Secret toy collecting at work

[Zemo]

Yes, it doesn't matter one bit. If your cool your cool and if your a geek your a geek, what your hobbies are will not change that.

[UOBob]

(Drugs, Drama, and Dumba**ses)

That right there ain't a half bad name for a band.

[The Sentry]

That right there ain't a half bad name for a band.

Heh, yeah but it totally describes all of the so-called "Charleston Music Scene"! So being here at home, taking care of my Mother and bringing home the bread is better than being around a buncha buttheads anyday!

[jds1911a1]

for years I hid toy collecting like a drunk hides booze but in my mid 20's I started to bring joes to work and keep superpowers on my desk. I had decided to embrace my hermit lifestyle. Oddly enough my Wife started dating me even knowing about the toys. of course now she has to share our bedroom with megos, transformers and joes

[PCofmisfittoys]

for years I hid toy collecting like a drunk hides booze but in my mid 20's I started to bring joes to work and keep superpowers on my desk. I had decided to embrace my hermit lifestyle. Oddly enough my Wife started dating me even knowing about the toys. of course now she has to share our bedroom with megos, transformers and joes

I'm right there with you. My wife collected CareBears and Strawberry Shortcake..so now We COLLECT them.
But I loved giving tours ot my dates and ending up in the bedroom with shelves of toys in college .

[VintageMike]

People know but it generally doesn't come up. People know that I'm a "big kid" so it's not really a shock. One kick I get out of showing people my collection(s) is that to them, it seems like I have the world as far as the size of my collections. I then get to tell them that my collection is somewhat small compared to the big collectors out there and that people have entire rooms to devoted to toys, Mego & otherwise. Try telling the carded Iron Man story to non-collector and watch the reactions!

[Titan4ever]

For the longest time, my friends all knew I collected dolls and action figures, but I never made an issue of it. To each their own and all that. But at my last job, when I was very heavily into eBay, I kept having things shipped to the office because I too lived in an apartment where packages were delivered to the rental office which I could never reach during hours.

Being a kid at heart, I'd take a break and quickly scan each arrival, and then close them up and hide them under the desk at my work counter. Well, after the first few packages arrived, my coworkers began asking me the 5 Ws and little by little, it became a routine to open every thing in front of everybody and pass the items around. In no time it became a mini show & tell routine. I was amazed at how everybody had gotten into it! It really made for a nice break, and would sort of reinvigorate everybody as we returned our focus to our jobs, laughing and chuckling comments among ourselves. Unfortunately, the management regime changed, and after noting how much of the office packages were directed my way, they "asked" me to stop having things delivered. Morale dropped, end of story.

However, seeing how just the act of sharing something that personal warmed up the whole group, I decided there was no reason to be secretive anymore. Now it comes up in conversation pretty early at work or new with new acquaintances. The only bad response I ever had was one coworker complained about a Uhura giving the office a crotch-shot, being pantiless on top of my monitor. That was hilarious!

[monkey tennis]

Lovely story...I like that.
In work at the moment, thinking a Mego Spidey suspended from the celing would look great.
Thanks

[GammaPro]

My work centers soley on the "manly" world of pipelines and refineries. Hard hats, steel toe boots. A bachelors in beer drinking and a minor in recreational drug use aren't required, but they are a plus. We test pipe and structural welds using radiographic testing (using a gamma, iridium 192 or cobalt 60 source), ultrasonic testing, magnetic particle testing, and every type of nde (non-destructive testing) there is.

I am head of radiation safety for my company. I make sure these guys are working safely and in accordance with NRC and state regulations when dealing with our radioactive materials.

As you can imagine, this "manly" profession doesn't tolerate no "panty waist, toy collectin' nerds".

Except me. They know all about my Hulk obsession. And, yeah, they joke with me about it. But, they tread lightly. One, I'm their boss. Two, this "panty waist, toy collectin' nerd" has arms bigger than most of their legs.

[Bo8a_Fett]

I'm at work at the moment at a station I don't cover very often...which is a blessing as there is quite a decent toyshop up the road. Whenever i'm working there my staff know when I go to dinner i'm gonna be coming back with a big bag of plasticky toy goodness. They laugh and usually say if they are for my kids but once I open up my goodies all work stops to see what i've bought.
Hmmm it's almost time for a dinner break now....where's my wallet?

[raider5gt]

I dont hide the fact either,they know at work that i collect toys and allsorts,i have a clone trooper sticker on my chainsaw helmet!but recently they have asked me what i have bought and what i have in my collection. I say have you got all day LOL

[Bizarro Amy]

I started training classes for a new job this week, working in behavioral health. For one of our introductory exercises, we had to tell a partner about something we're passionate about. I ended up across from the instructor and without a moment's hesitation I told him about customizing action figures. He had never heard of such a thing and asked a lot of questions about it. Before long, we were chatting about toys we had as kids and then realized that everyone else had finished the exercise and was waiting for us to stop talking! He said, "That's really cool. Your whole face lit up when you started talking about that..."

[garagesale]

In the words of Dwight Schrute: "They're not dolls... they're collectible action figures... and they're worth more than your CAR!"

[chalwa]

Y'know, it's threads like this that keep me comin' back to you all.
Personal, and awash with anecdotes of our favorite hobby.
We recently had a horrible death in the family and I have been really out of it for a few weeks (which explains my lack of posting). I started reading this thread weeks ago but never finished (I was at work at the time). Tonight I got 'em all in one sitting and I must say my spirits are lifted tremendously.
I am thinking about what accessories I need again.
Thank you all very much.


bestest

[monkey tennis]

My Condolences Chalwa (Chris ?).
Take care man.
Good to have you back.
Barry.