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This one is pretty cut and dried. When there's a power disparity between two people, flirting's not ok. You can be against investors and bosses making passes a

by mrkurt 9y ago

This one is pretty cut and dried. When there's a power disparity between two people, flirting's not ok. You can be against investors and bosses making passes at the people who have to make them happy without wanting to ban workplace romances entirely. Big companies have been doing this for years.

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- rosser 9y ago
  No. You're just not specifically subject to that test. If you're in their management chain, and you get involved with them, you've actually exposed them to significant risk.
  - randyrand 9y ago
    Ah dang, deleted my comment because I had a change of heart and didn't feel like going down this rabbit hole further. But for reference it was: > so as long as you're a lower level employee you're in the clear? Clearly the answer to this question is no. The flow chart of bad behavior is much larger than that.
throwaway_30761 9y ago
This one is pretty cut and dried. When there's a power disparity between two people, flirting's not ok. Well, there's flirting and then there's flirting. Real-life example, which I observed from the sidelines: . Mr. A is a new hire. Mrs. B is the senior non-management team member. Someone gets flowers sent to them. Mr. C decides it would be amusing if they ended up on Mrs. B's desk, with a note saying they're from Mr. A. An hour or two later when Mr. A realizes he's just being hazed and still has a job, he decides to take the joke and run with it. This leads to several years of the most absurd and blatant come-ons you can imagine. Several years later, Mrs. B is the official team lead and Mr. A is reporting to her. The blatant flirting and absurd come-ons are still exactly the same as they've always been. . The only concern about whether this is OK, is if some outsider were to see and take it seriously enough to cause trouble with HR.

8 ms·

This one is pretty cut and dried. When there's a power disparity between two people, flirting's not ok. You can be against investors and bosses making passes a

by mrkurt 9y ago

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- rosser 9y ago
  No. You're just not specifically subject to that test. If you're in their management chain, and you get involved with them, you've actually exposed them to significant risk.
  - randyrand 9y ago
    Ah dang, deleted my comment because I had a change of heart and didn't feel like going down this rabbit hole further. But for reference it was: > so as long as you're a lower level employee you're in the clear? Clearly the answer to this question is no. The flow chart of bad behavior is much larger than that.
throwaway_30761 9y ago
This one is pretty cut and dried. When there's a power disparity between two people, flirting's not ok. Well, there's flirting and then there's flirting. Real-life example, which I observed from the sidelines: . Mr. A is a new hire. Mrs. B is the senior non-management team member. Someone gets flowers sent to them. Mr. C decides it would be amusing if they ended up on Mrs. B's desk, with a note saying they're from Mr. A. An hour or two later when Mr. A realizes he's just being hazed and still has a job, he decides to take the joke and run with it. This leads to several years of the most absurd and blatant come-ons you can imagine. Several years later, Mrs. B is the official team lead and Mr. A is reporting to her. The blatant flirting and absurd come-ons are still exactly the same as they've always been. . The only concern about whether this is OK, is if some outsider were to see and take it seriously enough to cause trouble with HR.