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I just needed a place to vent and this thread seemed right because I fucking hate the way men can ruin everything so casually.
Well, it finally happened: a manager asked me out on a date.
In any case he went from a manager to “some dude I need to avoid” in less than a day. Fuck my life and I don’t care if this is the wrong thread and fuck men I don’t need their comments.
Well, it finally happened: a manager asked me out on a date.
I work for a large organization with multiple locations. My location is staffed by all women and it’s great. We look out for one another, share food, decorate, you know, the stuff women do to make themselves and others more comfortable.
Another location nearby just got a new manager. I actually just switched over from that location a few months ago and this man would have been my direct supervisor had I stayed. There has always been the possibility that I would return.
I met him last night for the first time at the company holiday party (I was not drinking, and neither was he tbh). I talked to him a bit to get to know him because I am an actually a very friendly person and I was being welcoming and nice.
He leaves and then a short while later I get a text message. He must have gotten my number off of the company roster, which we all have access to, but you have to make an effort to look it up. I did not give him my card. He texts me with “nice to meet you let me know if you need help.” This would be polite enough had I given him my number, but I did not. I’m giving it the benefit of the doubt when he texts me an hour later to ask me out to dinner.
I didn’t respond right away and then he starts the follow up “I didn’t mean to creep you out” and “I didn’t ask if you had a boyfriend sorry”
LIKE ME HAVING A BOYFRIEND IS WHAT MAKES IT CREEPY AND WRONG. NO. IT IS CREEPY AND WRONG REGARDLESS OF MY RELATIONSHIP STATUS.
This man is one quick restructuring decision away from being my direct supervisor and that is not an unlikely event.
He was texting me after 10pm last night. I didn’t respond. He texted again about a half hour ago, which got me upset and led me here. What the fuck am I supposed to do?
Yes we have HR and processes and this stuff has happened before in the company but I don’t want to make waves and appear difficult. I do not mean to PL but some people have let words slip and apparently I am “famous” within the company for my looks so I worry that people will think I will inevitably have this issue again and so then where could you safely put me that no men are going to creep on me?
I told my direct manager, she asked me what I wanted to do about it. When I first told her this morning, I thought it would be best to just tell her about it and make sure to properly document the text messages. I thought maybe I had let him down easy (“well I just went through a rough breakup and I’m still working through that” bullshit that is kinda true, but also really just your basic rejection model that is meant to keep yourself alive first and foremost, because this is what I’m used to, but I realize now this situation is different than usual) and that he’d take the hint and leave it alone, but he did not.
It has not been 24 hours since we first met and I’m already about to cry because I’m stressed out about my job now.
I wear a suit every day and I cover up ALL of my skin except my neck, face, and hands. I rarely wear makeup, and when I do it’s just tinted moisturizer, mascara, tinted lip balm. I keep my nails trim and manicured with sheer nude polish just to be professional and clean. I do not do anything to draw attention to my looks. My mom once accused me of trying to look ugly at work.
I feel like I’m overreacting to my own face right now like why can’t I stop getting myself in trouble? Will I ever be free of this? Do I have to just take a knife to my face and permanently disfigure myself just to be able to do my job without worrying about rejecting a man’s romantic advances?
Sorry, ladies. This is my first time dealing with this. I was self employed for the ten years before working here, and I had female management and colleagues in previous jobs. I don’t know what the right thing to do is.
Another location nearby just got a new manager. I actually just switched over from that location a few months ago and this man would have been my direct supervisor had I stayed. There has always been the possibility that I would return.
I met him last night for the first time at the company holiday party (I was not drinking, and neither was he tbh). I talked to him a bit to get to know him because I am an actually a very friendly person and I was being welcoming and nice.
He leaves and then a short while later I get a text message. He must have gotten my number off of the company roster, which we all have access to, but you have to make an effort to look it up. I did not give him my card. He texts me with “nice to meet you let me know if you need help.” This would be polite enough had I given him my number, but I did not. I’m giving it the benefit of the doubt when he texts me an hour later to ask me out to dinner.
I didn’t respond right away and then he starts the follow up “I didn’t mean to creep you out” and “I didn’t ask if you had a boyfriend sorry”
LIKE ME HAVING A BOYFRIEND IS WHAT MAKES IT CREEPY AND WRONG. NO. IT IS CREEPY AND WRONG REGARDLESS OF MY RELATIONSHIP STATUS.
This man is one quick restructuring decision away from being my direct supervisor and that is not an unlikely event.
He was texting me after 10pm last night. I didn’t respond. He texted again about a half hour ago, which got me upset and led me here. What the fuck am I supposed to do?
Yes we have HR and processes and this stuff has happened before in the company but I don’t want to make waves and appear difficult. I do not mean to PL but some people have let words slip and apparently I am “famous” within the company for my looks so I worry that people will think I will inevitably have this issue again and so then where could you safely put me that no men are going to creep on me?
I told my direct manager, she asked me what I wanted to do about it. When I first told her this morning, I thought it would be best to just tell her about it and make sure to properly document the text messages. I thought maybe I had let him down easy (“well I just went through a rough breakup and I’m still working through that” bullshit that is kinda true, but also really just your basic rejection model that is meant to keep yourself alive first and foremost, because this is what I’m used to, but I realize now this situation is different than usual) and that he’d take the hint and leave it alone, but he did not.
It has not been 24 hours since we first met and I’m already about to cry because I’m stressed out about my job now.
I wear a suit every day and I cover up ALL of my skin except my neck, face, and hands. I rarely wear makeup, and when I do it’s just tinted moisturizer, mascara, tinted lip balm. I keep my nails trim and manicured with sheer nude polish just to be professional and clean. I do not do anything to draw attention to my looks. My mom once accused me of trying to look ugly at work.
I feel like I’m overreacting to my own face right now like why can’t I stop getting myself in trouble? Will I ever be free of this? Do I have to just take a knife to my face and permanently disfigure myself just to be able to do my job without worrying about rejecting a man’s romantic advances?
Sorry, ladies. This is my first time dealing with this. I was self employed for the ten years before working here, and I had female management and colleagues in previous jobs. I don’t know what the right thing to do is.
In any case he went from a manager to “some dude I need to avoid” in less than a day. Fuck my life and I don’t care if this is the wrong thread and fuck men I don’t need their comments.