how many of you have told your coworkers?

[pbpersson]

I am thinking of telling my coworkers of my kilt wearing because it might be better than just running into someone at the mall and shocking them....or is it?

Perhaps if I never mention it they will never know?

Thus far when I have told friends about this they were so shocked they didn't know what to say.

People generally just don't know how to handle this - you would think I was breaking the law or something the way they act.

So, I don't know if I want to rock the boat....but they are bound to find out sometime, aren't they? Then again....maybe they never need to know? :confused:

Is it better to lead a double life? Oh...and I'm not Scottish, these are Utilikilts.


Phil in Phoenix

[Orionsfall]

I have told only those co-workers who I speak to socially. And the response has been an overwhelming call for me to wear it to work. Maybe someday I will get up the courage!

[Kilted KT]

Everyone I know knows about my kilts, and my website. Most of them know about Xmarks as well.

I would not be shy about letting people know. No reason to keep it a secret.

[SouthernScot]

I didn't tell my coworkers.......... I just showed up at a work picnic in my kilt. It was a huge hit with everyone, especially the ladies!

Scot

[cessna152towser]

No need to lead a double life. Nothing to be ashamed of in wearing a kilt. On the contrary its something to be proud of. I wear a kilt to work as often as I wear trousers. There are pictures of me wearing kilts on my website.

[Southern Breeze]

I wear the kilt almost daily at work. All my co-workers know about it, no secrets or double life for me.

[NewKilt]

No need to lead a double life. Nothing to be ashamed of in wearing a kilt. On the contrary its something to be proud of. I wear a kilt to work as often as I wear trousers. There are pictures of me wearing kilts on my website.

Exactly. I no longer work because of my disabilities, but I sent pictures to people where I had worked. I also e-mailed them the article that our local paper (a circulation of 28,000) did about me wearing kilts. I got very positive feedback from everyone, including several of the women commenting that I had good looking legs . Don't "hide" wear them with "pride."

Thus far when I have told friends about this they were so shocked they didn't know what to say.

People generally just don't know how to handle this - you would think I was breaking the law or something the way they act.

I don't understand why you are getting this kind of reaction from everyone - it's not typical that everyone would react this way. However it's their problem, not yours.

Darrell

[StoneCold]

I've shown up at work in everything from a bathrobe and flipflops (got home late at night from a Mariners game in Seattle and only had about three hours sleep) to mismatched Hawaiian shirt and shorts (which I sometimes blame on my wife and sometimes blame on getting dressed in the dark). The bottom line is nobody is terribly shocked about what I wear.

So the day came a couple of years ago when I got my first kilt. I was wondering about how it would go over but didn't lose sleep over it. The first comment I got was "Striha isn't Scottish, is it?" It's actually Slovakian, but I assured them that one need not be Scottish to wear a kilt. That said, my mom's side of the family has Scottish heritage and comes from a predominantly Scots-settled area of eastern Ontario. My own father about had an aneurysm when he first saw me wearing it. Now he just shakes his head and grins. My mom thinks it's great, as do my wife and kids.

I ended up wearing a kilt to our staff Christmas party that year. Our mayor just loved it! Getting his endorsement in front of a bunch of managers who might not be as wild about the idea rendered their thoughts less relevant.

Some of the guys bug me about it. Some of the guys tell me they wish they had the cajones to wear something like it. The ladies - almost universally - love it. All of which is really irrelevant. I do it because I like to do it and will continue to do it. If somebody doesn't like it, it matters not a whit to me.

[Rusty]

I work in an office where women outnumber the men three to one. The ladies are far more receptive to the idea of my wearing a kilt and have only made positive comments. The only negative remarks have come from my boss, which we won't go into as they have already been mentioned on an earlier thread.

So, don't worry about what others think. If they're not paying your bills then they don't get to choose your wardrobe

[O'Neille]

I wore my black poly/cotton to the office with Nike running sandals and a T-shirt today. I just had one patient today and she sees me all the time in kilts at her shop. Everyone at my office knows I wear only not usually at work. If you're thinking about where and when you can wear kilts..... you may not be as comfortable as you think. O'Neille