One of my summer jobs
One of my summer jobs required an outdoor team building exercise where the gentlemen were asked to carry the women on their backs through an obstacle course that was actually a toddler’s playground. Let me set the scene for you: I’m feeling shy about being in a new place with new people—this is bad enough—but now I am asking a man who I barely know to hold my weight on their back. I feel like I’m stepping on a scale, relying on male politeness not to bring up the Chipotle burrito I ate on the way here. Are you sure you can really hold me on your back while blindfolded? We can laugh about it today, but the trust as friends took time and awkward first experiences.
One of my summer jobs required an outdoor team building exercise where the gentlemen were asked to carry the women on their backs through an obstacle course that was actually a toddler’s playground.
One of my summer jobs required an outdoor team building exercise where the gentlemen were asked to carry the women on their backs through an obstacle course that was actually a toddler’s playground. Let me set the scene for you: I’m feeling shy about being in a new place with new people—this is bad enough—but now I am asking a man who I barely know to hold my weight on their back. I feel like I’m stepping on a scale, relying on male politeness not to bring up the Chipotle burrito I ate on the way here. Are you sure you can really hold me on your back while blindfolded? We can laugh about it today, but the trust as friends took time and awkward first experiences.