Thank you all for the helpful (and not so helpful) responses. It's just nice to be able to vent my feelings online without the repercussions I would get if I openly vented my frustration in the workplace. That being said, I was still trying to be as respectful to everyone as I could. I have nothing against factory workers. The only reason why I mentioned it was because my supervisor told me that it was a factory worker who complained. As for getting a beater bike, it is just a little impractical at this point considering I only have a about a month left in my internship. I do have a car to get to work, but nothing beats the satisfaction of hopping on my bike immediately after a productive day at work. I know I am being paranoid about leaving my bike locked outside, but it is my bike and my judgement call not to leave it outside. From my standpoint it'd be a lot easier to pay for a few tanks of gas as opposed to a whole new bike. Thank you all again for the responses and for listening to my story.