My Knife Spooked My Co-worker

I guess working in a shop has its advantages... someone complained about the knife i was carrying... i pointed out the 30 pound sledge by my toolbox. a coworker pulled out his 12 gauge, and when they went to complain my boss gave them a verbal thrashing... if only this was the common response.
 
Tsujigiri said:
Wait, what?

Although I have to admit, if I saw someone hit this woman, I probably wouldn't say anything.
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What I'm getting at is I'm not entirely sure where something would become their business.

The guy hitting a girl is an over-the-top example, maybe seeing two guys kissing is a better example. If she saw two guys kissing, should see say nothing? If you say yes, is your ONLY reason that it's company policy?


Not everyone is the same and people have different viewpoints on things. It doesn't make them the stupidest people alive or people who deserve to be attacked(WTF) it's just a different viewpoint.

I can completely understand how someone seeing an Emerson Traveler might be uncomfortable. I JUST got my first real knife today(Kershaw Breakout in all black) and while I was out at lunch I wanted nothing more than to play with it. I'm sure in Arizona I'm well within my right to open it but I simply didn't because I didn't want to make anyone uncomfortable.

I feel if I see something happening in my immediate vicinity at a place I am forced to be it is, at least on some level, my business.


I'm with the others who say carry a knife, but don't advertise it. If you want to show it to someone I'd do it in slightly closed quarters(like a cubicle)

I agree she reacted poorly and is probably for the most part an idiot but her being intimidated isn't a completely insane reaction and it CERTAINLY isn't wrong.

Personally, in this scenario I would have apologized to her and, assuming she was at least moderately rational, MAYBE shown it to her again and just explained what your intentions for it are. After showing it to her I bet she wouldn't be so afraid of it, and maybe understand the benefits of a knife and want one for herself! :)


I think saying "Mind your own business" is begging to get reprimanded and that's exactly what happened.
 
you should tell her to shut up and that she is lucky she is allowed out of the house!

I guess you can take comfort that if someone tried to rape her, she would not have any defence what so ever and that would possibly teach her a hard lesson in life... Also if she had to cut open a package, she wouldn't be able to.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Harmony in the workplace would have been better served by the boss telling her to mind her own business. Why is it always up to the rest of us to placate the whiners? She was interfering with a legal item.

That said, avoid her. Use your knife properly, and if asked why you aren't using the company cutters, tell them your knife is safer-- better lock, better grip, stronger blade.
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+1:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
The more I think about it, I have never been harassed a work for carrying knives. I am known for always having a good sharp knife and many times have been asked by a supervisor/co-worker to cut something. I do know of several co-workers who are harrased a lot for their knives, but they are the type of people that talk about using them on people("I'll cut their throat if they give me any shit",etc.). I'm sure you know the type, all talk never been in a fight in their life wannabes. I only take my knife out when needed and my background is known so I have no need to talk about my past at work. That must be the difference.
 
I think the woman is a typical liberal who is afraid of everything not in her control.
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I consider myself to be a liberal but feel unprepared if I am not carrying at least one knife on my person when I leave the house. Perhaps I am an atypical liberal, on the other hand it could be that this is not a political issue, but one of common sense.
 
yuldeli said:
I consider myself to be a liberal but feel unprepared if I am not carrying at least one knife on my person when I leave the house. Perhaps I am an atypical liberal, on the other hand it could be that this is not a political issue, but one of common sense.
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You must be conservatively liberal. :p
 
Luckily people in my office have come to appreciate me bringing a knife, they'd usually ask me to cut, open packages, etc.

On the other hand, a friend of mine saw that I was opening some food packaging with my Mini CQC15. He pulled me aside and asked if I was in trouble or something lol :P
 
Laying low and not taking a stand brought us to the state we are in now. The reason knives/guns are not politically correct anymore is because those that carry them, sheepishly avoided talking about them to avoid confrontations. Non owners are scarred and ignorant because owners missed the chance to educate because they were worried what others might think and avoided the topic all together. Knives dont scare me.....16 year old girls talking on cell phones while driving terrifies me.


....stepping off of my soapbox now.
 
Henry44 said:
There are lots of people that know that they are weak and helpless. It makes them feel more powerful, when they can get away with talking down to a stronger person and get away with it. This is why i quit smoking. People felt entitled to be able to smart off to me about smoking, because it is not politically correct. Had i defended myself, and ended up in court, or a lawsuit, the court would definitely not sympathize with me. Smoking is not PC. Same goes for knives, guns, hunting,vulgar language, weapon or sexually orientated material. The whiners know when they can get away with mouthing off to someone who they would have normally feared.
So,i quit smoking. I am very careful to be discreet with my knives, firearms and speaking of my hunting, fishing,sexual adventures. My partners know that i am the "go to guy" when s$%t gets deep. In "POLITE" society, we don't even talk about it.
I steer away from these situations,give no-one else that power, then when they smart off, i give them that icy cold stare that assures them, that i could take their life in a heart-beat. They get it. They walk away. They get respectful. regards, Henry
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Good post.
 
mmarkh said:
I think the woman is a typical liberal who is afraid of everything not in her control. That said jobs are tough to come by so be careful.
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The OP does not indicate whether the woman is conservative or liberal or any such thing. My experience also leads me to conclude that fear of knives is not limited to any political or social point of view.

A co-worker at my office, who is a conservative Republican, objected to one of my knives with a complaint that the work place rules don't allow "weapons." I pointed out that the rules actually prohibit firearms in our work place. The rules are mute about knives.

On another occasion, at my business network's Christmas gift exchange, I used my Buck 505 (< 2 inch blade) to open a package, and one of my most conservtive colleagues exclaimed, "He's got a knife!" I just observed that I grew up on a farm and always carry a knife because they are useful tools.

I could go on ...
 
Keep politics out of this forum. We have a forum for it and this is not the place. This forum is for the discussion of knives and political leanings do not belong here.

If anyone has a difficult time understanding that the reason for the rule is to keep heated political discussions from degrading a knife forum.
 
JLBauer said:
The only thing I am sure of is I specifically wrote I am not so sure.

If you were at work and saw a man hit a woman once and walk away would you say nothing?
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What does that have to do with the OPs situation?:confused: He was showing a friend a knife because he collects them. Where does this hitting crap come from? Now if the guy showed him the knife and said,"this is what you will get if you mess with me" then I can understand but he was just proud of a new possession that happened to be a knife.
 
No doubt he was just proud, like I originally said, I'm not entirely sure that it isn't at all her business. She saw something happening in her work place, does that not make it her business at all?
 
I went through this once. Co-worker saw my knife clip in my pocket and wanted my knife taken away. My reply was to hold up my forefinger and ask "what is this?"

Reply: "your finger"

Me: "What is this if I use it to pick my nose?"

Reply: [shocked look]

Me: "It's a tool."

Me: "What is this if I stick it in your eye?"

Reply: [another shocked look]

Me: "It's a weapon. Just like everything in this room that I can pick up could be misused as a weapon. So…. are we going to take away everybody's fingers, or are we going to be adults about this?"

I still have my knife.
 
JLBauer said:
No doubt he was just proud, like I originally said, I'm not entirely sure that it isn't at all her business. She saw something happening in her work place, does that not make it her business at all?
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Do you make it a habit of butting into other peoples conversations? That's being nosey.
 
No. It's obvious you don't really want to have a discussion on what has happened and would simply rather hear from people who share your own viewpoints on the matter and chastise those who don't.

Have a nice day, I'm going to go get some ice cream. :)
 
JLBauer said:
No. It's obvious you don't really want to have a discussion on what has happened and would simply rather hear from people who share your own viewpoints on the matter and chastise those who don't.

Have a nice day, I'm going to go get some ice cream. :)
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I just find it annoying when someone butts into a conversation uninvited. Enjoy your ice cream.
 
JLBauer said:
You could have both handled it better and I'm not so sure this is completely not her business.
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If she really had a legitimate concern, that is her prerogative. With that legitimate concern she should go talk to the authorities at the company. However, when she gets in someone's face the way she did, she is simply causing trouble. Don't forget she's a woman, and be careful, for she doesn't seem afraid to make baseless accusations. Many people's lives have been made a mess due to baseless accusations. Were I in your shoes, I'd give her a wide berth, and avoid dealing with her if at all possible. Is that wimpy? Not at all, IMHO, simply common sense in environments where the odds are stacked against you.
 
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