Originally Posted by
Christof60
I couldnt agree with you more, and I believe the military is different simply due to the more professional standard soldiers are held to. Pettyness isnt tolerated too well in the military, although it isnt perfect. I have had some real a**wipe commanders in the military, but among the general "staff", you either worked together well, or heads were cracked.. "You dont have to like each other, but you sure as hell better work together"..
Also, as I think I stated in another post, even the jerkiest male boss will leave you alone if you do your job... Not so with females (generalizing of course). I have worked with some very smart, cool, and skilled female nurses, but the field seems filled with nurses who are, not being able to find a better word, asses that are miserable in every way.
I sometimes wonder if it is as simple as having no control in their life away from work (as in marriage), and work gives them the arena/opportunity to express control. At a family reunion I went to a few years ago, I was discussing the field with family. When it came to the controlling, mean nature, of some nurses I worked with, and why it was happening, my aunt (VERY domineering, "liberated" woman) made the statement that "well, men have treated women terrible for years, maybe it is just our turn". I answered her by saying that if women were mistreated in the past (which they were), they had even more reason NOT to act the same way as they complained of being treated.....
Good luck to you, and I hope that things go well in your career.
Christof