In the last two (paid) jobs people knew I was a goth because some of them I knew from the Goth scene. Beyond that they didn’t have a clue, and that’s how I liked it. 😀
Most of my working life I’ve liked to keep work and friendship separate for the most part. It has worked out better that way. in my opinion. I don’t think that it works too well especially when you are a department manager and some of your minions look on you as a friend. When thins have been the other way round there is always the temptation to go down the route of ‘${boss} won’t say anything if I’m late with ${task}’.
I’m a godless northern liberal with a really black sense of humor. My coworkers (I work in a satellite office) are all from a rural area of virginia. You can imagine how tight a rein I keep on my tongue whenever I’m talking to someone from the main office.
I’m out of the closet, at work. Got shot-up targets on my corkboards, and my calendar every year is the Boris Vallejo Fantasy one. Not to mention telling people about my weekends…
Every time I go to a work thing that is summer casual, people flip out with “YOU have TATTOOS????” I’m like, “I wasn’t always a MIDDLE AGED white guy….”
I am also a middle-aged white guy, and I am still frequently amazed at how most people like to be boring. 🙂
I’m an F/SF fan, and during an office Hallowe’en party several years ago was the only one in my section to dress up (as a Herald from the Mercedes Lackey stories). Fortunately, several people from other sections also wore costumes.
OMG SO TRUE. I’m a conservative appearing middle aged male. You’d never guess that a couple of days ago I was rockin’ out at the KMFDM show, or that I have a closet full of, erm, “toys”. A couple of jobs ago, maybe ten years ago, I accidentally wore all-black to work once. Someone pointed it out. Then I did the stock “hand-staple-forehead” pose and told them I was expressing my “inner goth”. Because of my usual outward appearance, no one took me seriously. I didn’t know whether to be relieved, or disappointed. :-/
Well, they never did tell him what Alex’s real name was, did they? Besides which, after this many years on Earth, I really only want to know if you are a stand up kind of person, and really do not care about what you do forfun or whatever.
Exactly the reason why I don’t add coworkers (and student workers!) to my Facebook account. They do NOT need to see photos of my dominatrix Halloween costume.
I’m suddenly hearing the “thump, thumpthump thump,” music and the song “Everyday is Halloween” by Ministry in my head 🙂
The funny thing about scene names and real names is they don’t always get along. I have a friend who is legendary here in the LA club scene, at places like Bar Sinister and Bondage Ball, but he can’t stand being called by his scene name anymore. Which begs the question, why use a scene name to begin with if you hate it?
Except that now I work with people who I’ve met from AKon and such… so there are people who know me.
Weep for them, for it is a horrible fate. 😉
In the last two (paid) jobs people knew I was a goth because some of them I knew from the Goth scene. Beyond that they didn’t have a clue, and that’s how I liked it. 😀
Most of my working life I’ve liked to keep work and friendship separate for the most part. It has worked out better that way. in my opinion. I don’t think that it works too well especially when you are a department manager and some of your minions look on you as a friend. When thins have been the other way round there is always the temptation to go down the route of ‘${boss} won’t say anything if I’m late with ${task}’.
That comic sums up life. You can never judge someone by how they are at work.
The older I get, the more I think Sartre was really onto something with that Existentialism thing.
so true, we all wear different faces depending on where we are.
I’m a godless northern liberal with a really black sense of humor. My coworkers (I work in a satellite office) are all from a rural area of virginia. You can imagine how tight a rein I keep on my tongue whenever I’m talking to someone from the main office.
I’m out of the closet, at work. Got shot-up targets on my corkboards, and my calendar every year is the Boris Vallejo Fantasy one. Not to mention telling people about my weekends…
I’m a farm hand that likes martial arts and marksmanship, but have no money to buy ammo, and no one to spar with.
Every time I go to a work thing that is summer casual, people flip out with “YOU have TATTOOS????” I’m like, “I wasn’t always a MIDDLE AGED white guy….”
Heh every time I hear that I say, “What? No that’s a birth mark. It’s just a lucky coincidence that it looks like a tattoo.”
I am also a middle-aged white guy, and I am still frequently amazed at how most people like to be boring. 🙂
I’m an F/SF fan, and during an office Hallowe’en party several years ago was the only one in my section to dress up (as a Herald from the Mercedes Lackey stories). Fortunately, several people from other sections also wore costumes.
OMG SO TRUE. I’m a conservative appearing middle aged male. You’d never guess that a couple of days ago I was rockin’ out at the KMFDM show, or that I have a closet full of, erm, “toys”. A couple of jobs ago, maybe ten years ago, I accidentally wore all-black to work once. Someone pointed it out. Then I did the stock “hand-staple-forehead” pose and told them I was expressing my “inner goth”. Because of my usual outward appearance, no one took me seriously. I didn’t know whether to be relieved, or disappointed. :-/
Well, they never did tell him what Alex’s real name was, did they? Besides which, after this many years on Earth, I really only want to know if you are a stand up kind of person, and really do not care about what you do forfun or whatever.
Exactly the reason why I don’t add coworkers (and student workers!) to my Facebook account. They do NOT need to see photos of my dominatrix Halloween costume.
so my facebook page is… 🙂
I lol’d at “tracts of land”. A lot.
I’m suddenly hearing the “thump, thumpthump thump,” music and the song “Everyday is Halloween” by Ministry in my head 🙂
The funny thing about scene names and real names is they don’t always get along. I have a friend who is legendary here in the LA club scene, at places like Bar Sinister and Bondage Ball, but he can’t stand being called by his scene name anymore. Which begs the question, why use a scene name to begin with if you hate it?
Wow. Old Ministry!
Maybe Mick should try asking people if they know “Lana Sand-something” instead.
403 & 404 errors on the 3/25 strip, both Chrome & IE>
Thanks. I dunnno why it failed to generate the permalink URL, but a reupload fixed it. Weird.
Tracts of land… 🙂
TRANSFORMERS! Duh-da-DUNN! More than MEETS the EEYEEEEEEE…