The Batcave

My space at work is shared with three people. The department I work in is mainly made up of women, I am the only guy in my unit. Other units in my department have more men but in my unit I was the only one. There was another guy in my unit but he left our company earlier this year and we recently hired a student worker who is male. We ended up sharing our work space and we have proudly dubbed our shared office the Batcave.

It is nice to have another male in the unit and after a few rounds of hiring there will be another male hired into another unit in our department. I like having more men around. I could write a long story maybe even a book about my experiences working in a woman's world but not today or to be posted here. I have nothing eloquent or earth shattering observations to share with the world. I can say I appreciate being around men as we get each other and we play by the same rules. I find it interesting how men and women can be so different that even in the same work environment there tension at times or at least a great deal of understanding is needed to allow one to view the opposite gender clearly in order to strive to get along.

Maybe I have been working in a female dominated environment too long? Maybe I need to join a recreational men's sports group so my time spent with men and woman is balanced? Who knows...in the mean time the name of my office will fade and so will the time spent with a male coworker. Maybe all the time at work spent working around women explains why I like so many guy related hobbies like boxing, mixed martial arts, outdoor sports & activities, and hanging out at sports bars?