How come some professional men/bosses treat women like crap? My brother is the boss and he acts like he's too good to listen to me. He also won't let me finish a sentence, ever. How does one deal with this when it is a working relationship?
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One piece of advice I've often heard is to never mix friends or family with business. If he's your big brother he may always see you as his little sister whom he can boss around, which doesn't work in a business setting since you've got to act as peers rather than siblings. If you're stuck with each other in this business relationship, you might have to take the initiative and call him on such stuff as it happens, particularly if it's affecting the "bottom line" and making whatever your business venture is suffer.
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I think some guys in management positions are basically sexist when it comes to the professional world. But in the case of your brother, I think it's just a case of typical sybling rivalry. He won't let you finish a sentence because he's scared that you will say something brilliant that he hadn't thought of. You're his sister and so you know stuff about him that could under-cut the image that he likes to portray professionally and he's probably terrified that you might embarass him or say something that would make others in the company take him less seriously. Not that any of that is an excuse of course! I think it's likely that he just feels threatened by you and therefore he abuses the fact that you're his sister to abuse the professional relationship.
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I know what this is like. I work with my family too. My sister isn't my direct boss though. But she is a manager. I suppose I would just let it all roll right off my back. I've been treated like shit before at a job. It's best to just do your job and do it well. Just smile and nod whenever they are being rude. If you do your job well and they are constantly yelling at you, they look like the asshole, not you. With a relative in that position, you have to treat them like they are a boss when at work. Of course who the hell am I talk? This morning I was talking to my sisters stomach (My neice is in there =)). But when conflict has come up at the office, I just correct the issue they have and if they have no issue and they really just want to bitch. I just smile and nod and say "ok." Don't let someone bring down your self worth, especially a rude person.
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Accidents happen. A rollerskate is left lying around he falls down the stairs, ga-beesh?
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When he (actually ANYONE) treats you like that for me they ONLY deserve the Bare Minimum comunication that is needed to make the workplace work because apparently there Power has turned into Disrespect. Eventually there disreguard will come around in there Termination!...
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It is a real shame and I know your stuck. A good boss will listen to their workers regardless if it is male or female or family or not. Not to be disrespectful to you or your family but your brother is not doing the business justice. Nothing says he has to let everything you say go into running the business but the listening is a big thing that companies need to learn. Your really not in the position to really do anything about it but learn to accept it and move on, but where you do have the upper hand is outside of work where he really has no control. If it were I, I would be planning this out with great detail and when he comes around for a family gathering let him know how it feels to be hushed up by giving him a taste of his own medicine.
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I've gotten this. I try to hold my own, and I stay strong in my commitment to be professionally successful. I try to ignore everything that would put me down and stay very strong. It's a small company, and the intentions are truly good. It is a working relationship and a relationship in work. No serious lines are being crossed. I handle it.
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lolz i gues he is not smart as you are may be afraid of getting ruled by others so he wanna show tat he is dominating others NVM
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I guess if he really thinks women are inferior then he is going to stuggle in life and be unhappy, don't take on his ridiculous attitude, and don't let him steal your ideas, let him be in charge and just think to yourself oh well i am getting paid to deal with him, it will make you stronger.
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First, he's not a professional. Second, he's treating you as if you're his sister...duh, you are! You have choices...you can get another job where you can be treated with respect, or you can stay and be treated like the sister you are.
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