Do you prefer a male boss? Or a female boss?

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I know I asked this question a few years ago. I am still interested in others' responses. Yesterday, the Assistant Manager at Guitar Center, a female, told me that I should not wear open sandals to work. I am battling an ingrown toenail on my left foot, and wearing sandals during warmer weather alleviates the pain. A couple of days before that, the Manager, also a female, had asked me why I use "inventory" guitars to teach guitar lessons, when cheap "donated" guitars were available. I said, "Because they're good," but she was gone before I could really explain. I "sell" good guitars by playing them during lessons. One of my students recently purchased a $1,000 Martin guitar from us after hearing it played by me repeatedly during our lessons. A few years ago, that same Manager/Supervisor told me the cologne I was wearing is too strong. It is Patchouli, a "hippy" scent from the 1970s. It is associated with "hippy" music, like the Eagles, CSN, and the Grateful Dead. My male supervisors have never criticized me for what I am wearing, what instruments I use during lessons, or how I smell. They are not perfect. Our new "Lessons Lead" spends most of his time on his cell phone. I have no idea what he is looking at. I am losing students. They are not being called back when they want to reschedule. OK, so back to my original question: Do you prefer a male boss? Or a female boss?