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“Yesterday, I was in the building where I work. It was a day that we are technically closed, but I like to work those days because it is quiet and I can get things done. It was early morning, I had the lights off and door locked, but a man came to the door looking for my male colleague. I tried to keep the man outside, but he sort of forced the door open and came inside, making a comment about it being hot outside and needing to view the space (the space is partly a gallery and this man was going to be showing his work there). He continued asking me questions when I reiterated that my colleague wasn’t in yet but would be by X time so he could come back then. He finally said okay and turned to leave. As he was opening the door, he turned to me and said, ‘You know, you are gorgeous!’ I couldn’t even register it as a ‘compliment’ because I immediately went into terrified flight or fight mode.”
“I managed to say thank you and thank god he left. But in my mind I thought, what if he turned back and tried to tackle me? He knew my colleague wasn’t coming back until a certain time (because I stupidly told him so) so what could have stopped him from hurting me?
I have had multiple men come to the door when I am working during closed hours and it’s just so annoying because I love working during those times, but it’s starting to feel dangerous. The door has a window in it and is right next to a huge window. It has curtains and the door window has a big sticker, but you can still very much see inside and it is clear that I am there even when the lights are off. So I’m starting to feel like I need to stop working during those times alone, which sucks.”
—dinocat923
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/meganeliscomb/oblivious-men-flipped
