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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

I get along fine with either genders. It really depends on the person. I just can't stand incompetence regardless of gender.

I prefer working with gay men.

@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.

I don't mind working with either, but management wise I prefer men. Less grudges and personal issues. : )

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.