Message #78971

[Owens]

I've had a few bosses who would not return calls, follow up, get things in on time, etc.  Yes, it affected me directly.  I was constantly smoothing things over and spending a lot of time answering calls from people asking why something wasn't done.  I can't tell you how many times I had to listen to abusive language, etc. from irate callers.

As for male vs female, I've seen differences at times.  Oddly enough, male bosses seem to appreciate what I bring to the table in terms of years of experience and skill.  Female bosses tend to look down because I have not attained the same career levels.  One boss made up for all the nasty females.  She won an award and invited me to the luncheon.  On accepting, she thanked me for my role in assisting her and admonished other women of position not to forget their sisters in the workplace.  I almost could not hold back tears.