Najakcharmer
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ORIGINAL: NeedToUseYou I don't believe one sex is better automatically, but I've definitely seen more women I would deem inferior. Mostly, in terms of mental stability, big thing for me. I've never seen a man completely freak out at work and have a break down. I've seen women do this. I've never seen a man leave work, because of girlfriend problems, I've seen this mental breakdown several times. I've never seen a man ask for help as a general course of action, but it seems some women do this as par for the course, though don't even think about how it interfers with others work. I've never seen a man complain he can't wear shorts to work that let his ass hang out, either. Other than the complaining about shorts that let the ass hang out, I have seen men do all these things and more in the workplace. There are plenty of whining, immature, selfish, shallow, mental three year olds out there of both sexes. Men and women do tend to have different coping and communication styles, and both of these styles may possibly appear incorrect, unenlightened or immature to the other gender. It makes sense to a woman to build networks, to promote teamwork and cooperation, to communicate extensively, to ask freely for help and advice, to negotiate a win-win business model and to listen thoughtfully to the needs and opinions of others. It makes sense to a man to get his work done by himself, to compete in a win-lose business model, to only ask for help or advice if the alternative is utter failure, and to pay more attention to hard data than to morale in the workplace. Under some circumstances, the female business model works best and following the male model is likely to result in less real-world success. Under other circumstances, the male business model works best and trying to go with a female style of management or communication isn't going to work effectively. Intelligent people can be flexible enough to recognize and respect both of these models and possibly to use either one depending on circumstances.
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