Have you ever worked in a situation where it was all men and your the only female? OTOH have your worked where its all female?
If so tell me, if you had a choice would you;
a. Work where your the only female
b. Work where its all or nearly all female
c. Work in a mixed environment
You forgot option d. No preference.
I’ve worked with some great guys and some great women, in environments where I was the only female, where it was a faily even mix, and where it was majority female. Some people, and some workplace atmospheres, were great, some were not. The gender of my co-workers did not appear to affect this.
Didn’t we just do this?
I’ve worked in all kinds of different gender mixes. I don’t really care. I prefer to work with cool people, and it’s not really a question of plumbing.
I’d choose C in a heartbeat. I’ve never been the only woman, but I have worked with only women and it was awful. I’m not sure what it’d be like to work with only men, but I’m happier when there are some.
The women I’ve worked with are always more catty and prone to drama than the men. I’d take a workplace full of dudes any day. If I worked with cool women like me, then that’s ok too.
I am not the only woman in my department. Out of a staff of 10, there are two other females. However, I have been the only one before.
I prefer a mixed environment. I don’t like all-male or all-female environments. I get along well with both genders when I’m interacting one-on-one with people. But I don’t like the dynamics that develop when people bunch up into their gender cliques.
For 40-plus years I have worked primarily with men in male-dominated fields. I have also worked in female-dominated environments although not as extensively.
I vastly prefer working with men. They are simple and direct creatures and easy to understand. Women are petty, dishonest, too often butt-hurt and prone to personal dramas. And I say that as a woman. (I am admittedly a shitty feminist.)
Mixed
When I worked in a kitchen I was a teenage girl with all men, except when I’d be on the same shift as Ann (who had teenagers herself). I had fun with the dudes but Ann and I got along great. One time one of the older dudes was passing around some printed out porn (it was the 90s!) and that really was fucking gross, and I was the only woman on the line at the time. But I reported him and he was reprimanded.
Anyway, mixed is fine. It depends on the people.
My answer is C. I like most people. I like to mix it up. At this point the women and men I know exist on such a broad spectrum that it is difficult to generalize about either gender. I work in a hyper-feminized field (social work) but of course most of my bosses have been men.
I prefer mixed, but I’d rather be the only woman than work somewhere that’s mostly women. The times that I’ve worked with mostly women there was just too much drama.
Exactly this.
Didn’t we have a similar conversation recently?
I’ve worked in all kinds of situations and D) don’t give a flying fuck. What matters to me is ability, professionalism, manners… not which toilet does each team member use.
I don’t know why people think women are cattier and cause more drama than men.
Three times I have worked with all men and the men were the bigger gossips (especially when it came to speculating about who was sleeping with whom) and more prone to mind games and pissing contests.
That said, I would have no preference.
I have worked in all three environments and have no preference.
This. The gossip was never juicier and free-flowing than when I worked in a predominately male environment.
Women in groups are a pain in the ass. Maybe it was the group I worked with, but someone was always talking about someone else, and someone was always mad at someone. It was exhausting to try to keep up, but if you didn’t you were a snob.
I’ve worked with all men. That can be tiresome as well, unless they’re all on board with the equality thing, and realize that 1 female =/= 0 females, and to keep the locker room talk in the damned locker room.
So obviously, I prefer a mix. My current group is about 50/50. I like that.