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Originally Posted by rdgrad15
I do agree that a lot of managers lack the proper skills to lead. Either that or they may be afraid to as well. At my work, I'm the only one who is younger than my supervisor. We are in our 30's. Everyone else is in their 40's, 50's, and 60's so she is not one to say anything if they are being lazy or doing something they shouldn't. She is a nice person, I have no personal issues with her, but she does seem to not be very assertive.
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Oh that's tough. Must be tough on her to be managing older employees. I would imagine it would be more challenging to assert oneself. Also, culturally speaking, females have a tougher time being assertive at work. We're generally not taught to be assertive, at least in the United States, and if we are assertive, then we're viewed as a big B as opposed to just being good at our jobs or trying to get the job done.