At work today someone made a stupid joke actually misspoke said something stupid (admittedly something that shouldn't have been said).
So the other person involved ran to management and now the other person is suspended for 3 days for sexual harassment.
Yes it was a stupid comment. One comment made briefly in an obviously joking manner.
I am the supervisor that had to suspend the employee. I felt really stupid and bad but we had to do something to protect our butts. The head of HR also thinks it is stupid but after talking to the company lawyer we found out we had to do this because the person is claiming a hostile work environment.
This person doesn't even normally work with the "offender". It is an IT guy who was working on her computer and she made a dumb comment about going down when he got on the floor to hook things up.
What's sad is how much real sexual harassment goes unreported.
Even the company lawyer said it was the dumbest thing he ever heard but that's the law.
I also told the "offender" that she can't talk about it in the office but I'd back her if she explained her 3 day absence due to a personal situation.
Of course now I've heard the so called "Victim" is talking about it all over the place.
So the other person involved ran to management and now the other person is suspended for 3 days for sexual harassment.
Yes it was a stupid comment. One comment made briefly in an obviously joking manner.
I am the supervisor that had to suspend the employee. I felt really stupid and bad but we had to do something to protect our butts. The head of HR also thinks it is stupid but after talking to the company lawyer we found out we had to do this because the person is claiming a hostile work environment.
This person doesn't even normally work with the "offender". It is an IT guy who was working on her computer and she made a dumb comment about going down when he got on the floor to hook things up.
What's sad is how much real sexual harassment goes unreported.
Even the company lawyer said it was the dumbest thing he ever heard but that's the law.
I also told the "offender" that she can't talk about it in the office but I'd back her if she explained her 3 day absence due to a personal situation.
Of course now I've heard the so called "Victim" is talking about it all over the place.
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