Nutz 0 #26 August 4, 2009 Quote Whoa!!! Maybe UK is more lose on the sexual harassment thing - in US, the guy would get fired for that!!! O I seriously doubt that but you are entitled to your opinion. "Don't! Get! Eliminated!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #27 August 4, 2009 Quote Whoa!!! Maybe UK is more lose on the sexual harassment thing - in US, the guy would get fired for that!!! Please tell me you're kidding. Surely the best response in this case is just not to respond. If you don't see any suggestive remarks from him in the future, then either it was innocent or he's got the message. If he's pursuing you then he won't leave it at that, in which case you can escalate it as need be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hungarianchick 0 #28 August 4, 2009 Quote Quote Whoa!!! Maybe UK is more lose on the sexual harassment thing - in US, the guy would get fired for that!!! O I seriously doubt that but you are entitled to your opinion. Here is an actual conversation that took place between me (I'm a director of a department at a non-profit) and our accountant (a married male in his early fifties) whom I worked with for years and we share the same screwed up sence of humor: Me: Hey Joe I wouldn't eat that doughnut, It'll go right to your hips... Joe: Bite me, Ms M. Me: I can't Joe, I didn't get my rabies shot yet... We wouldn't be able to do our job every day without humor and I understand that everybody and every case is uniqe. You have to listen to your gut and instinct. I certainly wouldn't have this conversation with a guy we just hired or with one that creeps me out. "I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #29 August 4, 2009 I thought you asked him how big it was... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #30 August 4, 2009 *Excellent*!! I work for L'Oreal, and when we launched (yet another) waterproof mascara, I almost peed myself when I heard our divisional manager boast that now we could all enjoy water-sports without fear of runny mascara!!! It literally *hurt* not to laugh out loud!! But I didn't. Hey my ex gf's swear by that stuff, no matter how many times it got shot in their eyes at a party, their mascara never ran. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OlympiaStoica 0 #31 August 4, 2009 Quote Quote Whoa!!! Maybe UK is more lose on the sexual harassment thing - in US, the guy would get fired for that!!! O I seriously doubt that but you are entitled to your opinion. Maybe it's the place I work at ... people get reported to HR for mildly suggestive comments all the time. As a manager, I go through "sexual harassment training" a couple of times a year and I am required to take every small thing seriously. Do I think they are over-reacting? Oh yes ... it isn't productive when everyone walks around constipated (for fear of being misinterpreted.) O Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #32 August 4, 2009 Quote Quote Quote Whoa!!! Maybe UK is more lose on the sexual harassment thing - in US, the guy would get fired for that!!! O I seriously doubt that but you are entitled to your opinion. Maybe it's the place I work at ... people get reported to HR for mildly suggestive comments all the time. As a manager, I go through "sexual harassment training" a couple of times a year and I am required to take every small thing seriously. Do I think they are over-reacting? Oh yes ... it isn't productive when everyone walks around constipated (for fear of being misinterpreted.) O Maybe you should have your company investy in a corn cob remover.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slcooper 0 #33 August 4, 2009 I don't know how it is everywhere, but where I work the definition of sexual harrassment involves UNWELCOME sexual advances. It's technically ok to hit on and joke around with your co-workers, but when they make it known that the advances are unwelcome or they are offended by the humor, that's when it becomes sexual harrassment.Why would anyone jump out of a perfectly good airplane? Cause the door was open! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #34 August 4, 2009 Its something I did notice in the UK: jokes are alot cruder than in NA. Made for a fun environment where I worked.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #35 August 4, 2009 Quote Quote Quote Whoa!!! Maybe UK is more lose on the sexual harassment thing - in US, the guy would get fired for that!!! O I seriously doubt that but you are entitled to your opinion. Maybe it's the place I work at ... people get reported to HR for mildly suggestive comments all the time. As a manager, I go through "sexual harassment training" a couple of times a year and I am required to take every small thing seriously. Do I think they are over-reacting? Oh yes ... it isn't productive when everyone walks around constipated (for fear of being misinterpreted.) O So . . . if I came up behind you, patted you friendly on the ass (NOT groping or letting the palm linger) and said,"Good Girl." after you did a good job, that would be SH?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #36 August 4, 2009 Or if he smacked your ass like you were winning the Kentucky Derby? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #37 August 4, 2009 Quote Quote He responded with: "I like girls who are happy with small things!" Maybe you are the one with the dirty mind. He could have just been innocently flirting with you. How do you know that he didn't mean "I like girls who appreciate the little things I do for them" ? +1 Thats how im reading it! I think the rest of you are a bunch of dirty minded crazy females!Nothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #38 August 4, 2009 Quote Quote He responded with: "I like girls who are happy with small things!" Maybe you are the one with the dirty mind. He could have just been innocently flirting with you. How do you know that he didn't mean "I like girls who appreciate the little things I do for them" ? Na.... Its UK humour. He meant it .Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #39 August 4, 2009 Quote Quote Quote He responded with: "I like girls who are happy with small things!" Maybe you are the one with the dirty mind. He could have just been innocently flirting with you. How do you know that he didn't mean "I like girls who appreciate the little things I do for them" ? +1 Thats how im reading it! I think the rest of you are a bunch of dirty minded crazy females! I like the whole - Pat her on the ass option betterI'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #40 August 4, 2009 Quote Quote Quote Quote He responded with: "I like girls who are happy with small things!" Maybe you are the one with the dirty mind. He could have just been innocently flirting with you. How do you know that he didn't mean "I like girls who appreciate the little things I do for them" ? +1 Thats how im reading it! I think the rest of you are a bunch of dirty minded crazy females! I like the whole - Pat her on the ass option better Im not turning that option down I just wanted to call out all these crazy PC females in hereNothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #41 August 4, 2009 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote He responded with: "I like girls who are happy with small things!" Maybe you are the one with the dirty mind. He could have just been innocently flirting with you. How do you know that he didn't mean "I like girls who appreciate the little things I do for them" ? +1 Thats how im reading it! I think the rest of you are a bunch of dirty minded crazy females! I like the whole - Pat her on the ass option better Im not turning that option down I just wanted to call out all these crazy PC females in here I don';t see what the problem is - I mean - PRO ball players do it - Touch down - or a great tackle - little pat on the butt is accepted . . . Picth a flawless inning - Pat on the butt - I think they are over reacting - I mean their ass insn't worth as much as a pro football players ass is, is it?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #42 August 4, 2009 What he said really wasn't anything- regardless of what he meant, it could be interpreted in many ways, most of them completley innocent. If you had responded any differently, it might have been YOU making the inappropriate comments. I think laughing it off and NOT commenting was the best thing to do. The thing about SH in the workplace is that there is a really fine line between having a sense of humor and offending people. You really have to know the people you are working with to know how a comment like that will be taken. If even one person gets offended, it can be considered harrassment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #43 August 4, 2009 Yea its all for the game/work! I mean think of the work spirit that would be flowing. Think how high production would be with some healthy ass slaps!Nothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #44 August 4, 2009 Quote What he said really wasn't anything- regardless of what he meant, it could be interpreted in many ways, most of them completley innocent. If you had responded any differently, it might have been YOU making the inappropriate comments. I think laughing it off and NOT commenting was the best thing to do. The thing about SH in the workplace is that there is a really fine line between having a sense of humor and offending people. You really have to know the people you are working with to know how a comment like that will be taken. If even one person gets offended, it can be considered harrassment. Most of all workplace crap is just PC shit! Think how boring the Bonfire would be if it had to be PC like most companys. Now how many of the people that are on here everyday. How many of those really creep you girls out, in a nasty sick way?Nothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #45 August 4, 2009 Quote Most of all workplace crap is just PC shit! Think how boring the Bonfire would be if it had to be PC like most companys. Now how many of the people that are on here everyday. How many of those really creep you girls out, in a nasty sick way? and POINT AT SHAW!!!!Just kidding - I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #46 August 4, 2009 Quote Most of all workplace crap is just PC shit! Think how boring the Bonfire would be if it had to be PC like most companys. Now how many of the people that are on here everyday. How many of those really creep you girls out, in a nasty sick way? If you dont see the difference between a online skydiving forum, and a place where people work, get hired, fired, etc, then you probably havent been on the wrong end of an issue like that.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #47 August 4, 2009 Quote Whoa!!! Maybe UK is more lose on the sexual harassment thing - in US, the guy would get fired for that!!! O And a woman would get away with it. Fucking double standards.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,560 #48 August 4, 2009 I give and take with the best of them. However, there are a few differences between Bonfire and harrassment at work. We can ignore threads we're not interested in here. We can quit coming to Bonfire without its impacting our ability to earn money. It really is better to err on the inoffensive side; better to be thought a little boring than creepy and offensive. Same goes for me. I've been known to use profanity, but not at work. There are too many people who might be offended at its use. It doesn't cost me anything. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #49 August 4, 2009 Quote Quote Most of all workplace crap is just PC shit! Think how boring the Bonfire would be if it had to be PC like most companys. Now how many of the people that are on here everyday. How many of those really creep you girls out, in a nasty sick way? If you dont see the difference between a online skydiving forum, and a place where people work, get hired, fired, etc, then you probably havent been on the wrong end of an issue like that. I know what your saying but i dont go for all that PC BS! Work sights dont have to be so uptight.Nothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #50 August 4, 2009 I understand. I just think the avg. work place is to uptight! Take this thread and OP. I think this was blown way out of proportion for what the first 15 post, before anybody even seen the most likely meaning of what was said.Nothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
