STORMPUNCH t1_iqw0fv3 wrote on October 3, 2022 at 2:45 PM

Yep. I don't know what department you're in, but I left the state largely because of sexist and homophobic attitudes in the workplace. The state definitely has a lot of "traditional" mindsets still kicking around. Wish I could give advice beyond just leave, but that's what I did.

Remerez OP t1_iqw0tbn wrote on October 3, 2022 at 2:48 PM

The Homophobia is real! I went to work last week with painted nails, and the comments I got for being a male with black nail polish were insane! Things from people assuming my sexual orientation to people just outright ignoring and ghosting. and the worst part is when its a whole year of probation they can easily find something they don't like to make your probation not go through.

You are 10000% right.

STORMPUNCH t1_iqw4p71 wrote on October 3, 2022 at 3:15 PM

Yeah, I'm super duper straight passing, but even little things like gasp wearing multiple colors were cause for concern from my coworkers. My manager used painted nails in her reasoning for not hiring a guy that we interviewed. Also like someone upthread said about vsp, just TONS of normalized harassment.