The whistling
The wise cracks
As I walk by
Not letting the men in the kitchens banter
Bother me
Them throwing things at me like lemons to get my attention
I was only 18 and already being harassed in my work place
Then I moved on to another job were it was mostly men
I received a dozen red roses and jewelry for just being kind to one of the men who was a little slow he was kind but, not my kind of guy
Went on a date with a dark and handsome 21 year old same age as I.
Then found out he was betting with others in the work place to see if he could get in my pants.
I was astonished and pissed off that this type of behavior was happening in the work place.
A few years passed and I was working somewhere else and I had gone to Vegas with some ladies I worked with and when I came back home apparently they showed pictures of us all and one of the surgeons made a remark and said, I didn’t know you were so hot
Then another few years passed and everything was fine I was well respected and taken serious until another jerk came along
I was in commission sells and one guy came along and cut right in front of me and started to take control so I walked away in discussed
Once he was done I told him you ever do that to me again I will kick his ass,
Then a year later I met the love of my life I became his wife and we share a child and then years later he told me he never wanted this life he just wanted fun.
Heart broken and devastated from this news
After years of therapy and focusing on myself things were going well
Then another jerk 24 years younger came at me and said, he had a crush on me wanted a fwb relationship with me. I turned him down of course went to superiors and hr and they blamed me for his reactions.
Work should be a safe place for us women not a meat market
We’re human beings not a piece of meat that is taunted by the opposite sex at work, online dating is just the same
It is a shame that nothing has changed
Even when you speak up for your self or others you still get called a psycho bitch
I know all men aren’t bad but it seems now days it’s hard to come by finding a good guy with genuine and kind intentions
About the Creator
Jennifer lindquist
I’ve always had a interest in poetry since I took a creative writing class in high school. Writing poetry is my safe place where I can either get positive or sometimes negative energy out by my writing of poetry.
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