‘Snooping’, ‘unfair sex practices’ & ‘dull stories’ – What men hate about women in the office

A list of the top 20 things men hate about women in the office has been sweeping across social media. But before you furiously hit the hashtag key, it’s an extract from a book published over 70 years ago.

Incredibly, there was a whole book dedicated to What Men Don’t Like About Women, written in 1945 by Thomas D. Horton. And one of the chapters looked specifically at ‘What Men Hate About Women In The Office’ (clue – it’s not all friendly like the image above).

Loosen your girdle, hoik up your Playtex bra and enjoy…

WOMEN IN THE OFFICE

1. Their initial impoliteness.
2. Their assumptions with regard to lunch.
3. Their snooping.
4. Their over-listening.
5. Their imprudent criticisms.
6. Their strange gratitude.
7. Their free medical advice.
8. Their special rudeness.
9. Their messy tidiness.
10. Their appalling desk manners.
II. Their open-faced bid for a free dinner.
12. Their lack of consideration.
13. Their misapplied femininity.
14. Their private lives.
15. Their boy friends.
16. Their dull stories.
17. Their pretended culture.
18. Their unfair sex practices.
19. Their lack of shame.
20. Their impertinent questions.