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I prefer working with men because there is less cattiness and backstabbing - of course, some of it may have to do with education level. I thought that working at a university would surround me with intelligent, educated people, but I was wrong. =(
I HATE working with women. Well, no, that's not true. At my last job the women were great. It must just be the women HERE that I hate working with...
I'm in the same situation honeybun. (I felt kinda awkward calling you that - LOL!!) At my last job, the women were fabulous. At this one, they are rude - and all sorts of other things I'd rather not say!
I hate saying it, but I work so much better with men than women. I find women take things more personally and they tend to be more catty. In my office, I get along with all five male colleagues, and with only one out of six female colleagues.
EDIT: Oh, also, I've had two women bosses before, and three male bosses. The jobs where I worked for the women were ten times more stressful. And like, I'm a woman, so I of course can sympathize that it's harder to be a woman in certain industries, but these women were just awful and downright mean to their employees. The men I've worked for have always been fair and courteous.
I guess for me it's when I get along with women I get along with them much better than men but when I don't get along with them I get along with them much worse then men. But in my field most of the work related nastiness from superiors has come from men, it's a very ego driven field and some of the egos are huuuuuuuuugeeee. I haven't seen it to the same degree with women.
@sage: You made me LOL!! A few others on here have referred to me as HB...I thought they did that to save time, but maybe they were just avoiding the same awkwardness! hehe
2 of my bosses right now are both women, and while I LOVE working with one, they're both still in high school mentally. Cattiness, back-stabbing and gossiping are the name of the game for the most senior one and it's absolutely exhausting. I LOVE working the guys in my store, mostly because I get along with them or I can just blow them off.
YES YES YES YES YES
I work in an engineering office, ALL men. There are like, 2 or 3 women here and they are all managers. And, because they are women engineers, they are unlike most women in that there is NO DRAMA.
The men I work with tend to be workaholics though. I haven't really dealt with any disrespect due to my sex, sometimes due to my age, but that is b/c i am not super smart in this field yet and I am ok with that. My boss is a woman though, which is great...she's driven but she's not a workaholic and balances her work and family life better than all the men I work with, so I feel like when my time comes, she'll respect it, not look down upon me for it.
Working with men is just so much less drama.
It depends on the job, but typically I prefer working with men. WAY less drama. Word.
@EJS - I think I'm in sort of a similar field - well in research. So most of the women are I guess a bit different if they've been successful at it and are relatively no drama, to the point but still have compassion. For some reason, so far from my experience it's been the men that start the most drama. Guess it's quite different than most.
i dislike working with women.
i have a construction background so im use to being one of few women in an office and i prefer it that way. my personal rule has always been just because im surrounded by men that does NOT make me one of the boys and ive always been treated with respect and ive never felt competative with a male.
@EJS: I think my women are your men in disguise. They work work work work, and I know it's just to make themselves look good. Nights, weekends, they never EVER leave for lunch and always eat at their desks while working. And pretty much make you feel guilty if you try to take 5 minutes to eat or leave before 6 pm (we are supposed to get off at 5)
Are you talking about a vendor/client relationship or coworker relationship? In general, if you are talking about a coworker relationship, I hate working with women. While not all women are this way, the ones I have encountered spend more time gossipping and backstabbing than actually doing anything productive. I have not seen this happen with men.
I worked at a bank during summers in college and the women there were SO catty! As soon as one left the room, another would start talking about her. Despite that, the two women supervisors I had there were GREAT!!! They were so nice, fair and organized.
Since starting my career I've noticed some differences. I'm a scientist so I work in the lab. The space in the lab is shared as are the supplies and responsibility for keeping supplies stocked and work area clean. For the most part, the men I've worked with in the lab have been messy and unorganized. Most of the women I've worked with have been OCD like me and very clean/organized. I've worked for 4 different companies and there are absolutely exceptions but those are the trends. As far as supervisors go in the science world, I haven't noticed a difference between men and women. I have noticed some cultural differences with how people from different countries treat their people. I'll refrain from going into detail about this but as bad as it sounds, it will be on my mind the next time I start interviewing for a new job.
I definitely prefer to work for men or have a man as a boss. I worked for both men and women and noticed the huge difference in management styles. Women take things too personally. Women cannot separate their personal feelings and life from their work. I feel that to work well with them you have to become their friend and make them like you. If a woman boss doesn't like you, you're screwed. Also, if a woman boss is having a bad day, she takes it out on you. Also, women either have to micromanage you and tell you exactly how to do things their way. Maybe it's that women are so detail-oriented that they have to tell you exactly how to do things. However, I just hate it! I feel like they don't think I'm competent enough to do the job or they feel threaten that if I do it better!
When I worked for men, they never get too personal and are able to separate personal feelings from the job. A male boss just gives you an project or assignment and expect it to be done. They don't care how you do as long as it's done. It's just so much more simplier. What's better is that I don't have suck up to them, be their friend, and hear about woes at home.
This is only been my experience. I know there are great women bosses out there, but I haven't worked for any so far. I hope to take my past experience to be a great woman boss some day too.
I worked for two years at a Sorority NHQ. It. Was. Horrible. Nothing got done right away, a lot of discussion, a lot focused on appearances... I think everyone enabled each other. I now work as the only woman in an office of men, and sometimes I feel they move TOO swiftly project to project, and could stand to be more detail-oriented.
I would say a mix is probably best... but these are just my experiences!
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So I don't really see sexism but I do think it's fascinating how men interact with men, women/women and women/men. Often times I'm better able to work with women better than men (not that I can't work with men) but I find I have to approach the conversation differently.