Quote from: Jess42 on May 09, 2013, 10:12:26 AM
I guess that is why I do what I do. Office has no more than 6 people working in it and everyone knows everyone else pretty much on a personal level. Just about anything said about anything other than work related, could be misconstrued as sexual harrasment. I am not out yet but with my long hair and short arm hair or hairless legs, I get called all kinds of things in a joking manner although never mean. I just play along with it and keep'em guessing. Plus I'm not there all the time.
I know I could never work in a corperate environment. Seems way to stressful as in having to watch what you say all the time or if someone just don't like you they can cause you problems just like this. Not to mention, I'd probably be in the HR department all the time. Gotta love truckdrivers though, even though we don't have much office ettiquette. There's really not too much that bothers us either. About the only sexual harrasment I get is from myself in the way of being called a stupid bitch when I mess up or miss a turn.
I work in a convenience store that is more like a local grocery/gas station than many convenience stores. Its part of a chain that is owned by a family. Lots of people, most regulars, and even my boss says everyone likes me, so she can't figure out who decided to cause trouble. She also can't fathom me doing anything like that. We talked about it today when she stopped in to get gas for her car.
Now comments from customers, I've gotten plenty of, but benign for the most part and almost never negative. Most people that don't know me from before really don't usually pick up that I'm trans or anything, although I find it hard to believe, but their behavior towards me indicates it.
I'm not real worried about it causing me any issues with work, but I am taking a suggestion from a friend that used to work in a state job up north and going to keep a record of any sort of off remarks of a sexual nature from anyone, just in case. The thing with me though is that I hate being wrongly accused of something, especially that sort of accusation, kind of turns my stomach to even think about being that way with anyone to be honest.