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#1 lewiscl
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does anyone have any stories?
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#2 aaronmullan
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No, I don't have a job.
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#3 Engrish_Major
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Not at the workplace, but this one time, at bandcamp...
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#4 RKfromDownunder
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Sure.

About a week ago, where I work one of the women there who seems to have absolutely no shame whatsoever, decided to grab my ass when I was bending over. She constantly makes quite extraodinary statement, and is highly insensitive about racial issues and treats the handicap worker rather harshly.

My job is seriously weird. Of the 5 or so women who work there, 4 of them are pregnant, and its their SECOND child for each of them. That may not sound weird, but when you count the fact that none of them have passed school and they are all under 22, yeah its weird. None of them have any aspirations.

It would easily be classified as sexual harrasment, but I honestly don't give a damn. Stuff like that is not really worth reporting. People are just hypersensitive nancies these days.

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#5 Half-Life_man
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It would easily be classified as sexual harrasment, but I honestly don't give a damn. Stuff like that is not really worth reporting. People are just hypersensitive nancies these days.

RKfromDownunder

Ya rly, you would tell a joke or word something the wrong way and there's a laysuit in your face, it's one of the stupid things today, people can't take a joke/compliment.

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Yep. I was 14, working illegally in a pizza shop. My boss was always drunk and one day he felt me up so I quit. I wish I was joking :|
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#7 Mystery-
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No...
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#8 Omni-Slash
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besides serious sexual harrassment cases...(such as tofu's above) Sexual Harassment goes like this.......If the opposite sex finds you attractive it's flirting.....if not....it's sexual harrassment.....
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#9 RKfromDownunder
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[QUOTE="RKfromDownunder"]

It would easily be classified as sexual harrasment, but I honestly don't give a damn. Stuff like that is not really worth reporting. People are just hypersensitive nancies these days.

Half-Life_man

Ya rly, you would tell a joke or word something the wrong way and there's a laysuit in your face, it's one of the stupid things today, people can't take a joke/compliment.

You can't actually level person lawsuits like you can in America where I live, so the repurcussions of sexual harrasment are not potentially as great.

But its more of a slander issue. You get a reputation and it goes on your crim record. Thats what sucks.

And its ALWAYS guys who get it, admittedly sometimes the bastards deserve it, but honestly I've seen WAAY more sexual harrasment from females than males. They get away with it because of bloke culture, you don't go running to mumma when something goes wrong.

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#10 jcmason
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I've been working in the same place for a little over 3 years now, and there are a lot of innuendos and inappropriate comments. We just make sure to only say these kind of things around the people that we know are okay with it. Essentially, get to know people first, find out what they're comfortable with, and just make sure nobody else over-hears it or something.
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#11 RKfromDownunder
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Yep. I was 14, working illegally in a pizza shop. My boss was always drunk and one day he felt me up so I quit. I wish I was joking :|tofu-lion91

Woa, Jesus, like full on gropetastical drunkeness?

Thats always kind of an eyebrow raiser.

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#12 Omni-Slash
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And its ALWAYS guys who get it, admittedly sometimes the bastards deserve it, but honestly I've seen WAAY more sexual harrasment from females than males. They get away with it because of bloke culture, you don't go running to mumma when something goes wrong.

RKfromDownunder
that's actually true....I can honestly say I've been made to feel uncomfortable in the workplace.....but seriously...at teh end of the day....who cares?....
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Yep. I was 14, working illegally in a pizza shop. My boss was always drunk and one day he felt me up so I quit. I wish I was joking :|tofu-lion91

What did he do?

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besides serious sexual harrassment cases...(such as tofu's above) Sexual Harassment goes like this.......If the opposite sex finds you attractive it's flirting.....if not....it's sexual harrassment.....Omni-Slash
Wow. Just wow. That's not true at all.
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#16 RKfromDownunder
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[QUOTE="RKfromDownunder"]

And its ALWAYS guys who get it, admittedly sometimes the bastards deserve it, but honestly I've seen WAAY more sexual harrasment from females than males. They get away with it because of bloke culture, you don't go running to mumma when something goes wrong.

Omni-Slash

that's actually true....I can honestly say I've been made to feel uncomfortable in the workplace.....but seriously...at teh end of the day....who cares?....

No one, especially not your colleagues. You just don't talk about it.

Why your MEANT to do is bottle it up for 40 years and then snap when you can't take it anymore, and then go on an insane homicidal rampage with a gun.

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#17 Omni-Slash
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Wow. Just wow. That's not true at all.Empty_World
it most certainly is....I've seen it with my own two eyes......men and women will make comments back and forth...but as soon as somone whom the male of female doesn;t find attractive makes those comments......it get's taken as OMG harrassment.......
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#18 Empty_World
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[QUOTE="Empty_World"]Wow. Just wow. That's not true at all.Omni-Slash
it most certainly is....I've seen it with my own two eyes......men and women will make comments back and forth...but as soon as somone whom the male of female doesn;t find attractive makes those comments......it get's taken as OMG harrassment.......

Every relationship has boundaries. It's not about attraction. If someone is friends with you you are more apt to play along than if someone is a stranger or you think they may be serious. Big difference.
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besides serious sexual harrassment cases...(such as tofu's above) Sexual Harassment goes like this.......If the opposite sex finds you attractive it's flirting.....if not....it's sexual harrassment.....Omni-Slash

not true

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#20 Omni-Slash
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Every relationship has boundaries. It's not about attraction. If someone is friends with you you are more apt to play along than if someone is a stranger or you think they may be serious. Big difference. Empty_World
THat goes without saying......but you're jumping to conclusions.....you're assuming that they are two friends....I've seen people in my office get completely offended if a stranger makes a comment (them being less attractive).....and then get completely flirty giggly when another more atractive stranger does the same.....it's all about looks 9/10.....
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#21 Kritical_Strike
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Sure.

About a week ago, where I work one of the women there who seems to have absolutely no shame whatsoever, decided to grab my ass when I was bending over. She constantly makes quite extraodinary statement, and is highly insensitive about racial issues and treats the handicap worker rather harshly.

My job is seriously weird. Of the 5 or so women who work there, 4 of them are pregnant, and its their SECOND child for each of them. That may not sound weird, but when you count the fact that none of them have passed school and they are all under 22, yeah its weird. None of them have any aspirations.

It would easily be classified as sexual harrasment, but I honestly don't give a damn. Stuff like that is not really worth reporting. People are just hypersensitive nancies these days.

RKfromDownunder

Where do you work bro? Dennys? In Detroit?

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#22 Omni-Slash
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not true

Anti-Venom
well said..now that opinion changes my mind completely...:roll:
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#23 Empty_World
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[QUOTE="Empty_World"]Every relationship has boundaries. It's not about attraction. If someone is friends with you you are more apt to play along than if someone is a stranger or you think they may be serious. Big difference. Omni-Slash
THat goes without saying......but you're jumping to conclusions.....you're assuming that they are two friends....I've seen people in my office get completely offended if a stranger makes a comment (them being less attractive).....and then get completely flirty giggly when another more atractive stranger does the same.....it's all about looks 9/10.....

Sexual Harassment in the workplace is unwanted sexual conduct. That is the definition. You seem to be confusing sexual harassment with flirting mate.
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#24 dreamdude
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Yesterday one of my clients began to hump me.

Im a dog walker by the way.

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#25 Anti-Venom
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[QUOTE="Anti-Venom"]

not true

Omni-Slash

well said..now that opinion changes my mind completely...:roll:

Wow...that was easy

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#26 Omni-Slash
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Sexual Harassment in the workplace is unwanted sexual conduct. That is the definition. You seem to be confusing sexual harassment with flirting mate.Empty_World
THanks for clearing that up :| ....sexual conduct can be considered remarks or unwanted advances....maybe in (asutralia I'm assuming) it's different.....but don't assume to know what I understand the case to be.....
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#27 Quick-Time
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Yesterday one of my clients began to hump me.

Im a dog walker by the way.

dreamdude
Did you sue?:o
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#28 Quick-Time
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[QUOTE="Empty_World"]Sexual Harassment in the workplace is unwanted sexual conduct. That is the definition. You seem to be confusing sexual harassment with flirting mate.Omni-Slash
THanks for clearing that up :| ....sexual conduct can be considered remarks or unwanted advances....maybe in (asutralia I'm assuming) it's different.....but don't assume to know what I understand the case to be.....

How is your definition different?
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#29 dreamdude
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[QUOTE="dreamdude"]

Yesterday one of my clients began to hump me.

Im a dog walker by the way.

Quick-Time

Did you sue?:o

If by sue you mean spray with some water than yes. I sprayed it with the full force of the law.

Im just glad it wasnt one of my bigger clients.....:?

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#30 cametall
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When I worked retail I'd get hit on by a CSA and a merchandiser (CDs and games). Maybe a customer once in awhile.
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#31 ff3138
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Yep. I was 14, working illegally in a pizza shop. My boss was always drunk and one day he felt me up so I quit. I wish I was joking :|tofu-lion91

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