Man Explains Why He Wouldn’t Want to Have a Male Boss, and the Internet Agrees: ‘I’m Pissed’
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Man Explains Why He Wouldn’t Want to Have a Male Boss, and the Internet Agrees: ‘I’m Pissed’

In a video posted by Conor O’Brien (@cobreezzywho), a man on TikTok takes a dig at work culture after sharing that he wouldn’t want to have a male boss.

Since the video was posted, it has received nearly 7 million views and over 960,000 likes.

“Guys, is it a bit of a shame to have a male boss?” – O’Brien asked on the recording. “What, a grown man telling you what to do all day long? And you say, “Yes, sir, I’ll do it by the end of the day.” It can’t be me, I only have women bosses, but be good.

Man Explains Why He Wouldn’t Want to Have a Male Boss, and the Internet Agrees: ‘I’m Pissed’
Basic image of a man interviewing for a job. A TikTok video went viral after a man stated he didn’t want a male boss.

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People writing in the comments under O’Brien’s video shared his feelings – many of them stemming from their personal experiences with bosses of the opposite sex.

“I’ve found that my bosses are less emotional. A lot,” @userg716ta9sf3 wrote in a comment that was liked by over 160,000 people.

“For me, male bosses are chill until they’re not chill anymore, and then I get super upset,” wrote @maidenofmara. “For women bosses, the wait is pretty constant.”

“I had one male boss and four female bosses. Guess which boss was the only one who had multiple emotional outbursts in meetings, screamed until he was red, and resigned after two years? @aujbn wrote. “Hint: It’s not any of the four women!”

The difference between the leadership styles of male and female bosses can be summed up in one comment by @vikus158: “My male bosses were very passive and fearful, while my female bosses guided me with humor and empathy,” they wrote.

Some viewers had experiences of being managed by both a man and a woman – and the boss was a woman.

“I once worked for a couple and every time he tried to tell us what to do everyone was like ‘OK… but I’ll check with Melissa real quick’ because she was actually in charge,” @shmegggs wrote.

Although O’Brien’s video attracted mostly bosses rather than bosses, it reached a smaller audience, which O’Brien may not have expected. On the other side of the debate, one man spoke up. Instead of making a case for male management, the film made him fearful.

“Nah, I just took a management position. It’s a shame for me, I don’t want it for my team,” wrote @thejdgarza.

Newsweek reached out to @cobreezzy for comment via TikTok.