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Is your female boss a bit deranged, maybe to the point of needing help? Well, she might be a raging alcoholic - the Post reports on British research that claims "Female executives are more likely to develop alcohol problems than their junior female staffers." The survey amongst 8,000 workers showed that senior executives were three times as likely to be problem drinkers than women in lower positions. Discounting possibilities that the senior executives just like having fun on a very regular basis, the lead researcher hypothesizes, "It may be that women feel they have to compete on an equal footing and take on male roles and behaviors. People who find they put in effort and don't feel they are getting rewards are more at risk of becoming a problem drinker."
As for your crazy male boss, it might just be that he's an unrepentant jerk.
Stories of a crazy female boss and her suffering underling: Working Girl, All About Eve, Showgirls, The Business of Strangers, The Devil Wears Prada.
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Definitely true. I've worked as an admin assistant for too many of these women. Although some of them abuse prescription drugs instead of booze.
For some reason, all the crazy lady bosses I've worked for have also worn too much makeup, too tight/bright clothes, had multiple failed marriages, and constantly wanted to tell me all about their embarrassing physical problems, from their fungusy feet to their trouble with their lady parts. In comparison, a jerky sexist male boss was almost a relief.
No wonder I got out of the administrative assistant business permanently. There just isn't enough money in the world.
FYI--All About Eve does not belong in the category of films you describe. All About Eve's female "boss" does not persecute her "underling"...in fact, the "underling", Eve, attempts to take over her boss' (Margo Channing's) life...
Well, Margo Channing was very domineering and nutty...it's just that Eve was nuttier in the end.
I think emjaybee's stories are interesting and disturbing. I wonder if these women confide in their admins because they have no real close girlfriends?
Yeah... I'm with the other sam. 'All About Eve' doesn't belong in that category at all.
Jen--you have it all wrong in your analysis of "All About Eve". Its wrong to characterize the relationship between Eve and Margo as "Margo was crazy...but in the end Eve was just nuttier..." "All About Eve" should not be in the list of stories of crazy female bosses and their suffering underlings for the following reasons:
1. Margo was not a crazy boss--Margo was an aging, eccentric theater actress. She allowed Eve into her life only to have Eve attempt to take everything from her--her man and her job; and
2. Eve was not a "suffering underling"--Eve was a manipulative, scheming, parasite that basically stalked Margo until she got into Margo's world then she went "single white female" on Margo.
Jen, rent the dvd again, it is a fabulous film and trust me, I am sure that you will never characterize the Margo/Eve relationship as you previously did.
Cheers.