Why do work colleagues have to tell me I look innocent, gentle and too shy?

Question

I hate that. My colleagues and I were chatting about our bosses and having the common usual moan about our bosses at our break and one of them said the above to me. It really upset me. Why do people have to say this? Now I'm thinking the whole company and my boss thinks this of me.

Answer 1

If they are guys, I guess these days maybe even ladies, they were hitting on you. I am surprised they didnt call you pouty. I am guessing they are older and could have only meant you are wet behind the ears which means have lots to learn about life. Don't worry, this is normal. In my 20s I was innocent and knew half of what I know now. My advice, if you are out people pleasing STOP!  Remain quiet for that makes you look confident.

Answer 2

Most likely not everyone thinks this. whoever said this just wants to make you nervous. Maybe this person is a competitor for a job position etc. Or maybe this person is just trying to say you are a sweet natured person? It could be nothing at all. I wouldn't worry about it.

Answer 3

thats a good thing, better then me,

I have tatto, peircings, I dress diffriently and people and women thinks im useless, infact im a virgin guy who beleives in marriage, Im a guys who knows jesus,krishna,allah,buddha is all seated in the center of my soul. sigh you are lucky  

Answer 4

thats good, u leat likly to get fired,

btw those ones are always animals in bed ;)

Answer 5

Those aren't bad qualities to be associated with.

I would take it as a compliment!

Answer 6

Ask them why they said that if it bothers you, tell them it bothers you, and then make an effort to change the things you may be doing that causes them to say that about you.

Answer 7

great. that means that like me, you can get up to lots of mischief and nobody will ever think it is you. I always get likened to Snow White as I look like her I get told. It used to really pee me off until I played it up and decided to use it to my advantage. Its great. I have people picking on me that think I am soft and girly, then I strike back and they run and hide. Learn to use this and you will be fine

Answer 8

bescause they are trying get pleasure out of you and/or trying to hit on you

Answer 9

Most people are willing to run over whoever it takes to get somewhere. They're loud, obnoxious, and two-faced. If you're being told you're "innocent, gentle, and too shy" then it's probably by one of the aforementioned obnoxious people.

Answer 10

if your colleagues say anything to you that you dont like..tell them nicely to stop...if it carries on escalate it to the supervisor and so on and so on until it stops...but at my work, I dont care what is said..I keep my head down, get the day over and get home to my real life, work is a necessary evil for me, try looking at it like that, and their unkind words may be a little less annoying

Answer 11

I think it should be taken as a compliment. It may not feel it but I think that is how it would be meant. They are nice qualities to have anyway, would you rather they say you were tainted, loud and brazen?

Answer 12

Your name is Poopsy and you have Pink flowers in your hair, it seems to me that you love the image you have