September11 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 3623 posts, RR: 23 Posted (8 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1460 times:
Acts of sexual harassment in workplace
(employees of McDonald's, Southwest Airlines, Hyatt, Hertz, State of California, etc.)
I will start the list:
1. physical touching
2. sex for promotion
3. sexual remarks
4. staring
TedTAce From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (8 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1442 times:
Staring. This one always got me... I never got it... Why is LOOKING at someone harrasment? I can understand if your standing there staring at someone while blatantly masturbating, but if your just loooking who the FU¢K CARES??? I guess it might be annoying to be stared at, but if they never so much as talk to you??? Whatever..
TPASXM787 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 1730 posts, RR: 22 Reply 3, posted (8 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1432 times:
Well I actually have an interesting story today about "walking the line." Short version a co-worker (who is attractive) e-mailed me that she got ink on her boob and had no idea how to get it off. So we went bank and forth for the afternoon, but I think that shows how you never know, because some people care and some don't. There is another girl at work who would be completely offended by this. So, best advice, be careful.
Quoting TedTAce (Reply 2): Why is LOOKING at someone harrasment?
Here ya go, right off the website.
Sexual Harassment “Sexual harassment” is defined by law as unwanted sexual advances, requests
for sexual favors, or visual, verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature
when:
• Submission to this conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or
condition of an individual’s employment
• Submission to or rejection of this conduct is used as the basis for
employment decisions affecting the individual, or
• The conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an
individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or
offensive work environment
Sexual harassment also may be in the form of non-sexual, offensive conduct
that is directed at a team member because of his or her gender. Sexual
harassment is not limited to conduct motivated by sexual attraction and may
occur between members of the opposite sex or members of the same sex.
Wells Fargo’s policy is broader than the legal standards. Our policy may be
violated even if the person did not intend to give offense, or believed his or
her conduct was welcome. Examples of prohibited sexual harassment include,
but are not limited to, conduct such as:
• Written harassment – sexually suggestive or obscene letters, faxes, email
messages, notes or invitations
3.12 - Harassment
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Workplace Conduct
• Verbal harassment – sexual comments, advances or propositions, derogatory
comments, slurs, jokes, and comments about an individual’s body or
appearance, including comments made on voicemail or another recording
• Physical harassment – assault, stalking behaviors, sexually suggestive
touching or body contact, and impeding or blocking movement
• Visual harassment – sexual gestures, leering, inappropriate display of
sexually explicit objects, pictures, cartoons or posters
Harassment Based on In addition to sexual harassment, other forms of harassment may also
Other Characteristics interfere with a productive and respectful work environment. Wells Fargo
prohibits harassment based on an individual’s race, color, gender, national
origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental
disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or any other status
protected by federal, state or local law.
Remember that Wells Fargo’s policies are broader than federal, state or local
law. Prohibited harassment may include, but is not limited to, epithets, slurs,
derogatory comments or jokes, intimidation, negative stereotyping, threats,
assault or written or graphic material that denigrates, shows hostility or
aversion towards an individual or group because of the characteristics
identified above. Wells Fargo’s policy may be violated even if the person did
not intend to give offense or believed his or her conduct was welcome.
TPASXM787 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 1730 posts, RR: 22 Reply 5, posted (8 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 1400 times:
Quoting N317AS (Reply 4): Best watch that. We have had quite a few people get fired for e-mailing what I imagine got a little sexual.
MaverickM11 From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 15810 posts, RR: 50 Reply 6, posted (8 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 1395 times:
Basically it's whatever the woman says it is....whether real or imagined.
CaptOveur From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (8 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 1342 times:
Anything someone says it is. And the burden falls on you to disprove it. Hopefully you will get to keep your job after a false accusation by someone who just doesn't like you, but probably not.
AA61Hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 13, posted (8 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 1255 times:
That video is one of the funniest things I've ever seen, I first saw it 3 months ago. That movie is a staple in my house.
Seb146 From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 9906 posts, RR: 17 Reply 14, posted (8 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1235 times:
On my phone, I have a picture of three guys in speedos. Even that could be sexual harrassment. WTF?!?!? I just went through a management training course over the last two days and this is one topic we talked about. We have one girl that touches some of the guys arms. Nothing more. That could be sexual harrassment. I don't hear any guys complaining....
ORFflyer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 15, posted (8 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1231 times:
In our office, we have this one bitch that complained about a guys picture of his wife and family on his desk. It was a beach picture, and his wife and daughter are wearing bikinis. It's not at all "sexual" but he had to take it off his desk.
EA CO AS From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 12590 posts, RR: 64 Reply 16, posted (8 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1217 times:
What Is Sexual Harassment (workplace)?
Maverick and CaptOveur hit the nail squarely on the head - it's whatever the person leveling the charge says it is.
Companies aren't interested in justice - they're interested in keeping the peace and not being sued for inaction. So if you have someone who levels a charge of harassment against you - whether real or imagined - expect to go through some form of "counseling" by your employer's HR department or be disciplined up to and including discharge.
And no, it doesn't matter if there's proof of your innocence - you're still guilty.
"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem - government IS the problem." - Ronald Reagan
CaptOveur From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 17, posted (8 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1218 times:
Quoting ORFflyer (Reply 15): In our office, we have this one bitch that complained about a guys picture of his wife and family on his desk. It was a beach picture, and his wife and daughter are wearing bikinis. It's not at all "sexual" but he had to take it off his desk.
If it were my company I would have told the whiney bitch to pack her desk and leave. I would have probably been sued but you have to draw the line somewhere... She was probably jealous the guy's wife looked better than she did.
ORFflyer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 18, posted (8 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1210 times:
CaptOveur,
Absolutely!! The girl is a whale, and doesn't have a clue. But at the same time, EA CO AS makes a solid point, and one which our company chose. It really didn't matter if it was, or wasn't.... they told the guy to take his picture home, and gave him the, "if you do something like that again...."
The whole damn office knows it's a cop-out, but in the company's view, it doesn't matter, she sad she was offended, so she is right!! Pure BS!!
EA CO AS From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 12590 posts, RR: 64 Reply 19, posted (8 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 1188 times:
I can do you one better on the "You've gotta be ****ting me!" meter - we had a woman in the office who was around 7 months pregnant, and was getting pretty big. One of her friends came up to her and patted her belly, asking how she was doing.
A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT woman, seated 20 yards away saw this - and filed a complaint, saying the friend sexually harassed the pregnant lady by patting her belly!
The offending "patter" - whose friend never complained in the least and STILL had a complaint filed on her behalf by that busybody who saw the pat - was given a talking-to by HR, and a letter put in her file.
"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem - government IS the problem." - Ronald Reagan
Logan22L From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 20, posted (8 years 1 month 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1187 times:
Quoting EA CO AS (Reply 19): I can do you one better on the "You've gotta be ****ting me!" meter - we had a woman in the office who was around 7 months pregnant, and was getting pretty big. One of her friends came up to her and patted her belly, asking how she was doing.
A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT woman, seated 20 yards away saw this - and filed a complaint, saying the friend sexually harassed the pregnant lady by patting her belly!
The offending "patter" - whose friend never complained in the least and STILL had a complaint filed on her behalf by that busybody who saw the pat - was given a talking-to by HR, and a letter put in her file.
MGA From Nicaragua, joined Mar 2005, 726 posts, RR: 4 Reply 21, posted (8 years 1 month 3 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 1173 times:
I once made a comment that an office smelled like fish, but nobody had eaten fish there... so a female coworker "understood" I was talking about her smelly vagina...My ex-boss called me over and discussed it with me, almost laughing, and then remarked that he too thaught it smelled like a fish market...
AirplanePeanut From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 452 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 1094 times:
Quoting RJ111 (Reply 1): When one little panda sticks his wenke in another little panda's ear... that's sexual harassment.
Sexual Harassment Paaaaaanda!
Seriously, It's when someone touches you, says something to you or does anything that makes you feel uncomfortable in a sexual way.
(It's been a while since Health class)
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25 Boeing Nut: My favorite quote related to this matter is ......... Harass is NOT
26 B757300: Well, the last time I had to attend the worthless "anti-discrimination" training, our wonderful HR department said that sexual harassment is defined a
27 MaverickM11: "Not only women, it works both ways...." This is true. The accuser has free reign, and the accused is dead, pretty much no matter what.
28 Thom@s: What Is Sexual Harassment (workplace)? It's what I receive from the fat guy at work all the time. But I told him it was ok. It really gets me through
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