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[arib]

Three thirtysomething female staffers just exited the mailroom talking about how hot the UPS guy was, one of them thanking the other two for dragging her in to see him.

I felt mortified, really.

Comments

[ororo.livejournal.com]

If it was a hot-looking UPS gal, would you have gone to look if someone mentioned it?

[arib.livejournal.com]

I don't think I'd go out of my way to, honestly. Especially while I'm at work.

prepared for the flames...

[bluepapercup]

So, actually, under the statues of sexual harrassment law the behavior that those women were indulging in is considered "creating a hostile work environment" and is against the law. It is your legal right to feel comfortable in your work environment both physically and mentally.

I would guess that your institution has never had sexual harrassment law training. They should call my mom.

Re: prepared for the flames...

[arib.livejournal.com]

Oh, they have. Every year, each employee gets a copy of the sexual harassment policy, and you get a lecture at orientation

Re: prepared for the flames...

[bluepapercup]

That's not enough. People need to be shown, and illustrated to in a dynamic matter just what is acceptable and unaccepable. It is a matter of modifying behavior, not just reading a packet and dozing through a speech.

Re: prepared for the flames...

[arib.livejournal.com]

My last job had a much more comprehensive method, it was probably the only thing they did right.

(I recall the "diversity" training they ran us through, where I was the only white person there...)

[castorandpollux.livejournal.com]

It's a good thing you don't know my RL friends. Your mortification would be forever.

[vaxjedi]

Here's your "Piece of Meat" badge.

[hfcougar.livejournal.com]

Yum, meat!

Double, meet standard

[hfcougar.livejournal.com]

I was trying to think of a meaningful response to this, but I can't. Except that if it'd been guys acting that way, they'd probably have their nuts run up a flagpole by now.