Being seen by your colleagues while wearing a swimsuit

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I have a work conference coming up that's at a resort area, and we'll all be lounging about by the beach in our spare time. Part of me finds this a little weird, but part of me also thinks it's awesome in a way, because I'm all for people having fun and not giving a shit about how they look. Disclaimer: I'm as happy as one can be about my own appearance in a swimsuit and I think my comfortableness-level would be much different if I didn't like my body.

Conferences on the beach: Unnecessary sexualizing a work atmosphere or unnecessary working in a sexy atmosphere?

― teeny (teeny), Monday, 10 February 2003 19:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Colleagues in swimsuits are only classic if it is NOT at the beach or a water park. Like, if Jim shows up on casual day wearing flip-flops and a thong.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 10 February 2003 19:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I we should do all we can to sexy up workplaces.

(Really, I don't but just wanted to use 'sexy up' in a sentence)

― Oops (Oops), Monday, 10 February 2003 19:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh God, I would hate this. I'd probably stay dressed in my everyday clothes and get accussed of being some sort of killjoy goth. Or spend my spare time going for long soulful walks to find the local record shops to avoid the beach. I'm not a beach person, I like rocks and the sea, but sunshine and sand don't do much for me.

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 10 February 2003 19:09 (twenty-two years ago)

though, I'd probably feel comfortable in cut-off jeans, t-shirt and Haiwaian shirt - I call this my ship-wrecked look, it requires stubble and messy hair. I reckon having a metal detector would be fun.

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 10 February 2003 19:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I think we should do all we can to lez up workplaces.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Monday, 10 February 2003 19:25 (twenty-two years ago)

MORE OFFICE LEZZING UP NOW!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 10 February 2003 19:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh dud, dud, dud. I missed out on a free work trip the year before last because I couldn't face the thought of wearing a bikini in front of several goergeous colleagues.

Various members of staff were going out at different points of the summer. As it was, technically, a working trip we were allowed to pick who we were going with to add a fun element.

A group of female colleagues were all 'Oh Anna, you've got to come with us, we can make it a proper girls trip.' I would have loved to have gone anywhere with a cold or temperate climate with them, they're all lovely people. However they're all built with roughly the same dimensions as Britney Spears. And tan really easily.

My figure's okay (in normal woman world), but my skin will always and forever remain the same colour as skimmed milk. The trip was to Ibiza, not known as a place that celebrates quirky individualism. There was no God damn way I was standing around in a bikini over there, next to them. The thought just made me want to cry. I can't remember how I got out of it without hurt feelings in the end (they woud have been very upset I didn't want to go with them). I think I confessed how I was feeling to either editor or features editor who sneakily moved my deadlines to slap in the middle of the planned dates.

― Anna (Anna), Monday, 10 February 2003 19:30 (twenty-two years ago)

God Anna, I can't believe you of all people are insecure about your appearance! That's criminal!

Anyway, classic. When someone suggested a social club at my place of work, I was suggesting swimming pools and things, to the point that when there was a pool (cue and balls game) organised I still suggested that we should play in swimming costumes. No one took me up on it, tragically.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 10 February 2003 20:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm perfectly willing to go to my office in a bikini. If they take me to a water park or something, it's just a bonus.

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 10 February 2003 20:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't have any colleagues whom I want to see me.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 10 February 2003 20:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't mind this as long as there is a purpose other than parading around half naked. Being in yr underwear because you are cold and wet and can't wait to get into warm dry clothes is sensible, similarly if you are hot and sweaty and want a swim. I would hate to have to do this whilst discussing the upcoming business plan or whatever.

Work is considering buying me a metal detector: I love my job

― isadora (isadora), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 05:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Anyone who has seen me without a shirt on is no longer a "colleague." Maybe a co-conspirator.

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 06:26 (twenty-two years ago)

work.... beach....

two things that should never be brought together. in fact, beaches are shit anyway. so is work.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 12:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Okay but here's my question: a lot of people are terrified that their colleagues will think poorly of them because they will be less Barbie/Ken-esque than them in a swimsuit situation. BUT: how many people here have EVER EVER thought poorly of, say, a colleague because that colleague was less Barbie/Ken-esque than them in a swimsuit situation? Is this something that any of us DO in the real world? Answer anonymously if you want.

― Douglas (Douglas), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 12:21 (twenty-two years ago)

i don't even own a swimsuit, yo.
plus, real world sucks, take me away from it.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 12:25 (twenty-two years ago)

I hope the situation will never arrive. I work with civil servants, you know!

My suggestion to all the ladies is: SOD THE BIKINI, find a grebt 50s style COVERS ALL swimsuit. This is the ONLY WAY I wd ever wear a swimsuit and even then that is pretty unlikely.

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 12:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Hell, my colleagues have seen me blind drunk, they might as well see me half naked too.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 12:47 (twenty-two years ago)

(I can say that easily because the situation is very unlikely to arise.)

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 12:47 (twenty-two years ago)

You work by a beach though Archel!

― Graham (graham), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 14:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I would never ever never uhuh NO WAY ever let anyone in my office see more skin than they do with the office dress code. And I don't want to see their skin either. Blech! I'm not against naked people, just naked workmates.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I've already seen at least 3 of my current coworkers naked so putting on bathing suits would actually be an improvement on that situation.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 05:12 (twenty-two years ago)

That's a pretty casual Friday you've got going in your office, Ally.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 05:14 (twenty-two years ago)

That was actually Thursday. you don't want to know about Friday.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 05:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd ask about internships, but my party ball would definitely be an Office Don't. (And don't even ASK about my dumps.)

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 06:20 (twenty-two years ago)

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Being seen by your colleagues while wearing a swimsuit - classic or dud?