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What is a manager supposed to do in this situation that does not lead to something along the lines of that? In that case, why bother bringing it up?

• icebraining 10y ago
  Keep an eye on him in case his behaviour persists? What may be reasonable and innocent done once, turns into harassment if done repeatedly, but if one just reports after many events, it's difficult to show the pattern.
  • whatok 10y ago
    I'd argue that calling someone a MILF in the workplace is already harassment. The problem with passively sitting by is that it can introduce more problems down the road because someone can claim that you passively sat by and fostered a hostile work environment. The harasser also has more credence if you only confront him until he does something else because at that point he can claim he didn't know it was a problem.
• basch 10y ago
  "i heard what was said, and although she might not have a problem with what you did, I do" make it about you as management being the one that cant take the joke.
• ceejayoz 10y ago
  "Evidence has come to light that X has acted in ways that are both illegal and unacceptable in our organization." versus "Y complained that X was flirting with her, so we had to fire him." It needs to be made clear that management finds the behavior unacceptable.