Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,

I was reading your article “Which bosses are best?” the other day in the online edition of the Guardian. The article talks about successful leadership. I am writing this letter because as soon as I have finished my school in May I want to enter the world of work. However I must take issue with your editorial because I cannot agree with the published arguments in some points.

Basically what your article says is that there was a survey of secretaries to find out which bosses are better – male or female. The results are clear, only 7 % say that they would prefer a woman as a boss. However John Nicholson, a business psychologist, is wondering why the results are that clear

 He marks out that qualities valued in a successful boss are feminine. He also says that women are much more effective negotiators, better listeners and more flexible – in fact they are better bosses.

I am absolutely surprised about Nicholson’s opinion. In my point of view men are much better bosses because they are more stress-resistant, braver, as well as confident. Besides men are more directive and empowering. They know better how to teach their employees the ins and outs.

To sum it up, I really can’t understand why talking about this issue still matters.

If women were better bosses why on earth should the numbers of men in top management be that much higher?

Yours sincerely,

Julian Reindl

Perg

Cartoon

Hello everybody!

Since we were talking about funny cartoons in our last English lesson, I decided to present you the above-placed cartoon. I have found this article on the website “imfunny.net”

I thought it would be a great idea to share it with you because it is really funny.

In the picture you can see two people, a father and his son. You can also see the son’s desk, his computer and two chairs.

The fathers is intending on explaining his son the facts of life. He is saying “I think it’s time we had a talk about sex …”. But his son, who is sitting on his chair desk casually and relaxed, casts a very cool glance at his dad. He is asking his dad what he would like to know from him.

You got it?

But this cartoon is not just about fun, it also regards an often discussed issue.

Everyone can find nearly everything on the Internet. Most of the time it can be very useful, convenient and instructive. But it’s important to know the “rules” of the Internet. Be careful and don’t trust everyone and everything.

The young boy stands for the young generation of people who can better deal with computers than most of the adults nowadays.

Regards,
Julian