Who's the Better Boss?

My last boss was a gay male in an office and region that employed mostly females. He has been one of the best bosses that I have had in my over 20 years of my career. Women have a tendacy to gossip and bring personal issues into areas where important decisions need to be made. Straight male bosses seemed to avoid confrontations with females and relied on a higher female for confrontational matters. I feel that it does not depend on the boss but who you are as a employee.

I have both male and female bosses in which I really enjoyed . Although I personally feel in the field I am in presently taking care of others on a more personal level I definitely feel a woman is the better choice to be more sensitive to their needs and the structure that is needed

I would chose a male. I worked in officed for 45 years and have had both male and female bosses. GIVE ME A MALE any day of the week. Many women are moody, spiteful and don't know how to handle power. I always felt that I was held back by a female but the male bosses I had encouraged me to take training, to move ahead to go to the next level and were never spiteful when I was promoted. I am a very focused person and have a good work ethic where as many woman are flighty and do not remain focused. Females seem to resent you when you know something they do not or how to get things done better; whereas men are grateful to just get it done. All in all, I just work better with men.

I am always more intimaded by males in power roles. They always seem to let the power go to their heads. They never really feel women can be equal to them, so why would they be a fair boss.

I think it is more an individual's personality and managerial style more so than gender that determines a good boss. It is also subjective because if your personality/work ethic is very similar to your boss' then you feel more comfortable working for that person. For example, I prefer to make decisions based on all options but fairly quickly and like to see that in a boss as opposed to someone who is indecisive or procrastinates.

I think that a male boss will be better than a woman boss. It could be because im a woman and all my male bosses was more nicer to me than a woman boss. Cause at times my female boss will get angry and will yell at me to do this and that. I think we as woman hold our anger that we have towards our kids and husband and take it out on people who are happy with life. While man hold nothing and let everything out. So to me i conclud man are better bosses tha woman.

I have had the pleasure (and sometimes displeasure) of working with both genders. I have had two female bosses who were wonderful, no drama at all. They were very businesslike, but friendly and fair minded. On the other hand, I've had female bosses who were not so good; no drama, but very disorganized and unprepared. My male bosses have mostly been quite good. I did have one male boss who was all drama. He was something else. I've also had male bosses who were very organized and some no so organized. Men do tend to be less dramatic than women though. If given the choice, I would probably choose a male over a female boss.

I have always had a male boss, and I have found them to all be wonderful at their job. I have no personal experience with a female boss to compare this to, but my mom has had a female boss for nearly 15 years now, and I always hear the stories of her bosses mood swings and hormonal rampages. You just don't have that with a man. My boss is so good at maintaining a professional attitude all through the workday.

I worked for a very large company for 20 years, I was able to quit work in 2004. I do have to say Men make better bosses. This is just from my experience. I had both men and women for bosses, I don't want this taken personal by anyone, but women are weak. If you get in her click, you have got it made. Men seem to be more persistent especially in the area of treating all employees equal.

In my experience, I tend to feel uncomfortable and intimidated my male bosses. With female bosses, everything was more relaxed, communicable, and just over all more pleasent. For me, it was easier to get up and go to my job when my boss was a woman.

I work for an almost all-female company and I have found that my bosses are very considerate of personal and family obligations. But at the same time some of my female bosses feel the need to exert their power and I think they feel they need to show that they can be as assertive as men. We also often have a problem with both employees and bosses taking things very personally which I would say is symptomatic of the overwhelmingly female environment.

I would rather have a male boss, because as stated in earlier posts they are less moody and keep work as it should be. I have worked for both and women are definately more dramatic and catty.

I have had both. I would rather have a male boss any day. Females can be catty and moody. Depending on the day and hormone level, you never know if you have to run for cover or if it's safe to come out.

The Female Boss that I have know is a joy. She is better then any male boss that i have ever had.

Not all but many women have maternal and TLC qualities that may make them a better boss. I think women are also scared of coming across as too strong or bossy because they often and quickly become known as the "B" word. Women also tend to be more emotionally invested in things and that could work both for or against them. It may be true that more often male bosses tend to be demanding and negative, but they may also hold a higher percentage of boss positions. So, I would like to know separately out of female bosses and male bosses, what percentage of both are considered mean?