Female Bosses

Are thank you notes a thing anymore? I’m interviewing people for internships (juniors in college that would ideally convert to full time a year later)… and none of them send thank you notes. I’m only … more

Performance review time. Is it bad that I don’t want to discuss “career growth” anymore?

We all girl bossed a little too close to the sun and now I’m tired and just want to do my job and get my bonus. I do not ca… more

Hypothetical but not hypothetical situation that I’m dealing with:

The company culture is do a stretch assignment and then you can have the role and title.

So if an associate making 40k wants to be a manager making 80k, the a… more

Has anyone here successfully "managed up" to a covert narc and dismissive avoidant boss? I'm hoping he leaves but it's unlikely.

In all y'alls opinions, what is a for real, good travel company(travel agent) in Canada(AB, prefer WFH), that doesn't hire and fire every few months? I'm dang good at my job but these comp… more

Dear ladies - I just took over a new role and inherited a team. I had a first 1-1 with one of my DRs .this was supposed to be an intro call with a brief sync up on a task they GM were assigned. The me… more

Does anyone know which Ontario remote only companies use Sunlife for their insurance provider?

I'm looking for a specific coverage that they have (not on individual plans) and when I search by job titles, it&#… more

Dear friends, I am a single female in early 40s looking for next car, preferably a compact or mid size hybrid SUV. Do you have any recs ? I value reliability , total cost of ownership, lower maintenan… more

Looking for advice, I was basically terminated because a lot of office gossip about me and my personality circulated (first people though I was mean because my previous supervisor assigned my desk awa… more

Hi Super Bosses, To all the women leading with strength and grace—this journey isn’t easy, but it’s powerful. We’re being tested, stretched, and refined. Growth may feel slow, but our impact is undeniable. Keep showing up. Y… more

I'm not a manager yet, but I want to be one. I've been reading some leadership focused books, like "Extreme Ownership" and "Start With Why". I've also got "Managin… more

Can I turn down a candidate because he’s in a different city even though he says he’s willing to commute? He moved because he couldn’t afford housing here which I get. But we work from office three da… more

I am not sure how to go about this. The company ive worked at for the past 6 years just got bought by a large international brand. My former owners are still running our business and slowly handing ov… more

Hi ladies, I hope you’re doing well ! Could you please recommend me a brand for tall women ? Particularly elegant trousers (My body isn’t mostly legs and I have quite the peach 🙈so can’t find anything in s… more

I just joined a new team as a manager.

I’m regularly seeing direct reports working 12- hour days because the workload is so high. They have childcare during the day but what scares me is that and then they have to hire babysitters just t… more

I’ve worked hard to achieve the successes in my professional career. However, I also feel there’s a bias against me because I’m a divorced, working mom. One example is not bringing me in on deals bc… more

Any recommendation to give someone starting a new company and will be a manager of someone they never met and much younger? Would appreciate anything !

Any advice to someone who wishes to pivot their career to insurance (specifically Underwriting Assistant)? I have skills in data entry, document review & management, quality assurance & compli… more

I’ve disliked my company for awhile now but am starting to talk about family planning with my husband. Does anyone have any insights around potentially starting a new role while actively TTC or newly … more

I joined a new team and this is the first time in my 30+ years wherein I join a male dominated group where the new leader consistently drops f bombs during business meetings. Any advice on being comf… more

Talk to me about documentation.
I generally use slides because I normally have to walk others through a doc via zoom calls. I’m at a new org and seeing a lot of people using docs, they are super dense … more

Where to purchase good work outfits from in the Toronto area? RW CO is one place, but I find it is a limited collection there. I am looking for moderate business formal wear. Thanks in advance!!

Anyone here worked with a career coach or an executive coach? Looking to both stop feeling as anxious about myself at work and to discover my long term career path. Would love to learn more about your… more

I have people that are team members and then there are team leads. The base of the job is supposed to be the same but the leads have extra work like writing procedures or being the SME.

For the “normal” work. How… more

Anyone here have a sabbatical policy/offering at their organization? If you do, is it paid or unpaid? Who is eligible? Length of sabbatical? Thanks!

A couple months ago, I found out that a male peer of mine is making at least $10K more than I do. I brought it up with HR and I was told that the difference lies in each of us being in different depa… more

I’m Anastacia, an aspiring Front-End Developer passionate about building responsive and user-friendly web interfaces.
I’m currently seeking internship opportunities to apply and grow my skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, a… more

Getting the short end of the deal can often be the case for women bosses, working tirelessly, supporting others, getting taken advantage of, frustrations, imposter syndrome, constantly deprioritising ours… more

Personal insight- from time to time I get annoyed because I feel like people take credit for my ideas or comments. With AI note taking I’ve been able to better review and reflect on how I present my i… more

Having a wobble 3 months into new job. I’m the leader of a team of two, in small company. Increasingly finding that they’re expecting me to do a client services role as well as my core job which is st… more

Hi female bosses, I’ve been a manager for 3 years and I’d like to begin having conversations with my boss about moving into a director or Sr. Manager role. Any tips or advice for how to begin opening … more

Boss ladies, do you know anyone who has successfully filed and won a gender discrimination lawsuit (or successfully settled). I am building my case and could use counsel from women who have been throu… more

Folks who are in their peri/menopause stage - health Q:

Years ago, I was in leader role at a toxic company. Which lead to panic attacks. I changed jobs to a non-leader role in a different co and got the mental health help that I needed. … more

What are everyone's thoughts on contract positions? Maybe not permanently, but for a year or two to gain different experience as well as that higher pay. From what I'm seeing they usually pay higher to co… more

How much time during the week do you have for deep thinking work time? (That happens during work hours) I’m going to experiment this week and try to reserve 4 hours of working time (vs meetings) a da… more

Dear ladies - hope you all are having a good weekend. Anyone here who has had to file a retaliation , gender discrimination , hostile work environment lawsuit? I could use some counsel.

Is it me or is it a moot point to respond to the posts related to bad managers? Though there may be legitimate ones out there, how many take a moment to self check to see if they are the problem?

I cried at work today. I was so frustrated. While my boss was empathetic, I was also told I need to take the emotion out of it and put my big girl pants on. I’m so embarrassed. I just want to crawl un… more