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Pumping at work- Comments from Coworkers
So I work at a small company (less than 50 people) and all of the offices are glass with no blinds- except for one and it happens to be one of the owners of the company. My boss spoke with him about it and I go into his office 3x per day for about 15 minutes each to pump. Everyone knows what I'm going in there for, it's pretty unavoidable in a small company, ok, I can deal with that.
I walk out this afternoon with my bag and little freezer bag to a group of people standing outside the office. The owner (it's his office) says "All set? You're all done?" and I say "Coast is clear" and he responds with "When can we watch what happens in there?"
Ummm... what? Everyone kind of nervous laughed and I just walked away. I already feel like everyone is looking at my boobs when I walk out of there. Holy uncomfortable. Anyone else dealing with something like this?
I may DD later, TIA
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Re: Pumping at work- Comments from Coworkers
Wow.
Thankfully, I've avoid uncomfortable convos at work (just a few funny interactions between my boss and this other guy when they were trying to come up with a more suitable place for me than the bathroom...).
However, we were visiting DH's great aunt and uncle. For my own comfort, I went into the other room to nurse, and when I came back, the uncle asked DH if he gets the leftovers. Um.
So I definitely get you on the awkward comments. I think DH's uncle is a perv, but is it possible that the owner was just nervous/trying to make small talk? If it keeps happening/makes you uncomfortable, I think you should say something like, "that's really inappropriate" or "I don't appreciate that."
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UGH! Thats awful! I hate when I have to pump at my in laws or something and they say "how'd it go?" and see my bottle of milk and say something like "whoa thats a lot of milk from there"
eeww
NO comments please. Family is bad but holy awkward at work. I'm so sorry. Can you go to your car maybe?
That is seriously gross of that guy to say that to you. I get embarrassed about my nips being sucked into a tube in front of my own dh!! Pumping is just not a sexy thing!
Its such a private thing. You dont see people asking others how their big poop went when they exit the bathroom.
LOL. Excellent point.
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BFP #3 5/13/12 (Mother's Day!) | EDD 1/23/13 | Natural M/C 6/9/12 (blighted ovum discovered 6/7/12 at 7w1d)
"And to think when their little eyes opened, the first thing they saw was the face of Jesus."
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I think I just peed my pants!!! Maybe she should wait outside the bathroom next time he goes in and ask him that question!
lol too funny
I think the worst one I've gotten so far was "Did you go to the milk store?". Holy awkward.
Sorry, OP, some people just can't handle an awkward silence. I would freak if they were standing around outside the office as I finished. Weird.
DH was telling his parents that our pup sits on my lap or right beside me while I'm nursing, implying that he's protecting us, but FIL says "in case there's spillage?" Um, your talking about your DIL tits there dude. Not appropriate.
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Wow. Agreed. DH's step-dad hasn't met DD yet. I'm kind of glad that he wasn't able to come with MIL to visit because I'm sure he'd be inappropriate, too.
Cute about your dog, though!
BFP #2 12/20/11 | EDD 8/24/12 | Natural M/C 12/22/11
BFP #3 5/13/12 (Mother's Day!) | EDD 1/23/13 | Natural M/C 6/9/12 (blighted ovum discovered 6/7/12 at 7w1d)
"And to think when their little eyes opened, the first thing they saw was the face of Jesus."
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I pump in a supply closet in my classroom at an elementary school. While I was in there pumping one day over lunch, I hear the sounds of kids coming into my classroom. A substitute teacher brought a small group of kids into my room to take a spelling test. Here I am in the closet, my pump going uuh-cha uuh-cha uuh-cha, just waiting for one of the third graders to ask what's happening in the closet. Of course when I was done I just had to sit there until they left because I didn't want to have to explain why I was jumping out of the closet in the middle of their test! She felt bad about it, but my co-worker friends got a kick out of it.
This. Exactly. That's sexual harrassment.