My immediate three supervisors are women, two of which are minority. In the past 8 years, I’ve had one or two male supervisors. I work in healthcare, which has had a long history of paternalistic doctors, but that is changing. It’s not always easy working for a woman. Often times, I feel like I hear more about personal issues than work-related ones. The amount of time that is devoted to gossiping is alarming. No wonder the productivity rates of America are dropping. The predominate way to react to something is emotionally. That can be so draining, but I think it’s the way women are hard-wired. I have to tune out these days and put my headphones on if I want to get through a project.
I can’t comment too much on men stabbing other men in the back. I will say this though, we could use a dose of “John Wayne” mentality in our culture. I’m sick of hearing about, or having to tip-toe around this or that for the sake of acrimony or hurt feelings. It’s a strange dichotomy, we are simultaneously becoming ultra-sensitive, but more violent in our American society. Is the violence or harshness a response to the emotional minutiae we must navigate on a daily basis?
