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An Australian woman has reportedly discovered her colleagues have been tracking her menstrual cycle to avoid her when she is having a period.
The woman, who has not been named, said the revelation emerged when a male colleague asked her if it was her time of the month after a small argument in the office.
She said she asked how he knew and he admitted to tracking her cycle on a calendar and sending himself reminders of when her period was about to start.
“They want to stay away from me when I’m PMSing, because I get a bit moody,” the woman told news.com.au.
The man responsible for the tracking had sent the calendar to all male colleagues and said it was a good way “to avoid unnecessary situations,” the Daily Mail reported.
He justified his actions by claiming it was not inappropriate, as they were really good friends.
“I’m just trying to stay away from trouble,” he reportedly added.
I don't see anything wrong with this. He is being smart (and even considerate, given the situation), and she should understand her own mood swing before she gets all huffy about it. If she wasn't so moody, this would never have happened. She shouldn't blame others for wanting to give her a wide berth during her time of the month.
Holy *** I am surprised by the responses! I figured women would be all "OMG HOW EVIL! Never change how you act because a woman is on her period! Patriarchy!!!"...wow.
Two of my colleagues got into it one time and the male said to her ( loudly ) " usually you are pretty easy to get along with, but man every 28 days, instant (bad word)!" I almost fell out of my chair laughing because I knew it was actually true. She'd mentioned cramps earlier in the day.
She just shot him a dirty look and went back to her desk. Then she started laughing, too.
If I found out one of my colleagues was tracking my period, like in the OP, I'd keep quiet about it until it was that time and then walk up to him and say " Dude, I think I'm late. Could you check your calendar?"
Holy *** I am surprised by the responses! I figured women would be all "OMG HOW EVIL! Never change how you act because a woman is on her period! Patriarchy!!!"...wow.
You buy into that crap way too much.
Most chicks have a sense of humor about these things.
I've never had the emotional lability symptom of PMS, but I bet it's annoying as heck to have hormones take control of your emotions.
As a woman who has suffered from PMDD as a young adult and now has PMS...I am good with this. Its first on the woman to manage her symptoms, not spew them all over the place. Just cause you feel like **** doesn't mean other people need to. And second, it makes my job of managing my symptoms much easier if people give me space.
If it was done as a joke...or she was ridiculed because of it (I will read the story when I get home) then that is wrong. But hey...people have to co-exist.
I wouldn't blame the guy. I've had a couple of loved ones that you can't help, but know. We ALL suffer.
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