Before I was married I worked in a petrol station sole charge
Sarah's point is that if we are to be that strict, then it is impossible for anyone - man or woman - to run a sole-charge sho
Many, many evil men have taken advantage of this type of situation to violate women in the worst way. There are many wicked men who would take any opportunity to overpower an unsuspecting woman and she is left with the scars forever
I see what you're saying, sometimes it's just not practical and the situation is nearly impossible to avoid at all times. I think the concern here is due to the crime rates being so high in the US. Gas stations in the US are notorious for having high crime rates. They're mostly run by solo female workers who close and lock up the store between 10 pm and 2am, alone.
When I was first of working age in Baton Rouge. The only job opportunities we had at the time were convenience stores. I'd work alone the entire time, close to the store at midnight and walk alone to my car. Men would just stand at the counter all day long, forcing you to interact with them while working because it's not like you could go anywhere else, and it would be rude of you to ignore customers in the eyes of management. Most ladies quit due to the sexual harassment and even worse because they were held at gunpoint and robbed. I was never robbed while working in the store, but one night while leaving work, a man was in the backseat of my car with a gun that he held to my head. I was so shocked and panicked that I drove about 100 ft, got out, and took off running to someone's door.
We recently moved to a more rural, lower crime area and a few weeks ago a man shot and killed three people at a gas station. The cashier always works alone, her boyfriend checks on her throughout the day. He happened to be there at the same time a customer pulled up in as well, so the shooter executed all three of them over a little cash and some cigarettes
I worked at a casino for nearly 15 years. At times the place was empty, our security guards would be asleep or smoking weed outside. We'd be left alone with male customers often- the same things would happen here: the men would attempt to come behind the counter/bar area, touch women who worked there, and say inappropriate things the entire time. One time a male security guard was alone with my friend/coworker and grabbed her breasts. Another time I was alone in a stock room outside the building with a security guard who was supposed to be escorting me for "safety reasons." He pinned me against the wall and said, "You know I could rape you right now, and you couldn't do a thing about it." These were in mostly public environments where we were only alone with the opposite sex for short periods of time. Yet these sorts of things happened constantly. Those are just the situations I can remember at the moment but I can think of hundreds more.
@steve Sorry, I couldn't quote your post. I don't see it as hypocritical either but more as a safety precaution even for men.
For instance, many men in management positions struggle with women making false accusations of sexual harassment against them. At one point we had a very attractive Australian man as our boss, women practically threw themselves at him constantly. He refused to be alone with women; if he needed to speak with one of us in the office, he'd ask if we wanted to bring a co-worker. If we absolutely had to be alone with him, he'd leave the office door open. He was a nice man and by no means gave off any sort of creep vibe, but he had to protect himself.
My experiences obviously haven't all been bad. I'm still friendly with some of the men I met through work, we still text and check on one another once in a while. Still, as I've gotten older, I see the value in a more segregated environment. The safest I've ever felt in a work environment was while working under my dad, I certainly miss those days.
Personally, I don’t speak to men who aren’t blood related to me unless it is a very short or business related
Actually, I believe that as women we have to safe guard and place boundaries because of the day and age in which we live. Even God has boundaries.
As a married woman , I respect my husband enough to follow the boundaries that he has for our marriage and if that includes not speaking to certain individuals then this is what happens
I agree with you. But I think the struggle is a little different for single ladies. For instance, the other day I gave my phone number to a new male neighbor, I was just being friendly because I'm super outgoing. He mistakenly thought I was interested in him. It's super common where we're from to have one another's phone number, the entire neighborhood exchanges numbers and often text one another if we need help with something. I didn't think anything of it, and now this guy won't leave me alone, lol. I've learned that I need to be more careful in these situations.
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