The thread by FlopTurnRiver about hairloss in the workplace reminded me of situations I've been having in my workplace. In it, I mentioned that I've had more than one experience in the past week where I sat beside young female staff members in the staff room or in team meetings at work, and they moved to get away from me.
In these cases, I honestly think there are reasons other than hairloss or balding for what happened. But it got me thinking about a subject that fascinates me - seating arrangements, and how people handle the choice of where to sit and beside whom. It reminded me that seating arrangements really give away whether or not anyone is a pariah, something that balding men can find themselves being.
I'd be interested in people's answers to any of the following questions, or any other relevant ones that come to your mind.
Do people avoid sitting beside you in the workplace, or are they happy to sit next to you? What about when socialising, or any other kind of group situation?
Do women sit beside you on buses, in cafes etc., or do they tend to avoid you? Or any other seating situation where people might either sit beside or away from each other?
Would schoolgirls or kids sit beside you in buses, cafes etc. or avoid you? And/or do their parents allow them to sit beside you? Or not? (In that kind of situation I'm sure people would agree that a person really doesn't seem like a pariah, if they did sit next to you).
In these cases, I honestly think there are reasons other than hairloss or balding for what happened. But it got me thinking about a subject that fascinates me - seating arrangements, and how people handle the choice of where to sit and beside whom. It reminded me that seating arrangements really give away whether or not anyone is a pariah, something that balding men can find themselves being.
I'd be interested in people's answers to any of the following questions, or any other relevant ones that come to your mind.
Do people avoid sitting beside you in the workplace, or are they happy to sit next to you? What about when socialising, or any other kind of group situation?
Do women sit beside you on buses, in cafes etc., or do they tend to avoid you? Or any other seating situation where people might either sit beside or away from each other?
Would schoolgirls or kids sit beside you in buses, cafes etc. or avoid you? And/or do their parents allow them to sit beside you? Or not? (In that kind of situation I'm sure people would agree that a person really doesn't seem like a pariah, if they did sit next to you).