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I'm also confused whenever I read about such seemingly open-and-shut cases. Have these guys never heard of "Don't shit where you eat"? Or, are they so wrapped
by lobotryas 8y ago
I'm also confused whenever I read about such seemingly open-and-shut cases. Have these guys never heard of "Don't shit where you eat"? Or, are they so wrapped up in their business that work becomes everything for them, including the entirety of their social life?
- jstewartmobile 8y agoCould be that they've been in the PhD bubble for so long that they were never really exposed to how the rest of the world works. I remember a lot of the profs at my college--gross old dudes--sleeping with their students and getting away with it. Hell, if I were a young girl, and I've got to listen to this guy every other day, and he has control over my grade--which could have a major impact on the rest of my life... maybe that would eventually have some kind of effect on my psyche. Who knows?
- lobotryas 8y agoHard to tell. On the one hand society has always had creeps and weirdos. On the other hand this may be a canary that indicates that we've had some kind of societal breakdown where these guys felt better about taking pants off in a meeting rather than just asking someone on a date and dealing with rejection there. Regarding your example: it's true that you describe a power imbalance, but unless those professors were issuing ultimatums (for which a smart person could gather evidence), the girls were making their own choices on how to get ahead.
- TheCoelacanth 8y agoProfessors sleeping with their current students is incredibly inappropriate regardless of how the relationship was initiated. Just keep it in your pants until the end of the semester.
- cimmanom 8y agoThis isn’t about it being their social life. Stripping in front of an employee and then retaliating when she won’t engage with you sexually is not “social life”.