Woman boss: fear or rejoice?

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Yesterday, in the boss's chair, there was a pleasant man in all respects, who was condescending to all your feminine whims and could easily let you go home early. It was enough just to look at him with the compassionate glance of a cat from "Shrek", and it's all in the bag! But today a confident woman in high heels walked into the office and said with some tinny voice: "Hello, I'm your new boss." Should we be happy about such personnel changes? Perhaps now you will have to forget about good relations with your boss forever? "Cleo" is in a hurry to reassure: everything is not so bad. The main thing is to know in advance about the advantages and disadvantages of working with a female boss.

When we hear "woman boss", we immediately imagine a sort of iron lady, unapproachable and cold. It seems to us that the boss will certainly have all her working days "these days", and therefore she will only be able to sift through silly orders through her teeth, shout for no reason and scold her subordinates for short skirts and too deep cuts. Either the cinema imposed this image on us (remember at least the unforgettable Lyudmila Prokofievna from the "Office Romance"), or real "snow queens", alas, not endowed with the talent of a leader - but be that as it may, most of us are sure that synonym for the word "boss" - offensive "shrew". And this is where we are very much mistaken. Yes, not each of us should count on a strong friendship with the chef from the very first days of working together, it is likely that the relationship will not work out at all, but in the same way they may not work out with the male chef. But only a woman is able to understand you in what a man is powerless. Therefore, if a woman has become your boss, do not rush to get upset: you may find much more than you lose.

Rejoice

The benefits of working with a female boss are actually not so few. And you should learn about them before looking for a new job. Perhaps you won't have to go anywhere.

Try to forge a good relationship with her, and you will find reliable support in the person of your boss.

1. Women's solidarity. She understands you perfectly, even if she says that everything personal should remain at home. She knows how difficult it is sometimes to gather courage at work if the family is full of problems. Try to forge a good relationship with her, and you will find reliable support in the person of your boss.

2. Office weather. Much more than men, women care about the atmosphere that prevails in the team. It is important for us that everyone feels comfortable, we (at least most of us) do not like intrigues and scandals, which is why almost any woman boss will try to recreate the atmosphere of a family idyll in order to avoid unnecessary squabbles and mouse fuss.

3. Human relations. For a female boss, on an emotional level, your personal rather than professional qualities are much more important. If a man, when applying for a job, looks exclusively at experience and recommendations, then a woman will attach great importance to her impressions. Therefore, how your relationship with your new boss will turn out is completely up to you. Be discreet and don't show your indifference or disdain. It is in your best interest to remain friendly and willing to work for the good of the firm.

4. Everyone in the house. Experts say that bosses are more frugal than male bosses. They do not like to take risks and almost never put everything on the line if there is even a small chance of losing it all. In general, with such a boss, you are unlikely to remain at a broken trough.

Afraid

1. "I can, I can." Since female bosses in our society are still treated somewhat dismissively, especially by men, a representative of the stronger sex can seriously overstep the stick, wishing to assert herself. Too tough, cold in dealing with the team, strict - perhaps she is not so in reality, but she will seem so to deserve the respect of subordinates.

Women are much more emotional than men, and we are far from always able to control our emotions.

2. All of us women are bitches. Women are much more emotional than men, and we are far from always able to control our emotions. If the "red days of the calendar" began, the son got a bad grade at school, and the husband has not been able to fix the faucet leaking in the kitchen for the third week already, then we turn into real shrews. Even the fact that we are in charge of a large department or an entire company does not stop us from being overly irritable and unreasonable screams. Unfortunately, sometimes bosses are unbalanced and hysterical. It's all about natural emotionality.

3. Down to the smallest detail. Women are more painstaking and attentive to details, while men prefer to perceive and present information in general terms. Therefore, if with the former boss I was "rolling" the work in the mode: "In general, it will be like this here, but here it will be different," now you will have to put each "like this" and "differently" on the shelves. Sometimes this approach of the leader alienates employees from the main goal and forces them to focus on insignificant details.