That is Nice to Know

One of my coworkers told me the nicest thing today.  He was on a job site, and I generally handle his schedule (assessments, bids, jobs, etc.) plus do the ordering for him and the various projects he has set up.  He called today to check in and give me an update and while he was on the phone, he told me that he just relaxes when I'm in the office.  He said he feels like everything will be OK if I am the one answering the phone.

That's nice. I am not sure what it really means, but I 'm taking it as a compliment. 

Our two cubes sit next to each other and usually when he is talking schmack in the office it is under his breath just loud enough to entertain me.  And that I enjoy immensely.

For whatever reason, I do enjoy working with men, and the ladies I work with as not a problem--but there is always an added layer of drama with women.  It doesn't matter what kind of work I have done in my life--women just bring the drama levels up.

So at my office now, I primarily work with men, but there are a couple of ladies that are there too.  We all get along well enough.  But the gus are easier to deal with.

Plus, when they say nice things, I can appreciate that even more.

I'll Take That As A Compliment

Earlier this week, something happened at work and one of the guys--frustrated at what had happened--made a comment about one of our fellow co-workers.  In an effort to offer comic relief to the pressurized situation, I chuckled and said "I wonder what you guys say about me after I go home."

Another co-worker piped in and said, "Oh, you are like one of the guys! We don't have anything bad to say about you."  Then, hearing himself, he tried to back-pedal and apologize (for making it sound like I was less feminine or whatever he was worried it sounded like).  I laughed and told him that I was comfortable with that classification. 

As a girl growing up, I was always more comfortable with my guy friends.  They carried less baggage and there was certainly less drama than the girl friends had.  I wasn't ever a girly girl either, so that was another "one of the guys" justifications.

I was genuinely complimented by his comment.  I have been there nearly a year, and feel very comfortable at work--where I generally am the only woman 80% of the time.  That is just fine with me.

There are certainly worse things he could have said about me.  I'll take that one.