Proposed: Are married people better managers than unmarried people?

Reviews of this issue

Should this issue be approved by whereIstand editors? Only registered users can contribute to the discussion by submitting a review. Editors will approve an issue when community members reach a consensus in its favor.

6/11/2008 11:13:18 AM

Are married people able to manage employees more effectively?

Or

What effect does being married have on a persons ability to be effective in workplace management?

pos

neg

no effect

6/9/2008 6:45:27 PM

Will users understand what kind of managers we're asking about?

 

I don't want a user to take a 'yes' stand and then say something snarky in the comments section like, "they're better relationship managers"

 

I think we should specify to 'better business managers' or 'corporate managers'

 

There should also be a position like "it doesn't matter" or "it doesn't play a role"

previous version of issue

Are married people better managers than unmarried people?

  • Yes
  • No
6/6/2008 3:22:17 PM

This might be interesting to weigh in on... A lot of people have misconceptions about marriage and married people all around...

previous version of issue

Married/Family people are not more qualified than singles for a mangement job

  • I personally agree with this position. I think that assuming someone is a better decision maker because they have a family is not smart.
6/6/2008 1:27:01 PM

it's still kind of clumsy... you should (as the person that proposed it) be able to click the "edit" link under the issue title. I'll go ahead and revise it.

6/6/2008 1:23:15 PM

Nick,

I like the way you phrased it.  I'm new to this website, is there a way to re-phrase this issue?

6/6/2008 11:40:50 AM

I love the point about judgment of married people... I don't think geoff's wording means the same thing.

Are married people better managers than unmarried people?

[ ] Yes

[ ] No

... captures better what the substance of the issue is

 

6/6/2008 11:29:33 AM

this is an interesting issue. Needs to be in question form though.

 

I'm nor sure if this is getting at the root of the issue. Maybe something like:

 

Should employer non-discrimination policies apply to married/famly people?

We've worded other issues this way that seemed to have worked.

6/5/2008 4:47:31 PM

Although I proposed this issue, I think this is relevant.  I think a common misconception in today's corporate world is that marriages and families imply that a person is capable of making decisions that are better for the greater good.  Although that may be true, I also think we live in a world where 60% of marriages end in divorce, so how good of a decision maker can that person be?