By Miss_Whipped - 02/06/2014 17:01 - United States - Arlington

Today, I walked a student to an office on the other side of the school. I'm the kind of person who would rather make conversation than endure awkward silence, so I tried to talk to him. He just stared intently at my chest the whole time. FML
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Miss_Whipped 43

You're right, it was awkward with his head turned toward me the whole time. Working in the main office doesn't leave me a lot of room as to what I can say or do in front of the people I escort across the building (most of them sponsors from colleges or other organizations to pass out information during lunch). I think the worst I had to endure was this one pair of guys who did nothing but bad-mouth the school and the others that worked in my office. My only response was to take them down the longest, winding path to their destination as I could imagine. Other than that, I had to remain silent when I wanted to defend my school's honor. As far as this kid, I ended up clamming up and stopped making any attempt to talk to him. I usually call people out on weird behavior, but I think that it was just the shock and disgust of it all that glued my mouth shut. I just walked back to the office silently and did nothing. What was I supposed to do, cry 'sexual harassment' this late in the school year? I've got 4 days left before I never have to attend high school again. I'd rather it go off without a hitch. As for the 'I've got a nice rack' comments, I don't think it's appropriate to stare either way. Some things are meant to keep to yourself (or your own eyeballs).

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Top comments

bromeister 6

The strangeness of this FML depends greatly on OP's gender..

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mybubbles2000 13

If he could have only said what he was thinking at that moment.

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Comments

dmcd_39 14

I bet you stated looking at his crotch to creep him out

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kasmol 16

Isn't small talk all about keeping abreast of current events?

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dmcd_39 14

Maybe he loves you for you

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91hayek 31

Why are people so uncomfortable with silence? We're just walking and its not an odyssey! Calm down, just breathe and before you know it we'll be at our destination. If it helps take out your phone and do things on it or put on your headphones, I won't mind or be offended. Still, FYL OP you were just trying to be nice and got ogled.

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Miss_Whipped 43

Well, it is a personal preference to not have silence, but also I feel it a good part of my job if the people I escort are comfortable with me. It sends a good message about the school and its employees. I usually make friendly conversation if I can, and smile all the same. It's not forced because I'm this way toward the people I'm helping. I'm grateful for their patience as we walk and they're grateful for the company I provide to get them to their destination without getting lost.

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91hayek 31

If its part of your job, and you're good at it, then that's okay. I could not really work in some capacity that I needed to be enthusiastic all the time, unless it was something I really did believe in instead of trying to sell more units of 'x' to people. Working in retail or customer service would be a nightmare for me.

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AninOnin 24

You don't necessarily have to be enthusiastic. You just can't be prickly or standoffish.

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frenchiegirl1 6

Forget him, he's a boob

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picturescrazy 24

I wish people would stop assuming silence is "awkward" and just learn to appreciate it :/

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buckdharma 37

Op- If I seem a bit distracted it's because I was just involved in a two car accident where my air-bags deployed. Student- *begins to break a sweat* Op-Yeah, and the two guys acted like a pair of boobs wanting to know if Thelma and Louise were o.k when I could clearly see there wasn't anyone else in their vehicle. Student- *begins to walk with a noticeable limp* Op- Anywho, I can give you a full tour when your leg feels better! Student- *begins drooling*

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EvilLittleMan 23

Well OP, things are bigger in Texas so thank you for representing the Lone Star State so proudly.

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trashcan_man 16

If he seemed very anxious and shy, he may not have been staring at your breasts. Extremely shy people will be so intent on avoiding eye contact that it doesn't register what else they might be looking at. On the other hand, if he wasn't anxious and appeared to be enjoying looking at your breasts, then this is a person to be avoided. People who allow personal arousal to over-rule social norms for behavior have the potential to become dangerous.

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Setareh23 34

As a tangent to this, people with certain disabilities (ie autism) often have trouble staring at people directly in the eyes. People don't realize it, but our faces give a HUGE load of sensory information. For someone who is already hypersensitive to sensory, looking at the face of the person talking to you can make it difficult/impossible to concentrate on what you say, so they must look elsewhere. I have a friend with autism, and he always looks at a person's chest (man or woman, family members, elderly....everyone) while talking to them. Of course, I think it's a good idea to teach them to maybe look somewhere else to avoid such misunderstandings...but my point is, that their intentions are completely innocent. Of course the student in this case might just have been a total perve (you were there OP, so only you can really comment on how he looked at you and how he looked at others), but I just wanted to throw this possibility out there :P

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