#also upset

I was in a bar with my old job, ordering drinks to everyone. And this couple came up to me and asked me how tall I was, to then go on trying to keep me from going back to my coworkers. Because they had a friend who was really into 'short girls' and blocked me from getting away. And it was extremely uncomfortable, luckily one of my coworkers noticed I had been gone for too long so she came back for me and elbowed them away.

I've had people stop me from going on with my daily life to guess my ethnicity because my height doesn't correlate with the standards.

And not everyone are rude, some of my friends just always remind me because they forget that I'm short and it does get old. But some are extremely aggressive towards me or very intense, I'm not fast nor strong so it's not fun. And I can never triumph my victories because all I do is freeze up when I feel like I'm in danger.

I can't even count how many uncomfortable encounters I've had. and I guess these experiences makes me a angry short person¿¿

Anyway I bring this up because I'm probably jealous that some people can brag about a trait I have and then dismiss me when I say I'm also short. I just want to relate to people who experience the same things that I do but they only want to have the title not the struggle.

A coworker mentioned in passing yesterday that one of the other consultants on staff gave her notice. A week or two ago. And is moving back to Ireland. That’s kind of important information! And then it came up that one of our other folks gave her notice a week or two ago too.

Me: Wait, K gave her notice?

S: Yeah, she’s going over to work where A is now.

Me: Uh... Does A not work for us any more either?

S: No, she left a few months ago.

(Our consultants are often out for months at a time, so I’m used to them not being around.)