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Within the last week or so at Job #2, some of the girls have been harassed by older male guests roaming in groups of three or four. ( Cut for potential triggers )
I didn't think this would happen to me. I realize this is very naive of me, because sex crimes can happen to all women, all shapes, sizes, and degrees of attractiveness. For the life of me, I can't think WHY I would assume that I was safe. Perhaps my self-confidence and personality have drawn me into a false sense of security. But lo and behold! The other day, I'm minding my own business, sweeping as I wait for customers (the position I have at Job #2 involves me doing very artistic, awesome things for guests), when behind me, I hear a guy say to me, "Nice pair of legs."
I look up. I glare. It's an older man. Either he didn't like what he saw (my appearance) or he didn't like what he saw (my expression), because he quickly back-pedaled and said, "I meant my legs."
My response was a very icy, "I would hope so," before I went back to sweeping, keeping one eye on him to make sure he didn't do anything funny.
The experience left me creeped out, and for the rest of the day, I kept a look out for this guy and his group. However, I'm happy that I was able to stand up and respond in a way that discouraged him and told him that there was no way in hell I'd let him get away with objectifying me, even only slightly. In all fairness, I should have called unwanted attention to him just has he had tried to apply unwanted attention to me. I should have yelled, "Stranger Danger!"
Guys like this attending family places like Job #2 and harassing the female staff? It's not cool.
I didn't think this would happen to me. I realize this is very naive of me, because sex crimes can happen to all women, all shapes, sizes, and degrees of attractiveness. For the life of me, I can't think WHY I would assume that I was safe. Perhaps my self-confidence and personality have drawn me into a false sense of security. But lo and behold! The other day, I'm minding my own business, sweeping as I wait for customers (the position I have at Job #2 involves me doing very artistic, awesome things for guests), when behind me, I hear a guy say to me, "Nice pair of legs."
I look up. I glare. It's an older man. Either he didn't like what he saw (my appearance) or he didn't like what he saw (my expression), because he quickly back-pedaled and said, "I meant my legs."
My response was a very icy, "I would hope so," before I went back to sweeping, keeping one eye on him to make sure he didn't do anything funny.
The experience left me creeped out, and for the rest of the day, I kept a look out for this guy and his group. However, I'm happy that I was able to stand up and respond in a way that discouraged him and told him that there was no way in hell I'd let him get away with objectifying me, even only slightly. In all fairness, I should have called unwanted attention to him just has he had tried to apply unwanted attention to me. I should have yelled, "Stranger Danger!"
Guys like this attending family places like Job #2 and harassing the female staff? It's not cool.
