Last week I started working again, a summer job. I work at a grocery store, now for the third year in a row. Despite the fact that I sometimes need to get up at six o'clock in the morning, I love working there. There's great variation in the tasks I need to do, and the colleagues are fabulous.
Speaking of fabulous, my boss is a very funny guy. He only recently became store manager, because the one I worked for for the past two years got relocated to run his own store.
My boss is around 30 years old, pretty thin, with short brown hair. When looking closely, you can see that he is slightly balding, desperately trying to camouflage it by having very short hair. But, I need to say, he's still a good-looking guy.
From the moment I saw him, my gaydar went off. I wasn't sure of course, it was a bet with a confidence interval of 95%. I think his hand gestures gave him away. When he is telling a story, his hands exuberantely start moving, just like he is playing charades.
Yesterday I searched his name on Facebook, and I found his profile. My gut was right. I noticed that he was member of groups such as "Gay men... unite!!!", a coming out group, and this group.
His photos showed the stereotypical gay life. Lots of parties, lots of gay guys, with almost 50 % of the pictures containing at least one drag queen or transvestite. It was obvious that my boss is out and proud, not only due to the pictures, but because a lot of the colleagues were in his friend list as well.
I wonder if he knows about me too. I wonder if his gaydar goes off as well when I enter his line of sight. And I am curious if there is going to be gay talk, because chances are high that we'll have to work together in the store. I am now hesitant about whether or not I am going to bring it up. Would that be something I would regret afterwards? Or would it strengthen the bond? I guess we'll have to wait and see. Talking about it basically equals my coming out at work, and I'm not entirely sure about the whole work/private life separation.
Speaking of fabulous, my boss is a very funny guy. He only recently became store manager, because the one I worked for for the past two years got relocated to run his own store.
My boss is around 30 years old, pretty thin, with short brown hair. When looking closely, you can see that he is slightly balding, desperately trying to camouflage it by having very short hair. But, I need to say, he's still a good-looking guy.
From the moment I saw him, my gaydar went off. I wasn't sure of course, it was a bet with a confidence interval of 95%. I think his hand gestures gave him away. When he is telling a story, his hands exuberantely start moving, just like he is playing charades.
Yesterday I searched his name on Facebook, and I found his profile. My gut was right. I noticed that he was member of groups such as "Gay men... unite!!!", a coming out group, and this group.
His photos showed the stereotypical gay life. Lots of parties, lots of gay guys, with almost 50 % of the pictures containing at least one drag queen or transvestite. It was obvious that my boss is out and proud, not only due to the pictures, but because a lot of the colleagues were in his friend list as well.
I wonder if he knows about me too. I wonder if his gaydar goes off as well when I enter his line of sight. And I am curious if there is going to be gay talk, because chances are high that we'll have to work together in the store. I am now hesitant about whether or not I am going to bring it up. Would that be something I would regret afterwards? Or would it strengthen the bond? I guess we'll have to wait and see. Talking about it basically equals my coming out at work, and I'm not entirely sure about the whole work/private life separation.
x, L.
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