How Do I Handle Male Egos In The Workplace?
He walked into my office for a scheduled meeting. I asked him to show me the updated document we had spoken about. He had a wry smile and stuttered, ‘I have been busy with other things, for example…’ ‘Hold on. I made it clear this was a priority. Please, do the task I assigned immediately. Ask someone to help if needed.’ He was walking out of my office, and I heard those five letters muttered under his breath, bitch I made a calculated analysis, should I ignore or confront him . This confusion of how to maneuver egos is normalcy for women bosses. The prejudice towards women leaders as men poke their egos in our faces can be extreme. It seems that the ' s' before the ‘he’ springs forth a depth of annoyance covered up till a situation where real emotions burst forth. ‘Mike, did you just call me a bitch?’ He turns around with the shit I got caught face and then takes the chicken shit route. ‘No, I didn’t.’ ‘Come back please and ha...