From an intern... Would you respond as I did?

They should do away with internships.

Op, if I had a body I would have taken off shirt and pants and went up there in my boxer briefs.

Joel, time for bed.

Harmless fun OP, don't over-analyze.

The women all undressed you mentally the first day they saw you. The men don't even think about another man's body, wet or dry.

[quote] I intern for the summer at a firm with offices and a warehouse.

No, you don't. Septuagenarian's don't intern.

You should have penned some notes, texted a friend, then taken tylenol and alcohol as soon as you got home...

On a serious note, yes. If the CEOs and the higher ups didn't participate? Fine, you can decline. But when everyone got on the hot seat? You have to. Doesn't matter if you're an intern or just a normal employee. It's part of a team/morale building.

You already said it yourself: there were only a handful of women in that gathering. Assuming you're gay, you shouldn't care a single iota what women think about your wet shirt exposing your body. And the CEOs and other higher ups, in corporate America? They too, are probably straight, and in which case doesn't care a bit about your body.

In the event one of them is "on the downlow", and shows interest, congrats...there's your ladder for success.

This only happened in your dreams OP.

What did all of you who got dunked do with your wallets? Surely you didn't keep them in your pockets when you went into the tank?

Oh my goodness...

What kind of junky company do you work at that even the CEO is not wearing a suit expensive enough to refuse the dunking machine?

Yes, it all sounds VERY professional.

[wuote]They should do away with internships.

Agreed.

If companies cannot afford to pay employees a basic wage they ought to rethink their business models.

If I were wearing a WASHABLE summer suit (such as seersucker) I would be ok with this as an intern age person. I was poor at that age and would be sad at the expense of ruining something I had worked and scrimped to buy.

I suppose I would have gritted my teeth and done it. No one should be pressured into "workplace fun," especially if it involves getting soaking wet, and if you are an intern, where you are there to learn, not to provide the entertainment. But refusing risks your getting labeled "not a team player."

tl;dr

You story needs pics, OP.

Why were people wearing suits at a picnic in the first place. If everyone knew there was going to be a picnic today, why didn't people bring spare clothes?

Story is full of more holes than a black party backroom at 4am.

That said, if you really didn't want to do it while wearing a suit and are an intern, you should have pulled someone aside quietly and said since you're only a summer intern you can't afford to ruin one of your only suits and wielded guilt like a weapon.

This is a weird story.

I thought for sure that this post was written by Bill Taylor--- only without the use of all caps.

I don't believe this story for a minute.

This reads like the first 10 minutes of some cable softcore porn. Like the stuff that aired on Oxygen.

OP, sometimes you just gotta roll with it.

I worked in sales for a swimming pool supply company. I was meeting with a hotel general manager on the pool deck. It was hot and I, like you, wore a starched white shirt, a tie, dress pants and an older pair of Oxford shoes. The manager was a challenge. He kept me going around in circles, looking for a deal I wasn’t permitted to give.

Then I told him I was so certain he would be happy with our products, I would jump into the pool right then and there. He thought I was joking. I took out my keys, my phone and my wallet out of my pants pockets and tossed them to the table.

“You won’t do it; you’re too put together.” he told me. “Put together” sounded dismissive, like it was something I wasn’t.

I pretended I didn’t hear it. I ran to the side of the pool and dived in. I remember feeling my tie brush my jaw before I crashed through the surface. My clothes were suddenly pressed against me by the cold water, but that went away, and I felt them sliding across my skin as I turned to swim upward.

His mouth was dropped when I popped back to the surface. That’s when I realized he would see my body through the shirt when I got out of the water. He was a good-looking guy. He wouldn’t notice, or he would notice and let me know it.

“Well?” I asked.

He signed the agreement, (and he didn’t notice...)

Two weeks later, I was visiting another hotel, and the manager told me he heard I jumped into the pool to get a sale. Then he said it was only right if I did it there, too. Again, you gotta roll with it. Another dive, more cold water, a wet shirt and tie. I probably had the sale anyway, but I like having fun. I think he was gay, but I didn’t pursue it. I hope he enjoyed the view when I came out of the pool.

I began to pack an extra set of clothes from that point forward, just in case my reputation proceeded me. Then I was promoted to a higher position. The executives loved telling the story.

Did it ruin my clothes? Not that I could tell. Would I do it in a full suit? I’d be sure to know my audience, but if it felt right, go big or go home.

Good luck in your future.

You should have peed in the water. Power pee !!

This is one of the more dumb/desperate stories made up in the last week.

as dumb and desperate as a 300 pound street whore with neck tattoos. ...

MADCAP FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

R20, I'd like to have watched that first dive into the pool. Ballsy and fun. There you are, so professional looking, and diving in despite it. Who else would do it? Somehow it feels really daring and hot, hot, hot!

Rolling with the punches is a great idea when you're an intern. Your follow through can get you job leads and recommendations. Consider it an investment which will lead to a better future.

One of my college friends worked at a tv station in a good sized market one summer. He was brought along to assist a reporter who was doing a story at a nudist resort. The (male) reporter and the cameraman got naked upon entry. My friend sucked it up and he got naked, too. Not a big deal at the resort. He got a big cash bonus (and a great rec letter from the reporter) for being a team player.

0/10

There used to be a "Celebrity Pool Toss" in San Francisco for a neighborhood charity. Celebrities would volunteer to be pushed into the pool; people then bid to be the one doing the pushing. Some celebrities wore costumes, but many went into the water all dressed up. One year there were people who made the decision to volunteer during the event, so they went into the water in whatever they were wearing at the moment. I even went in wearing a nice shirt and tie. It was for a great cause, no one minded getting wet.

I was a summer associate at Lehman Brothers. I blew a hot daddy Managing Director. All he gave me was his loads.

Nope. Didn't happen.

Caught in the moment...

You do what you have to do, OP

Why Joel R3? Joel who?

Another play along, OP

This sounds like something from the 1950s.

Well, nothing daring about jumping in a pool in a cotton shirt and some ugly ass jeans from 1999.

Here you go, R36.

I've never been to a company picnic where men wore suits.

It sounds like something they did in the parking lot of their warehouse: some tables set up, some "food trucks." Some office lady hollered out to the crew, "The picnic is happening for lunch!"

[quote] my reputation proceeded me

Oh, DEAR.

R20 here. Yes, I cringed when I saw I misspelled "precede" right after I posted. I wish I could dive into a pool for you to make up for it...

I this was a pool, and this guy was in it, I think I'd jump in wearing my shirt and tie. I'd tell him I tripped and fell in. Clumsy me.

R42, if you looked like that in your wet shirt and tie, I might be tempted to dive in wearing my "professional" attire.

I agree with R2. Really put on a show if you have a decent body----the way Tom Selleck does here:

If it's for a good cause, and lots of money is generated, I'm in.

I picture r20 being beefy/fit-fat and jumping in only to come up and out of the water with his wet shirt showing of a furry chest and perky nips. I would then proceed to unzip his dress pants and suck his cock and balls to completion.

What to wear at your next (completely fictional) office party, OP:

Hey OP. Went to a business seminar over the summer, maybe 50-75 guys invited. I looked at the itinerary before I flew out and saw a Saturday reception would be held poolside after the last session. No-brainer. Guys plus alcohol plus swimming pool. It’s a recipe. I took heed and wore my oldest presentable suit, and a tie I wasn’t crazy about, just in case. I was there to drum up business for my company. Like someone else here said, “sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.”

Everyone put two and two together before we went poolside. Lots of guys took their coats off. Everyone was thinking the same thing as we stood around--who’s going to be the first to end up in the pool? Reservations disappear with some alcohol.

Naturally a young dude fresh out of college jumps in, nice shirt and tie, pants, boat shoes. Inevitable. Once the egg’s been cracked… A few of the guys he knew joined him, one wearing a suit, another in sport coat. One guy was very Miami Vice, dressy t-shirt, sport coat, pants. I didn’t think he would jump in. With some coaxing from his business partners already swimming, he downed his glass of wine and dived.

No one was pushed. Lots of informal connections were happening in the pool. I was missing out. I finished my beer and cannonballed in. Maybe 20% of us managed to stay out of the pool altogether. Some were real sticks-in-the-mud. I’m glad I got wet. It did break the ice with some of the people I wanted to meet. Waterworking-maybe it will be a thing.

Dinner was two hours away. Most of us stayed out at the pool until our clothes were reasonably dry. Great networking. Still plenty of time to dress for dinner and awards.

Totally unacceptable OP. You should have walked away and reported the whole deal to to whoever placed you in the internship. Not everyone knows how to swim and some folks are afraid of the water.

Every event I've participated in that had a dunk tank the people who would agree to be dunked had been lined up before the tank was even rented.

Although the way you've turned your story into an erotic event makes it unbelievable.

You should've stripped naked and jumped in.

It all dries, OP.

If Armie Hammer wants me to jump in the pool with him, I'm jumpin'.

What an Extremely Stressful Time for you OP

JOEL IS MY GRANDSON, I AM WHAT THE YOUNG FOLKS CALL "BUSTED" NOW THAT HE HAS FOUND THIS PLACE

You'd be glad you weren't here, OP.

I got hard watching R55. Hot men in wet transparent shirts at the end of a reception. Are you kidding? I'm there!

You should call Linda Tripp and tell her about this.

Just be thankful OP.

I agree. R55 is really hot. What an excuse to wrap your arms around a man, and bonus wet shirts afterward. Looks like the reception was wrapping up. Everyone was having fun. It’s poolside, you should plan to dress accordingly. It’s inevitable. If you want to escape, get running. Meanwhile, someone push me in.

Is it a bad thing to enjoy watching someone who’s nicely dressed end up in a pool? I’d be entertained. I wouldn’t want someone who resists forced into the water., that’s not fun. If I was at that reception, in R55, I’d probably join in. It looks like it was a great time for all involved.

Looks like DL queens standards have sunk to a new low. Those guys in r55 video look like a bunch of fucking drunk ex frat boy douche bros. and here you guys bitch about Joe rogan being one? Probably a bunch of pro kavanaugh cunts.

Oh, Please, R61. The reception was almost over. None of them looked like they were in the bridal party. It may have been 85 degrees during the day and still muggy at night. No one objected to being thrown in. They all had smiling faces as they approached the pool. No one was reckless; they all avoided the step just below the pool’s rim. They’ll probably talk about it when they see each other 40 years later.

There is a time and place for everything. It’s situational. Most of us can read the feel and likely response of those gathered. Maybe your social circle is refined and wears thousand-dollar suits, and no one would dare do this. I wouldn’t put it past my social circle. Our clothes are from Kohl’s and thrift stores, and we’d likely have a great time doing it. None of us were in frats, and seriously, we were all appalled about Kavanaugh’s appointment.

I would be a very happy man if the worst thing that ever happened to me was being tossed into a pool fully-dressed.

You fail to see the opportunities here. One of more of these guys may need a place to dry out at, like in my hotel room. They take off their wet clothes and wrap my towels around their waists. What’s the harm in that….