10 Life Lessons I Learned From Working for Women

In 20 years, I’ve had almost all women bosses. Here’s what I’ve learned (so far).

Siobhan Adcock
Forge
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8 min readJan 20, 2020

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Somehow, thanks to magic or fate or luck or all three, I have worked for over 20 years without ever taking a job that didn’t report to a woman.

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Siobhan Adcock
Forge
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Siobhan Adcock is the author of two novels, The Completionist and The Barter, as well as essays in Ms., Salon, Slate, and McSweeneys. siobhanadcock.com