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Aug 14th, 2010 at 3:57pm
 
Women reveal why men make the best bosses and why women are a nightmare

http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/jobs/women-reveal-why-men-make-the-best-bosses-says-survey-by-wwwukjobsnet/story-e6freqo6-1225904601078

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THEY are hormonal, incapable of leaving their personal lives at home and only too happy to talk about their staff behind their backs.

Female bosses are a nightmare to work for, a survey of employees concludes.

And it is not just men who think so.

Two-thirds of women said they preferred a male boss because their straight-talking, "get to the point" attitude makes them easier to deal with.

They were also much less likely to have a hidden agenda, suffer mood swings or get involved in office politics, workers said.

About 3000 men and women were questioned for the research, with three-quarters of men agreeing they would rather work for a man.

A quarter of women accused female bosses of backstabbing and bringing their personal lives into the office.

And a third of those polled said women with power were "loose cannons" who often felt threatened by colleagues.

David Brown, of online recruitment firm www.UKJobs.net, which commissioned the research, said: "Incredibly both men and women are in total agreement that men make better bosses – 63 per cent of women and 75 per cent of men.

"This indicates that while women are more than capable of progressing to a management role, some lack some of the key skills required to be a good boss.

"No one is suggesting that women aren't intelligent enough to be in senior positions, far from it, but perhaps some need to be more approachable and less competitive.

"People want to go to work knowing they will be given a fair chance and are supported 100 per cent by those they work with and for."

Fifteen per cent of the workers questioned said female bosses were too "sharp tongued" and a third said it was obvious when it was their "time of the month" because of mood swings.

Other negative assessments included them being "too cliquey", too competitive and spending too long worrying about their appearance.

Forty per cent said men were more able to distance themselves from politics and bitching and 14 per cent said they found them more reasonable than women.

Those who preferred a female boss said they did so because women were more approachable, friendly and understood when workers needed time off for family.

Mr Brown added: "We shouldn't forget that a third of those polled did say women are better to work for."

The study found the average worker had had two female and three male bosses.

A third had quit because of their boss, and of these, the majority of women worked for a female manager.
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