It's not easy to be a lady boss, being accepted, fighting jealousy, rewarding good work but not allowed to say a word.
Strange how male bosses can do as they like and no one cares what they did to sit at the top of the pyramide.
Perhaps your friend Pal is good at foot masaages and a sweet hard working guy. Women love that, gentleness and attentive without stalking behaviour is rare these days and so arw thrustworthy employees.
Congrats Pal you deserved it the average lady boss doesn't fall for cheap tricks amd false compliments.
I have had many women bosses, you are right, no woman falls into the trap of false flattery or cheap tricks, but still I have experienced that women are always hungry for polite behavior and real appreciation, which we can express in a low voice or hidden words and then we can convey our feelings to her. But for this, limits are necessary.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my post and making a wonderful comment on it.
Sur.