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Older men with younger female bosses (for men only)

More and more older men seem to find themselves under the supervision of younger women bosses. This poll is about their experience. It is only to be taken by men who have or have had younger women bosses. If you have had more than one younger woman boss, report on your current or last one. For the sake of simplicity, the questions will be in the present tense only.

Are you a man who has or has had a woman boss younger than you?

99% (641) Yes -- please continue.
0% (5) No -- please do not take poll.

646 voters have answered this question.

How would you rate your younger woman boss?

37% (245) Excellent
15% (98) Better than average
13% (85) Average
9% (62) Less than average
24% (156) Poor

646 voters have answered this question.

Do you think women bosses on average are better than men bosses?

49% (317) Yes
50% (329) No

646 voters have answered this question.

Do you ever get the feeling that your younger woman boss especially likes being the boss of a man who is older than she?

94% (613) Yes
5% (33) No

646 voters have answered this question.

How much younger is your woman boss?

5% (37) 1-4 years
11% (76) 5-9 years
22% (148) 10-14 years
9% (63) 15-19 years
49% (322) 20 or more years

646 voters have answered this question.

Do you ever get the feeling that your younger woman boss patronizes you because you are an older man?

78% (506) Yes
21% (140) No

646 voters have answered this question.

Does your younger woman boss ever use expressions like "That's a good boy" or "Now be a good boy"?

73% (478) Yes
26% (168) No

646 voters have answered this question.

Do you sometimes feel inferior to your younger female boss?

90% (582) Yes
9% (64) No

646 voters have answered this question.

Has your younger woman boss ever disciplined you in any way -- for example, oral or written reprimand?

90% (585) Yes
9% (61) No

646 voters have answered this question.

If your younger woman boss ever disciplined you, did that make you feel emasculated?

79% (513) Yes
14% (95) No
5% (38) My younger woman boss has never disciplined me.

646 voters have answered this question.

Do you call your younger woman boss "Boss"?

47% (305) Yes
52% (341) No

646 voters have answered this question.

When talking to others about your younger female boss, do you refer to her as "My boss"?

59% (387) Yes
40% (259) No

646 voters have answered this question.

When talking to others about your younger female boss, do you refer to her as "My superior"?

76% (494) Yes
23% (152) No

646 voters have answered this question.

Do you have to perform any duties for your younger woman boss that you feel are degrading -- like making her coffee or going to get her coffee?

83% (537) Yes
16% (109) No

646 voters have answered this question.

Do you feel that your younger woman boss deserves to be your boss based on merit?

53% (345) Yes
46% (301) No

646 voters have answered this question.

Do you ever feel sexually attracted to your younger woman boss?

89% (579) Yes
10% (67) No

646 voters have answered this question.

If you ever feel sexually attracted to your younger woman boss, do you think that she is aware of how you feel?

76% (493) Yes
15% (97) No
8% (56) I have never felt sexually attracted to my younger woman boss

646 voters have answered this question.

Do you address your younger woman boss as "ma'am" -- say "Yes ma'am" and "No ma'am"?

82% (533) Yes
17% (113) No

646 voters have answered this question.

Overall, how do you feel about working for your younger woman boss?

42% (276) I like it.
14% (96) I'm OK with it.
42% (274) I don't like it.

646 voters have answered this question.

This poll was created on 2009-12-28 15:18:17 by FeminineFuture
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