negative experience at work

**Magnus Sporrano** · 15th November 04, 07:42 PM

Well this kind of thing seems to be happening more often than I thought it would.

I'm handling respectful people with respect in kind.

I'm handling disrespectful people accordingly.

One lady today started out by laughing out loud at me as I was walking down the hall. I sent her off considering that women in pants are far more new and unusual than men in kilts and she was probably a bit disoriented by the very sudden turnabout in the predator/prey relationship.

I always try to be positive with people who are genuinely curious even if they may slip and say things like "skirt" without knowing. Can't blame them for not knowing about something they have never seen. But to ridicule someone for wearing clothes that are the proud icon of a whole culture, well... I'm finding that I prefer to deal with them by reversing the roles and taking charge, putting the aggressor on the defensive and have them wondering *** they were thinking in the first place by disrespecting a person like that. I've only been kilted a few weeks so I'll almost certainly have to fine tune that approach.

**Magnus Sporrano** · 15th November 04, 07:42 PM

Well this kind of thing seems to be happening more often than I thought it would.

I'm handling respectful people with respect in kind.

I'm handling disrespectful people accordingly.

One lady today started out by laughing out loud at me as I was walking down the hall. I sent her off considering that women in pants are far more new and unusual than men in kilts and she was probably a bit disoriented by the very sudden turnabout in the predator/prey relationship.

I always try to be positive with people who are genuinely curious even if they may slip and say things like "skirt" without knowing. Can't blame them for not knowing about something they have never seen. But to ridicule someone for wearing clothes that are the proud icon of a whole culture, well... I'm finding that I prefer to deal with them by reversing the roles and taking charge, putting the aggressor on the defensive and have them wondering *** they were thinking in the first place by disrespecting a person like that. I've only been kilted a few weeks so I'll almost certainly have to fine tune that approach.

**Magnus Sporrano** · 15th November 04, 07:42 PM

Well this kind of thing seems to be happening more often than I thought it would.

I'm handling respectful people with respect in kind.

I'm handling disrespectful people accordingly.

One lady today started out by laughing out loud at me as I was walking down the hall. I sent her off considering that women in pants are far more new and unusual than men in kilts and she was probably a bit disoriented by the very sudden turnabout in the predator/prey relationship.

I always try to be positive with people who are genuinely curious even if they may slip and say things like "skirt" without knowing. Can't blame them for not knowing about something they have never seen. But to ridicule someone for wearing clothes that are the proud icon of a whole culture, well... I'm finding that I prefer to deal with them by reversing the roles and taking charge, putting the aggressor on the defensive and have them wondering *** they were thinking in the first place by disrespecting a person like that. I've only been kilted a few weeks so I'll almost certainly have to fine tune that approach.

**Magnus Sporrano** · 15th November 04, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by Blu (Ontario)

People in groups tend to show a little more nerve. Do you ever see these guys individually around the work place? Or are they avoiding you now!

I work for a humongous company, a top three international pharma company. The site I work at has a whole campus full of buildings and employs hundreds if not thousands of people. Outside of my own little end of my own little building, I don't see many of the same people twice (that I know of). Haven't run into these guys again that I'm aware of. I've got a terrible memory for people so it's probably for the best. If I saw them again I'd probably not recognize them and I'm not so sure that's a bad thing.

**Magnus Sporrano** · 15th November 04, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by Blu (Ontario)

People in groups tend to show a little more nerve. Do you ever see these guys individually around the work place? Or are they avoiding you now!

I work for a humongous company, a top three international pharma company. The site I work at has a whole campus full of buildings and employs hundreds if not thousands of people. Outside of my own little end of my own little building, I don't see many of the same people twice (that I know of). Haven't run into these guys again that I'm aware of. I've got a terrible memory for people so it's probably for the best. If I saw them again I'd probably not recognize them and I'm not so sure that's a bad thing.

**Magnus Sporrano** · 15th November 04, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by Blu (Ontario)

People in groups tend to show a little more nerve. Do you ever see these guys individually around the work place? Or are they avoiding you now!

I work for a humongous company, a top three international pharma company. The site I work at has a whole campus full of buildings and employs hundreds if not thousands of people. Outside of my own little end of my own little building, I don't see many of the same people twice (that I know of). Haven't run into these guys again that I'm aware of. I've got a terrible memory for people so it's probably for the best. If I saw them again I'd probably not recognize them and I'm not so sure that's a bad thing.