"Are you mad at me?"
This was my first job, working in the army civilian unit refurbishing the on base accommodations. I was 17 and his helper. He was 50 something, married, and had been there for at least 20 years. It was a 9 month term position for me. As is tradition, we'd often kick off early and hang out watching Laverne and Shirley around 2 so as to not burn through work orders too fast. We got pretty close and he was a genuinely good teacher. I thought we were friends, I'd met his family.
Around the 6 month mark we were watching M.A.S.H after a particularly brutal job that morning. He offered to rub my shoulders. Within 30 seconds his hands were on my chest. I froze up and started to cry. That was when he stopped, and said it. Changed me as a person.
This was my first job, working in the army civilian unit refurbishing the on base accommodations. I was 17 and his helper. He was 50 something, married, and had been there for at least 20 years. It was a 9 month term position for me. As is tradition, we'd often kick off early and hang out watching Laverne and Shirley around 2 so as to not burn through work orders too fast. We got pretty close and he was a genuinely good teacher. I thought we were friends, I'd met his family.
Around the 6 month mark we were watching M.A.S.H after a particularly brutal job that morning. He offered to rub my shoulders. Within 30 seconds his hands were on my chest. I froze up and started to cry. That was when he stopped, and said it. Changed me as a person.