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Originally Posted by SouthFLpix
(Post 12530174)
No, but I did have one person constantly trying to talk me out of commuting by bike.
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Originally Posted by green427
(Post 12529779)
The office environment is about 90% male, so that explains quite a bit. LOL.
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my favorite for anything like this is to say: "Jealously is such an ugly emotion."
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Originally Posted by Andy_K
(Post 12530321)
And 100% homophobic rednecks from the sound of it.
2 of the 3 owners grew up in Deliverance, Delaware, and never worked anywhere else. Both are hunters & fishers and wear camo. LOL. Typical HVAC-industry employee behavior. |
Originally Posted by MTBerJim
(Post 12530141)
Exactly, the guys are--well--guys. That said, they can go on longer than would be considered in good taste, I'm guilty of it as well.
BTW, your avatar is awesome. It tickles the recovering Catholic in me. |
Originally Posted by tjspiel
(Post 12530376)
+1
BTW, your avatar is awesome. It tickles the recovering Catholic in me. |
I work in a metal fab shop. About 20 people on the shop floor another 10 in the office. My bike sits in the break room, no it's not locked to anything. My helmet and gloves sit on a table shoes under a chair riding clothes hung on the same chair panier on the seat. Most mornings someone grabs the door for me to wheel my bike in New employees or temps are told not to mess with any of it. It is explained to them that if they do so I will seek revenge and it will not be pretty and they will deserve it. You would no more mess with my bike any more then you would screw with someones car. It helps that our book keeper/HR/front office also has a bike leaning agaist the spare desk in his office.
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I think you have other problems... ditch the uber-cyclist in tights crap - that for sure won't fly in your type of environment. Wear shorts or pants overtop. The hi-viz stuff doesn't need to make you look like a crossing guard. If that is all these guys are teasing you about then that should fix it.
Obviously you also need to stop getting so worked up about it or you won't last long. |
Originally Posted by green427
(Post 12529779)
Management is also part of the problem.
The office environment is about 90% male, so that explains quite a bit. LOL.
Originally Posted by scroca
(Post 12529805)
No, that doesn't explain anything.
Not a one of them has ever made fun of my outfits or bicycle outside of the good-natured "well, no one's gonna miss seeing you!" (and my new bike is mostly pink)
Originally Posted by Andy_K
(Post 12530321)
And 100% homophobic rednecks from the sound of it.
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Originally Posted by MTBerJim
(Post 12530401)
Thanks, I gave up on it I don't do organized dancing or religion. The "Christian" I work with calls the the devil, but thats a story for a another time.
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I'd suggest the next time someone touches you, for you to be carrying something large/bulky, make a turn and wack them in the head or ear or drop it on them. Call it an accident.
You could also pick a fight with one of them. I suggest someone smaller than you because it is important that you win the fight. It is like what they say in Fightclub, most office people are wimps and will go to great lengths to avoid an all out physical fight. It is important that you egg them on to make their disgrace count. While not actually bike related, I have been trying to find someone at work to fight or wrestle with for the last 7 years; no one has taken me up on my offer. |
Wow, some of the crap you guys go through sounds horrendous. Where I work no one comments on the reflectors on my bike or the hi-vis gear I wear. It is all about how dangerous they think cycling is. I am warned by multiple co-workers every day against riding to work. They are especially vocal if I ride after dark. What amazes me is that one of them went off on me about how dangerous cycling to work was after dark and then described how they ride their road bike on blind corners while listening to headphones. (But its ok because they are riding in daylight)...
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Wow. What other kinds of harassment are 10% women going through?
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I am a bit surprised at their lack of maturity, and Management allows it to happen. I guess they have not been to any HR Training that is mandated due to lawsuits and payouts for stupidity. I would still wear the shorts, why should you have to change your shorts or take your jersey off to suit them, when they are the ones in the wrong? I would keep wearing what I had been. If it bothers you time to take it up with HR. HR has no choice but to act. You said the office was 90% male, and I would guess the other 10% are females. Not that it matters, but they can complain as 3rd party, and claim injury due to their behavior. I guess I work in a great environment, no one says anything about what I wear, nor do they say anything other than how was my ride.
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Originally Posted by CliftonGK1
(Post 12530717)
Exactly. I work in an office with 11 guys. The kinda guys who'll walk into your cube, not say a word, rip a huge fart and then walk off laughing like they discovered the greatest joke ever.
Not a one of them has ever made fun of my outfits or bicycle outside of the good-natured "well, no one's gonna miss seeing you!" (and my new bike is mostly pink) :) |
So Sad, I work in a middle school and the kids think its awesome that I GET to ride my bike everyday, even in the snow. With the weather getting nicer I am getting texts from kids asking if they can leave their very expensive bikes in my office with mine. And when the email about bike to work week was sent out our leader made the comment that I do this daily surely everyone could try for a week. I also get to work before most of the staff, ride right up to my office door and roll the bike in, change and then head to my classroom. But I also have pink hair and ocassionally wear torn jeans, Doc Martins and t shirts with punk rock bands on them so I am not normal in most eyes anyway. :) But hear this, someone pinches my ass and calls me gay...They will be facing the firing squad as in your fired! Thats just plain wrong, can you say sexual battery and intimidation and harrassment?
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Originally Posted by green427
(Post 12529667)
About 8 years ago I commuted to work 2 times a week. The first few weeks were horrendous. I have to walk through the building to get to my office, and it is a gauntlet of people hooting & hollering, laughing, and pinching my ass because I am wearing what they call "gay pants" and a hi-viz shirt/jacket. I am a very patient man, but I have my limits. Yeah, I tell them to go screw themselves, etc, but the constant snickering can make my blood boil.
When I ride my motorcycles to work, it is the same thing, all making fun of my safety gear. All think I am a wuss for wearing helmets on all rides. No one seems to understand why anyone would need to wear a bicycle helmet. My plan is to commute, try to ignore the insults, and lose about 20 lbs in the next 6 months. If that happens, I probably will rub it in the morons' faces. Any stories of co-workers hounding you when you arrive or leave the office? It looks like it might be your wardrobe more than anything else. Change it and see what happens. |
I can't imagine that kind of behavior. Most people at work either ask me how my ride was, or if they see me leaving they say the usual "have a good ride" or something like that. Once a girl said I look like a Ninja Turtle. Then she promptly apologized on IM - which I told her wasn't necessary, that I thought it was funny. Hell, I know I look kinda funny, but I'd rather look funny than look dead.
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I used to get a little good natured light ribbing from the co-workers with whom I'm on friendliest terms, and I know that in reality they're supportive of my bike commuting. Anyone that mocks me with 'gay' jibes and pinches my rear will be off to the medical center for stitches once they're conscious again. That s##t is assault as far as I'm concerned, and it will result in a smack in the mouth.
One time I was clipped by a car on the way in to work, nothing serious - the bike was OK, but the road rash on the knee was a real bleeder. I casually walked in with blood running down my leg and my white sock was soaked red. Everyone was freaking out and wanting to call me an ambulance, I just said 'so I got hit by a car... meh, no big deal' and got on with my shower and day's work like nothing happened. After that I had a reputation of being a bulletproof crazy-hard mofo. :D |
My colleagues think it's pretty awesome how far I commute (~22km each way) through Shanghai traffic without being killed or maimed ;).
Two of the other Western guys in my office come in by bike as well, so we often talk about it. :) |
I get in early, usually around 5:45, and there is still a large group already in. I wear MTB shorts, because I like them, but in the winter, I have insulated long biking pants, which adhere to me. I also wear a high vis shirt or jacket, depending on the weather, and that is for safety, since I ride in the dark most of the year. In the afternoon, I need the high-vis for traffic, which is arrogant and fast. If anyone has anything to say, they are not saying it to my face. I usually chat with the guards, and the friendly ones ask about my distance and some even ride bikes around the buildings, so we all have bike stories. I walk through the lenghth of the building as if I am Atila the Hun, and there are no comments.
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I'd just ignor it and just joke back with them. Ass-pinching, unless it's a girl, is where I draw the line. For the most part my co-workers don't give me a hard time because I do own a nice truck :).
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Originally Posted by achoo
(Post 12529865)
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If some guy pinched my ass he'd only do it once cause I'd break his efing fingers.
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Sounds like you need a new workplace.
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