Locked Out
When I got to work yesterday I discovered that I was locked out of my office. I'd just like to repeat that last part: my office. That's right. I have my own office with a desk and a computer and a phone and stuff. It's great! I wish I had a window other than the one which looks out into the hallway, but you can't have it all, eh?
Work has been going incredibly well. The guys are really nice and we've had a good time getting to know each other. Yesterday was the first time I really got to know any of the guys. One guy was helping me set something up on my machine and we were just joking around, and stuff. I had just finished up some training (sexual harassment, etc) when he related a funny story. Apparently, someone at his last job had given him a promotional pen that had "Viagra" written on the side. Our boss told him explicitly that he had to get rid of it before I started working. They were worried about a potential sexual harassment issue coming up. Funny stuff. By the same token -- I have to wonder how frequently this is going to happen in my professional career. I mean, this is the first time I've been in a work environment where I am the only girl on the team. Even in my courses there is usually at least one other girl in the class. At any rate, I don't think that this is going to be an isolated case, so I might as well get used to it. Funny thing is, though, I'd rather they just treat me as one of the guys, rather than worry about coddling me because I am a woman.
Oh, a note about the team -- mostly, we're a fairly young bunch, with a few exceptions. It's pretty cool to work with people around my age, rather than being the baby of the group. I'm liking it a lot so far. Also, I think I may be the only unmarried full-time person in the group (as far as I can tell -- ring-check, etc). We have one intern, and he is unmarried, but that's about it. So, no fishing off the company dock here. Which, let's face it, is a good thing.
Work has been going incredibly well. The guys are really nice and we've had a good time getting to know each other. Yesterday was the first time I really got to know any of the guys. One guy was helping me set something up on my machine and we were just joking around, and stuff. I had just finished up some training (sexual harassment, etc) when he related a funny story. Apparently, someone at his last job had given him a promotional pen that had "Viagra" written on the side. Our boss told him explicitly that he had to get rid of it before I started working. They were worried about a potential sexual harassment issue coming up. Funny stuff. By the same token -- I have to wonder how frequently this is going to happen in my professional career. I mean, this is the first time I've been in a work environment where I am the only girl on the team. Even in my courses there is usually at least one other girl in the class. At any rate, I don't think that this is going to be an isolated case, so I might as well get used to it. Funny thing is, though, I'd rather they just treat me as one of the guys, rather than worry about coddling me because I am a woman.
Oh, a note about the team -- mostly, we're a fairly young bunch, with a few exceptions. It's pretty cool to work with people around my age, rather than being the baby of the group. I'm liking it a lot so far. Also, I think I may be the only unmarried full-time person in the group (as far as I can tell -- ring-check, etc). We have one intern, and he is unmarried, but that's about it. So, no fishing off the company dock here. Which, let's face it, is a good thing.
posted by granola girl at 12:20 pm
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