Comments on: You Can Manage Your Manager with these Three Questions

By: Neal Frankle

Neal Frankle — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:13:22 +0000

Sounds like you are really taking great advantage of a niche market. Nice job Siebrie!

By: Siebrie

Siebrie — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:09:10 +0000

‘Treat as you wish to be treated’ – I make a living out of working as temp PA for ‘difficult bosses’. I charge €1,000 more than average, keep to exact agreed working hours, do a spotless job and leave after 18 months max. I am nearly always polite, give compliments on clothes, make-up, inform after holidays and weekends. I’ve found that hardly anyone sees the difficult boss as a social being and most do not want to be in ‘its’ vicinity. In return, I’ve received a nice salary, interesting work, and have had very nice conversations.

By: Neal

Neal — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:55:16 +0000

I appreciate the comments Mary & Beth. I never really know how to approach the issue of gender bias.

I wasn’t trying to imply any such bias in this article. I just want to get away from the idea that only a man can and will be the boss.

I have 3 daughters and that is not acceptable to me.

I seriously would love some input on how better to present such an issue.

By: chuck

chuck — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:06:26 +0000

Try working in the educational system. All the bosses are women, and they feel justified in badmouthing men all day, including their male students as well as male employees. They’ve been programmed to think that’s OK. I face this daily, and it does get to me after a while.

I thought Neal’s article was headed in the right direction when he suggested inviting her out for coffee, but I missed the part about slipping a cyanide cap into her drink when she wasn’t looking.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:54:02 +0000

Beth, I can see the writer using one pronoun for the sake of consistency — though the post flips between male and female and single and plural. I don’t think the author is actually implying that problems are just with female bosses.

I’ve faced discrimination because I’m a woman, but I’ve also faced it because of my age and the colour of my skin as well. How do you deal with someone else’s unreasonable judgments about you? (other than to find a new job?)