Thursday Thoughts......the Workplace....
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Thursday Thoughts......the Workplace....
| Thu, 04-05-2007 - 7:01am |
Well we have mentioned this is most of our previous Thursday Threads, I think its time to devote a whole Thread to it.
So what is it like where you work?

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I work in a very liberal and open environment. My department (social work) has employed several openly gay men and women. I'm now using the office of one of the lesbians who used to work here. ;-)
So, I could come out and all would be fine, but it's still hard because a couple of my immediate coworkers are pretty conservative. One does know, even though I've never formally come out to him. He saw us at Coming Out Day, though, so it's pretty obvious. Plus, I talk about Caly to him all the time.
For now, I prefer for people to figure it out on their own. I don't hide it, but I haven't announced it either. I talk about things Caly and I do together and trips we take. One of our administrators sat behind Caly and me at National Coming Out Day (she was there to support the cause - she's straight), so she probably knows/suspects. Several others have seen the rainbow sticker on my car.
I am out at work and I haven't had any issues. I work in a hospital and my supervisor is a lesbian so that's nice. My partner works at the same hospital, on a differant unit.My coworkers are great to her, they enjoy her coming to visit. The only problem I have at work is people asking me if I think so and so is gay. I have had coworkers ask me if people I don't even know are gay. How the heck should I know? I don't enjoy being the human homosexual barometer at work.
I work with a woman who I highly suspect is a lesbian, justfrom conversations we've had and how she interacts with me. She's obviously not out, at least not at work. Everytime I mention my partner or someone mentions anything even remotely linked to being gay she acts strange. I feel bad for her, I cannot imagine being her age and not being out.
Shannon
I don't enjoy being the human homosexual barometer at work.
LOL Shannon!
While not normally much of a lurker,
Sorry things have not been as easy for you Storm.
The company itself is a very large roofing & building materials corporation with branches across the Eastern US.
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