in the workplace. my pet theory is their nesting instincts go awry and then all hell breaks loose. i can have a spirited disagreement with someone and not believe they're forever plotting my downfall. ask some women if they can identify a "forever female enemy" ... also, this isn't peculiar to American culture in my experience. its an international phenom. regards to the OP but as hard as i tried this stuff reads back as sexism.
Most of my employees. The majority reported to 3 different women...a Manager and subordinate managers. I simply cannot believe how much infighting and bickering there is. I think women are way more vicious towards each other than they are towards male bosses or male coworkers. I mean friends become enemies overnight it seems. I have employees bypassing their managers to call me and just complain about each other. Its unreal and from now one I would love to alternate layers of male and female employees just to avoid this type of stuff.
My wife was a kindergarten teacher for 5 or 6 years but quit because she despised her boss which was a woman principal. She told me that she would always prefer to work for a man principal compared to a woman one. Down the hall, there is this 23 to 24 year old girl fresh out of MBA school. Pretty and curvy - when the guy who interviewed her (and is now her boss) was asking the rest of the department if he should hire her, all the employees (which were all women except for my one friend down the hall) said no. They wouldn't say why. My friend told me it was ridiculous and he could sense that they were extremely jealous of her because of her looks.
Oh boy! This kind of stuff is so stupid. When my assistant goes on sales calls, many of the women just refuse to give her any respect. I guess they automatically assume things about her. I think it's pathetic. We have too many customers and have to split the territory. Of course, all of the men like her (for obvious reasons). It's a shame that a woman's physical appearance has so much effect in the business world. I understand (but don't agree with) one side of it. But the part where women hold a good appearance against another woman just doesn't compute.
Sorry, guys (and the replies, predictably, seeing where we are, come from guys), but I find this to be a cliché. An absurdity. My wife is an executive at a legislative agency. She's had to deal with men and women as supervisors, and has had to supervise men and women. Problems over the years were brought about by both sexes. Excellent supervisors were from both sexes. Excellent co-workers were from both sexes. Employees that sucked were from both sexes. Employees that were grand were from both sexes. My own experiences mirror that. Depending on the ratio of men to women, women to men, the kind of work, and the vagaries of chance, someone can find exemplary co-workers and bosses, and awful co-workers and bosses... of both sexes. Saying one sex is "b****y" compared to the other is simply sexist, in my opinion.
the thing is . .. You get issues from men and woman but generally at some point the issues are just different not better. . not worse. .. but different Rocket River
One of my sisters LOVES drama, so she and her other female co-workers will sit there talking behind each others back. She's had to switch jobs before because of the office drama. It's so pathetic. DO YOUR WORK and MIND YOUR BUSINESS. That's how I made it through high school with out one fight and only one major confrontation. When I was volunteering at my other sisters' (two work there) office, my ex sister-in-law worked in the same office and we could hear her talking about our family to the other ladies in the office. We'd just laugh and ignore. With ladies judging a women by her (attractive) appearance, I think it has a lot to do with the idea that some women get by on appearance alone. There have been studies proving that the more attractive you are, the more successful and more money you make. I'm sure some women are just jealous of the attention their new co-worker will get. As for me, PSH I welcome any hot women to any environment I am a part of. The more the merrier.
Well sweetie thats simply because you're a compulsive pushover and you desperately say anything to be considered cool. Mostly stemming from immense fear of confrontation. But its ok, I'm sure there are plenty of guys who don't mind your incessant pseudo-bisexual banter.
