The comments made sound ugly in print but are actually good examples of good natured joking around that I have often heard in operations. Especially inside operations.
there is a good chance the grievant has heard this type of joking before from co-workers, friends and family and decided to not be offended.This guy decided to pursue his sexual harrassment case for some other reason then sensistivity towards language. Its an example of what I've told my sups over the years. Accountability is a two way street. You will hold your team accountable for the job they do and they will hold you accountable for your fairness and professionalism.
well what happens when the salty mouthed individual is asked by an offended employee not to use that type of language in their presence?
while not a prude, i do find it an indication of a serious lack of verbal skills, or a lack of knowledge of the english language.
while not always to be the case for people using crude language, they are simply trying to use the shock factor those words used to elicit. the shock factor is long gone, as the words have been over used, and now simply show the lack of intelligence of the speaker.
and in this time of the homosexual openness and promotion, yes, i do think it is past time for people of the same sex to be able to file sexual harassment charges against another employee.
case in point. i have a nephew that was a senior in high school. he was very good in three sports, so good that he was being recruited by colleges for all three sports. while in his senior year, he was forced to take a music class to round out his education. he was also forced to sit next to a young man that continually harassed him sexually, ie blowing kisses, graphic sexual gestures, and the list goes on and on. he attempted to get the teacher to move him to another section of the room, to no avail. the teacher thought it funny.
bottom line, he took the matter into his own hands after some extreme sexual harassment, and as a result, lost a great deal of the colleges that were trying to recruit him.
so why did it have to get to that point? if it had been a minority claiming harassment, or if the gay boy had claimed harassment, they would have been all over chris. but because the shoe was on the other foot.......
people have a right to an education and a workplace free of sexual harassment, regardless of whom dishes it out.
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