Today, I went to my company's HR manager to ask what the procedure was to file a sexual harassment complaint since my boss exposed himself to me. His response was that the procedure is to "get over it." And he went back to reading. FML
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Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, my coworker touched me inappropriately. I reported it to HR, and all they said was, "Do you want to talk to a therapist?" FML
Today, after having finally summoned the nerve to report a guy at my workplace who has been sexually harassing me for months, I got a phone call from my boss. He said that there was nothing he could do about it, because the guy "wouldn't confess." FML
Today, I told the man I've been in love with for 3 years, who also happens to be my boss, how I felt. He responds by filing sexual harassment charges against me. FML
Today, a coworker grabbed my ass for the third time. I went to my boss to complain about the sexual harassment. He told me to suck it up and enjoy the attention, and that it was my fault for having a huge, round ass. I think it's time for a new job. FML
Today, I tried to call my company's HR to report my boss for sexually inappropriate comments towards me. Turns out, the only person I can complain to is the franchise owner, who has been good friends with my boss for over a decade. FML
Today, HR informed me that they would not be investigating my formal complaint against my boss. This after four months of relentless bullying, including calling me while I was on vacation to tell me to do work, and eliminating my position when she found out I had gone to HR. FML
Today, I had to give a sexual harassment seminar to my department. Someone put in a complaint that my example made them feel uncomfortable. FML
Today, after many years of being single, I finally worked up the courage to ask my coworker out. He said no and gave me "fair warning" that he's going to report me for sexual harassment. FML
Today, I was fired from my job for sexual harassment. I was shopping after work, and I had to get my female manager to give me a package of extra-large condoms from the lockbox. I could not convince her that I was not flirting, and she took it to HR. FML
Today, yet again, my boss whined to me like a baby over being "friend-zoned" by his secretary. Not only does he basically stalk her and make her eat lunch with him every day, she's a lesbian in a committed relationship. He suspended me after I lost it and told him to see a fucking therapist. FML
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letitbe56 0
I don't know anything about Australian law, but I suspect it's illegal for him to ignore your concerns like that. Talk to a lawyer--at very least, the company should transfer you to another department so you don't have to work with your current boss, if not fire him.
xtremelifter 0
The heart of the issue is that she was shown something that she didn't want to see in the first place. Sexual Harassment isn't a "suck it up and get over it." Once you see something like that u can't unsee it. Seek legal help and charges filed against him. Apologize for that having to happen.
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kindness 0
um, yeah i'm pretty sure that's grounds to sue.
gothic_cat_lady 0
SUE! That's disgraceful behavior for the workplace. I don't know about Australia, but in the States that's highly illegal, and it probably is there as well.
catriona_cd 0
Discreetly ask other women (if any) in your work place, if he has done the same thing to any of them. as I bet you’re NOT the first. If any of them say that it has happened to them, then you have a class action against him and hr Cos you just know scum like him has done it b4
melindasordino 0
I agree, he's probably done that before. If you don't feel like asking the other women if this has happened to them before, you can do like the main caracther in Speak: write in the bathroom stall door what happened. Someone might answer, or at least you'll be warning them. A man exposed himself to me once when I was waiting for the school bus. And mind you, I was not dressed in a slutty way, not even close. It's not the OP's fault, there's just sick people like that. And it can scar you pretty bad, doesn't matter if "it's just a penis, you've seen one before, he hasn't forced you to do anything". Sure, you get over it eventually, but it made me feel insecure for a long time. Makes you think if he won't come back and do something worse. Especially in a case like the OP's, where he's constantly around her, she can't just let it go.
Yug_Tnacifingisn 0
Start a class action suit and take every penny the manager and the company have.
feminist19 0
bite down hard next time
lolwatlol 0
yeah, nasty women always showing us their penises
are_ya_serious 0
and what exactly is his point....to get over it....okay if he exposed himself to you would you get over it ....or jump the desk and punch him in the face and call him a fag....yeah look in the mirror...
musicninja 0
So just get over it. It's not like he forced you to do anything you didn't want to do. Just try to get that disturbing picture out of your head.
FlaminYawn 0
women expose themselves all the time by showing cleavage. Get over it.
FoundManyLemons 0
Lawsuit time!