Women Bosses Turning Bullies, How to Deal with Them?
Bangalore: Are you suffering from the nightmare of your dominating female boss who always points out your smallest mistakes? If yes, then remember that an increasing stress at the workplace is actually turning them into bullies, reveals a new study conducted by the British Association of Anger Management.
The new study highlighted the fact that a majority of female bosses are in the habit of bullying their co-workers and subordinates. While it is said that most male bosses are linked with such kind of a conduct, the survey discovered that a fifth of female bosses admit to shouting or being verbally abusive at work. When things do not go accordingly, ten percent of women executives accept to blaming and shaming their co- workers. Nearly 90 percent of the female executives surveyed claimed that they had evidenced an increase in stress, more than 60 percent of the females in positions of power opined that the poor management was the cause of their resentment.
Speaking to PTI, Director of the Association, Mike Fisher said high-flying women are now encountering the psychological problems that have historically blighted the lives of men at the top. He said: "The main reason for an increase in anger is the inability to deal with stress.” Women tend to pay more attention to detail than men so they sweat over the small things. "They can be short-tempered and abrupt, and make underhanded critical remarks. It can be interpreted by colleagues as bullying." Listed below are the tips to handle such kind of bossy females.
1. Remain calm and quite: Demonstrate yourself as a cool person in front of your dominating boss and when she is mad at you, maintain a calm demeanor without interrupting her. Let all her grudges drain off, do remember to look straight without rolling your eyes, listen to her with patience and off course do not cry, while she is shouting at you.