Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you prefer to work with men or women?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you prefer to work with men or women? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:04:36 +0000 Modern Daisy on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-55474 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:12:55 +0000 Modern Daisy 55474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Men, hands down. The only exception to the rule is that my boss is a female and she's beyond awesome. But that's rare. Men are almost always more laid back, less by the book, more humorous and more rational. Women tend to be very catty, cliquey, spreading gossip and god forbid you have a bad female boss and you're also a female - you'll never get promoted because she'll see you as competition. cyneswith on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-55413 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:06:24 +0000 cyneswith 55413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I worked at a library (all female staff - except the courier, who happened to be my dad). I worked in the Army (I was one of two females among about a dozen males.) I preferred the library, because everyone who worked there WANTED to be there and enjoyed the actual job. However, when working with females, I find that a wide age span helps. Library had a 70 year old, two 50 somethings, a late-30s woman, late 20s, and early 20s. In the army, every female but one was within 6 years my age (and that one kind of went completely insane.) Library women were all friendly. Army women were quick to spread nasty gossip, and I was quick to avoid knowing anything about anyone else's sex life. looch on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-55396 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:41:39 +0000 looch 55396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've worked primarily with men but there have been some instances of women. I've noticed a few things...first, women managers like to help other women come up the ranks, but only so far, as they then go into protection mode. For some reason, I didn't see men in the equivalent positions behaving the same way. Some women also project their experiences on other women, like they went part time for a period or whatever, so therefore every woman should do the same. The men didn't really consider what their paths were. Grace on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-55178 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:50:18 +0000 Grace 55178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I used to work in a group of 6 women and 1 man. Working with mostly women meant that there was so much drama. Who was working harder than who, and who said what about the other person. Then I moved to a group with 4 guys and me. It was so laid back, no drama, but I missed the companionship, the talking about everything and anything. Now I'm in a group with 5 women and 3 guys. That the way to go. Can still get my conversation/gossip from the women, but there are enough guys around to keep the drama in check. :) katdevargas on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-54698 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:33:28 +0000 katdevargas 54698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've pretty much always worked with other women, but really I'd like to work by myself best. have y'all seen this? <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/1759287324052947/" rel="nofollow">http://pinterest.com/pin/1759287324052947/</a> yeah, that's how I feel LazyLightning on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-54494 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:39:23 +0000 LazyLightning 54494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I definitely prefer men. Having worked in both environments, working with mostly men is much easier to handle. Mainly, men say what they think; woman tend to beat around the bush too much and worry about perceptions more in a way I find annoying. mrsjyw on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-54409 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:36:01 +0000 mrsjyw 54409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't have a preference. My immediate team is all female (5) and 1 male... our manager is female and our vp is male. Our overall team under our VP's umbrella is a good mix of females/males. I have a good balance in resources. :) Rescuemom10 on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-53912 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:45:29 +0000 Rescuemom10 53912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Where I work is def more male dominant. In the Military as a women you really seem to have to "prove" yourself more than a man does. Even now working as a civilian for the Military I still see it. I dont mind working with either even though I am more use to working with men. Sadly because in this field you have to "prove" yourself so much its VERY easy to get horrible rumors and stereoypes. So a lot of women do tend to be snarky towards other women, but you just find the ones who arent that way and back eachother up. When I was still active duty military and around my community.....if you were a girl you were one of two things. You were either a "Sl*t" or a "B#t$%". Seemed no matter how hard you tried you were one or the other, and you just do your best to find a group where you could be "neutral". Really had to be selective with who you associated yourself with. BSB on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-53900 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:37:15 +0000 BSB 53900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think a happy medium of both men and women is fine. I don't think I could work with all men or all women. Adira on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-53846 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:58:16 +0000 Adira 53846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would love to have an opportunity to work with more women so I can say for sure which I prefer! I'm an engineer and work primarily with men. In my five years working at this company, I have worked closely with only four other women, and I liked three of them very much. I had problems with one of them, but I've also had problems with men I've worked with. I have found that I prefer to have a female boss than a male boss though, especially in a company full of men. I enjoyed my review process with my female boss so much more than I have with any of my male bosses. I think being surrounded by men all the time made us really connect because we were both women. Plus when I had issues with my co-workers, she seemed more understanding than most men would be. Women, in general, tend to be more empathetic, so I have an easier time opening up to them if I have issues. lavender on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-53831 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:51:23 +0000 lavender 53831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't mind working with either. However my office is overwhelmingly women, the only male is the doctor I work for. His Barista on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52849 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:54:43 +0000 His Barista 52849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't mind working with either, but management wise I prefer men. Less grudges and personal issues. : ) BabyBoecksMom on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52848 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:52:40 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 52848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I prefer to work with men. I find that women can be so caddy in the workplace. Men don't care about 1/2 of the BS that women do, so it makes it easier to just work, instead of always playing politics. cvbee on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52742 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:17:07 +0000 cvbee 52742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrbee: I guess all I can say is 'from experience it's worked out that way'. Analyzing it, I'd say that it removes the sometimes-awkwardness that comes up when working with men if someone does something that seems like flirting. And I can't really pinpoint why it's better than working with women for me, but working with gay men has always has been my best work relationships. Maybe because there is no sense of 'competition' as a gal.....not that I actually think about that but maybe there is something there subconsciously. mrbee on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52738 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:06:25 +0000 mrbee 52738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @cvbee: Ah interesting, how come? cvbee on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52737 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:04:48 +0000 cvbee 52737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I prefer working with gay men. Andrea on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52689 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:16:57 +0000 Andrea 52689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Most of my really bad experiences have been working with women. Red on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52667 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:40:11 +0000 Red 52667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I get along fine with either genders. It really depends on the person. I just can't stand incompetence regardless of gender. Mrs. Pickle on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52656 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:55:01 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 52656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I prefer working with men. I worked in a small office where I was the only woman for a year. I really enjoyed that job. I have mostly brothers and male cousins. I tend to get awkward around large groups of women. I think that has something to do with it. mediagirl on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52650 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:32:05 +0000 mediagirl 52650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I prefer to work with men. I have worked with women before and just can't connect with them. Men are laid back and easy. Womens are catty, high strung and sensitive. I work at a company with 2 other women, the rest are men. One is a complete..... You know. The other is older and very laid back. If they were all like the second one, I wouldn't have a problem with women! pastemoo on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52643 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:16:19 +0000 pastemoo 52643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrbee: We're all similar ages and work in a medical office. Sure there is cheerful banter, but we are all very team oriented and make sure everyone has support. In part because none of us can completely do another's job and it's a small office. We're all essential. It also helps that we get along out of the office, so it's kind of like working with a bunch of buddies. BUT we also check in on each other--hey, did you notice such-and-so? No one wants to be the one holding everyone else back. It's fairly laid back, but there's always someone willing to help, or with something to keep me busy when I'm bored. It works well. Actually our patients compliment on how our office is like a well oiled machine and very professional. It's pretty cool. MsMini on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52636 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:04:13 +0000 MsMini 52636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I am an NICU nurse, so other than 2 past co-workers, I work with pretty much all women! I love my job, so I wouldn't change it, but I did like working with men when I worked at jobs during University. Maysprout on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52625 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:44:04 +0000 Maysprout 52625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I prefer to work with and for women. I usually get along with whoever but have worked with irritating people of both sexes. Older middle aged men are usually who I get along with least though as bosses. I'm small and blond and look young and maybe it's my interpretation but I always feel like they don't take me seriously and are very condescending, which then makes me be a bit aggressive with trying to prove myself, which makes them try and assert themselves more and it's a bad cycle. I've never had this problem when I've worked for women, I get along great with women and get rave reviews whenever I've had female bosses, and I don't have the problem with male co-workers, but older men I haven't been able to figure out how to work with them well. To be sexist about it they say 'fatherly' stuff or weirdly sexual stuff that irritates me and I have a hard time not showing that irritation. lilteacherbee on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52618 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:33:02 +0000 lilteacherbee 52618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ As a teacher of young children, I've only worked with TWO men in a childcare/preschool setting. While I've made a lot of friends (a few being really close friends), most of the women seem to be VERY catty. It can get really annoying and exhausting to be around people who continuous cut others down. I'm not sure how it would be to work with men because like I said, I've only really worked with a couple. Those men were funny, light-hearted, and honestly really refreshing to be around. yoursilverlining on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52616 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:31:26 +0000 yoursilverlining 52616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I definitely prefer to work with men. I find them more straight forward and easy to work with without drama or personal issues. tequiero21 on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52609 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:11:19 +0000 tequiero21 52609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i think it's the working with the particular person, vs whether they're men or women. but in general, i do think women are more catty. very annoying. guys are definitely more fun to work with. they joke around a lot (at least my coworkers) and always keep me laughing. the ladies in my firm are cool to work with (our firm pretty much hires personable people)... but i do think women in charge think they have something to prove so have a very "in-charge" attitude that rubs other women the wrong way. mrbee on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52606 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:04:45 +0000 mrbee 52606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @pastemoo: I'd love to hear more about how it is more motivating... pastemoo on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52604 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:57:08 +0000 pastemoo 52604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It depends on the office. I currently work in a small office and many days of the week it is 5 women and 1 man. And I still love it. Usually I prefer to work with men because it is move motivating (sorry) to perform better, but at this job it is very fun and still motivating. heffalump on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52596 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:44:15 +0000 heffalump 52596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've never had a lot of male coworkers. One place I worked I was surrounded by older women. I always felt like I was being judged, even for what I would eat for lunch. But that could be because I was covering for someone on maternity leave who they loved and they didn't love that I wasn't her. But they still could have been nicer to me! My favorite coworkers were a group of 5 women my age running a treatment center for adults with mental illnesses. It was just so neat to me that a place full of older men and women was run by young, smart women. Plus it was like working with my friends, we'd have game nights and gossip during meetings. photojane on "Do you prefer to work with men or women?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-prefer-to-work-with-men-or-women#post-52594 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:36:03 +0000 photojane 52594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ women can be so cruel to other women! i hate it! i think i can work with anyone. jerk is gender-neutral, so as long as they're good, easy-going people, i don't care if they are male or female. the only office i've ever worked in was a christian non-profit, so i'm sure it's a little different than most offices, but it was mostly women. i actually really loved it. my supervisor and big boss were both women, and they were incredibly sensitive, kind, and compassionate. plus, we all had lots of girl chat during the day, and that was fun. :)