Comments on: Being Out at Work http://features.outinamerica.com/2009/10/15/being-out-at-work/ Featured Content from OiA! Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pace Smith http://features.outinamerica.com/2009/10/15/being-out-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-780 Pace Smith Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:36:53 +0000 http://features.outinamerica.com/?p=4135#comment-780 Yeah. It's a shame that those things still happen, and we're doing what we can to make it better. It's frustrating that one of the things that would help make it better (more people being more out) is one of the things that's often difficult. Yeah. It’s a shame that those things still happen, and we’re doing what we can to make it better.

It’s frustrating that one of the things that would help make it better (more people being more out) is one of the things that’s often difficult.

]]> By: WastedYouth http://features.outinamerica.com/2009/10/15/being-out-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-778 WastedYouth Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:54:41 +0000 http://features.outinamerica.com/?p=4135#comment-778 I was working at a factory about a year ago and tried to play it down like most would when working in a factory setting with quite a few, no other way to put it, redneck/homophobic people, but wound up being outed and within a week was consequently fired. When I tried to fight the termination I was told they needed no reason to fire me as per my hiring agreement. Some of us have to stay closeted at work whether we like it or not. I was working at a factory about a year ago and tried to play it down like most would when working in a factory setting with quite a few, no other way to put it, redneck/homophobic people, but wound up being outed and within a week was consequently fired. When I tried to fight the termination I was told they needed no reason to fire me as per my hiring agreement. Some of us have to stay closeted at work whether we like it or not.

]]> By: Cadillackid http://features.outinamerica.com/2009/10/15/being-out-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-748 Cadillackid Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:23:49 +0000 http://features.outinamerica.com/?p=4135#comment-748 I personally think that many are not out at work because they wish not to mix social and professional Lives.. many years ago work found out about me and its been a NON issue ever since.. nothing changed either way.. I really noticed no difference in my work days other than I no longer had to watch whether I used a he or she in a sentence or had to disguise where I hung out the weekend... I dont believe coming out at work is for everyone.. really its not for me but it happened (running into friends of co workers out and they talked).. I also think everyone has a different size monkeyspere.. really I dont have 150 people that I talk to or associate with on a regular basis.. and to have that many would overwhelm me.... so I say omnly come out where, how, and when YOU are comfortable with, not how the world or the rest of the gay community think you should... I personally think that many are not out at work because they wish not to mix social and professional Lives..

many years ago work found out about me and its been a NON issue ever since.. nothing changed either way..

I really noticed no difference in my work days other than I no longer had to watch whether I used a he or she in a sentence or had to disguise where I hung out the weekend…

I dont believe coming out at work is for everyone.. really its not for me but it happened (running into friends of co workers out and they talked)..

I also think everyone has a different size monkeyspere.. really I dont have 150 people that I talk to or associate with on a regular basis.. and to have that many would overwhelm me….

so I say omnly come out where, how, and when YOU are comfortable with, not how the world or the rest of the gay community think you should…

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