Partner got really funny about swimwear I wore to work away day

[JadeHoliday]

We had a two day work ‘away trip’ last week where one of the bonding things was going to an indoor swimming complex with slides etc. Really fun!

When I got back from this, my partner said ‘you didn’t wear a bikini did you’- which I said I obviously did.

He thinks that’s disrespectful and I should have worn a swim suit ‘rather than have my arse out in front of colleagues’(!)

I told him he can’t control what I wear and he got the hump. He thinks I was trying to make myself attractive and impress colleagues..

Would you say I should have ‘covered up’ or is he being unreasonable

Sounds like an Only Fans away day - or Only Thongs

Nobody wants to see your dirt chute, dear.

Think something may be wrong with your bikinis if they disappear up your arse

What sort of work do you do, OP?

I’ve always been in corporate - there is no way anything that requires mixed underdressing would ever be appropriate.

unless you work with all women?

I don’t know but it is still very much needed 🤣

Ffs some people are ridiculous

It wasn't to the office and if your work outing is to the swimming pool then you're going to see more of your colleagues than normal

Just like Christmas/Summer/Staff parties don't follow workwear rules either 🤣🤣

This sounds like my absolute worst nightmare ever of a work away day. I think once you've agreed to spend a day with your colleagues in swimwear you may as well wear whatever swimwear you like.

I must be really laid back because this wouldn't bother me in the slightest. If a man was wearing tight Speedos and had his muscly arms put, would people be crying that he's too sexy? I'm guessing not

Maybe it’s more that there’s something wrong with my arse 😂

Thong bikini is totally inappropriate I think they are regardless of work situation or not its wrong around children etc. Id have worn a swimsuit as bikinis can ride up going down water slides etc or a well covered bikini it was a work event after all

A thong is not appropriate for work.

Work event at a pool - the sheer horror
Full costume - fine
Bikini - OK
Thong - wild horses would have to be involved for me.

And god, yes the chafing!

Yea I'm with him.
totally wierd to wear a thong bikini to a work event

I’m guessing it wasn’t arranged by work but instead arranged by a group of colleagues who wanted to do something outside of work together? In a friendly way? In which case yeah wear what you like, you’re not exactly networking for work in a thong.

if you’ve got a nice body, why not flaunt it while you can! Your boyfriend sounds insecure about it maybe so possibly a chat to reassure him if this isn’t a regular thing with him.

It's not really his business but I also think it's unprofessional and people who did see it will be drawing conclusions. Your risk, though, not his, and there's no rule against a husband trying to protect his wife from an unwise decision.

I call BS. This is a wind up. No one can actually think it would be appropriate to wear a thong bikini to a work do. If they did, as an employer, I would question my employees judgement overall.

Yeah thong bikini to a work thing is a bit trashy.

Did you wear your assless chaps to those events?

🤣

Or indeed see my colleagues in! Eww.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Thong bikini inappropriate, the response the OP got was bad. As for if it is a suitable work event, probably depends on who is in the work group. Women of some faiths would not take part in swimwear in a mixed environment.

Surprise, surprise - there are no other posts from this poster.

I smell a rat.

This

Probably a pervy bloke. The hot weather always brings them out writing threads like this. 🤢

All mine do alongside swimming costumes which don't actually fit properly because of my shape.

I don't know if it's because I have a big bum and hips but the rest of me is quite small, a bigger size bottoms would gape at the front showing everything although they would likely still cover my bum.

Swimming costumes are a nightmare because I have a long torso and small boobs so I need the top half not to gape but the overall size to be big enough to actually go over my shoulders!