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This Woman’s Co-Worker, Who Insisted On Getting A Hug, Was Taught A Valuable Lesson About Consent
The high profile campaigns against sexual harassment encourage people to stand up for themselves when they experience situations that are not acceptable. Thus helping more and more people who experience harassment speak out and share their stories. A Redditor subtleglow87, who was inspired by these stories, decided to share an incident she had with a co-worker who seems to be completely oblivious to consent. The aforementioned co-worker tried to make her hug him and simply couldn’t take no for an answer. While there might be nothing wrong with asking your co-worker for a hug, it’s definitely wrong to try and force them to do it, completely ignoring the fact that they simply don’t want it. However, this situation was stopped from escalating by the manager, who dealt with it in an exemplary way. Read the full story below.
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Some commenters pointed out that this sort of behavior is considered a norm in service industry culture
OP responded by telling how much of a difference caring employer can make
Here’s what others had to say about the situation
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ZombieGirl5591 6 years ago
I've lost two jobs because of behavior like this, and my managers not giving a damn. First time was my first job and I was closing up with two new guys...one a shift leader and the other just a cashier like me....they were harassing me (verbally by saying vulgar sexual things and by making really mean sexist remarks) and I was 17. I didn't know what to do so I called my mother to pick me up. I left. The next day, my manager fired me because apparently "walking out during shift" meant I quit. I didn't know I could tell him what happened so I just went home and cried. The second time was at a restaurant and I was followed into the freezer by a kitchen worker and he wouldn't let me leave. The manager...a woman...told me to suck it up. I quit.
Carol Emory 6 years ago
Mine came in the form of a co-worker asking me to accompany him to the nearby hotel. I worked at a tax office as a receptionist..I was 18, fit and fashion forward. I also knew he was married. So when he proposed the rendezvous, I told him that I would call his wife to ask her if she thought it was a good idea. He says "There's no need to be a b***h about it!" I turned to my female boss and said "I dunno..am I being a b***h about threatening to call his wife over the fact that he just asked me to meet him at a hotel?" The manager told me I was free to go and called my co-worker into her office. He was transferred to another office with the warning that if he used his work as a place to pick up women..he'd be fired and his wife would be notified.
ZombieGirl5591 6 years ago
I've lost two jobs because of behavior like this, and my managers not giving a damn. First time was my first job and I was closing up with two new guys...one a shift leader and the other just a cashier like me....they were harassing me (verbally by saying vulgar sexual things and by making really mean sexist remarks) and I was 17. I didn't know what to do so I called my mother to pick me up. I left. The next day, my manager fired me because apparently "walking out during shift" meant I quit. I didn't know I could tell him what happened so I just went home and cried. The second time was at a restaurant and I was followed into the freezer by a kitchen worker and he wouldn't let me leave. The manager...a woman...told me to suck it up. I quit.
Carol Emory 6 years ago
Mine came in the form of a co-worker asking me to accompany him to the nearby hotel. I worked at a tax office as a receptionist..I was 18, fit and fashion forward. I also knew he was married. So when he proposed the rendezvous, I told him that I would call his wife to ask her if she thought it was a good idea. He says "There's no need to be a b***h about it!" I turned to my female boss and said "I dunno..am I being a b***h about threatening to call his wife over the fact that he just asked me to meet him at a hotel?" The manager told me I was free to go and called my co-worker into her office. He was transferred to another office with the warning that if he used his work as a place to pick up women..he'd be fired and his wife would be notified.
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