Elizabeth

My colleague keeps telling me to smile.

I’ve heard about this but never thought I had experienced it until now, I’m 34 now. My male colleague keeps saying I should smile. It’s so annoying and he never smiles. I’ve brought it up in front of him and our female boss and I always get teased so I dn’t say anything anymore. I used to say I’m not grinning like a moron every minute of my working day.

Like us all I have a beautiful smile but it is a privilege to see it, not a right. Why do I have to spend my entire day smiling like the Cheshire cat? Its unnatural to be locked in a permanent smile.