Man Hater

Quite simply if your ability to do your job depends upon the two of you getting along and working together the very best thing you can do for yourself is to tell your boss it will not work, and the reason. While some women do hate men it is because of the history they have with them. If you have an idea why she hates them then you are much better off as you will know what you are dealing with. If you don't then you will be flying blind. If you find you have no choice but to work with her then you must treat it professionally and do your best to be as patient as you can. If you know for a fact that you are on her hate list then you really have a problem. Talk to your boss and do not hold back anything. But what ever you do be fair. Only express your concern for if you bash her to your boss it could come back to haunt you big time.

Regardless of a woman's personal feelings, she must treat her coworkers with respect and equity. May I ask what makes you believe she is a man hater? A lot of women are not man haters, but unfortunately seem to be, because they are really turned off by what they percieve as an extremely aggressive approach by a man, or a very arrogant attitude that smacks or disrespect for women. I am one of those women. If I feel like a man is approaching me with just one thing on his mind, I won't even give him the time of day. I also hate arrogance that borders disrespect toward anyone-but, since I'm a woman, especially toward women. Unfortunately, sometimes it doesn't matter how friendly you are...there are some men haters out there-some women haters too. You can't take their attitudes personally. I do my best to get along with everyone, but some people are just haters. You have to shine it on and live and let live. God bless!

man hater? uuuuh... so difficult. good question btw. hmm... well since i'm a women, it wont be that much problem for me. but working with her... i'll just try not to mention any men to her. not agreeing with her about men... i'll try not to do that. but agreeing with her... i wont to that. i'll just try to change the topic

I haven't really met a bona fide man-hater, but I had heard stories about these people. And if the stories are correct, then I'd rather not be partnered with one especially when it concerns work. I'm certain our work will be compromised with a setup like this. She would have a hard time focusing on work and instead might rant on the fact that she's partnered with a man. And this I would have to bring to my boss's attention. If my boss still persists in partnering us, then I guess I just have to be professional about it and pray that she would too :)

I wouldn't be pleased if this happened to me. But in the sake of the job that must be done I would simply try to distinguish my personal feelings and my opinion from the professional relations with that person. Bottom line, everyone has the right to have their own opinion and general look at the world and even if we think they're wrong, we must respect this. We can't have all people around us think the way we think. Outside of work we're not obliged to keep contact with this person so we won't. We simply can not let this person's worldview affect our job. In case it became unbearable I'd ask for another partner. If it's impossible, I would write down pros and cons of this job and consider whether I will make a compromise with her and keep ignoring, or I'll simply look for another job.