Today, my 50-something coworker followed through on his threat to file a defamation lawsuit against me. All because I jokingly said "pedo" after he bragged to everyone that his girlfriend is a smoking hot 19-year-old. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, one of my coworkers decided it'd be funny to tell our boss that I made creepy comments about his teenage daughter. The worst part is that the aforementioned lying coworker is my mother. I wish I was joking. FML
Today, I discovered that my male coworker, who coincidentally shares my last name, has been telling everyone we're married. I'm 26; he's 58. 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, my boss threatened to write me up, after I made a slightly rude joke about a coworker everyone hates. A while later, a colleague told me the same joke. Turns out my boss had gone around telling it to everyone else and taking all the credit. FML
Today, a coworker filed a complaint against me, all because I ate a banana at lunch, which he claimed is "threateningly sexual", whatever the hell that means. FML
Today, I got fired. My coworker decided to imitate my voice, stand outside of my boss's office door, and say insulting things about his daughter. FML
Today, it was a coworker's last day. Over the last 6 months, he has been talking smack about me because he assumed I'd ratted him out for a Facebook post, ranting about our place of employment. I decided to confront him after work to let him know that I didn't do it. He then reported me for harassment to all of my supervisors. FML
Today, I got a coworker at my new job in trouble, because he kept harassing me and asking me out, even after I clearly told him I wasn't interested. Turns out he's very popular around here, and everyone now hates me for being a trouble-maker and not "taking a compliment." FML
Today, I was carrying a stack of paperwork at work, when my pen rolled off and onto the floor. As soon as I bent down to pick it up, a nearby co-worker, who's always hated me, accused me of putting on a show and sexually harassing him. He actually followed up by reporting me to HR. FML
Today, I confronted my coworker, who I had a crush on, for lying to me. He’d told me he was gay when I asked him out. He’s now dating another coworker of mine who’s a woman. He took this up with my boss, and I was written up for “creating a hostile work environment.” FML
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PennyLane27 32
Well, if they've been dating very long, then technically you'd be correct!!
StraightUpBaller 14
Are you sure it came across as joking? I know we all make mistakes and it happens to all of us - things can just come out wrong and you don't realize it. Either way, that's a bit ridiculous as a course of action for him to take.
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Comments (135)
MegasaurusRex89 28
I would be surprised if the judge doesn't throw out his case. What a dumbass. And pedo... Maybe make sure he doesn't see this though. Then you may have a problem. haha
PennyLane27 32
All else aside, the guy "bragged" about his girlfriend's age- thus drawing attention to it. I see it this way: Mid-life-crisis guy is bragging about having a 19 year old gf. He's objectifying her, and setting the tone of the convo. OP chimes in with a clearly joking quip completely appropriate to the type of convo, and probably expected/got some light hearted chuckles. Midlife crisis guy wigs out ....bc he A)is defensive about being perceived as a pedo, and/or B) legitimately has pedophilic tendencies he wants to have remain his dirty little secret.
kalbrek009 20
I say "B" is most likely the case. My boss is exactly 20 yrs older than his wife (he's 45/she's 25), they "met" on an adult online dating site...he brags about "how she lied about being older & him lying about being younger & that she was 17 when they met"..they now have 3 kids (the oldest is 4) & he's complained about how "all 3 times she got pregnant she said after sex...by the way, just so you know...I haven't been taking my birth control" His youngest (who's barely 1 now) friends will be asking her why her grandpa is at her graduation.
PennyLane27 32
129- sounds like a delightful couple!! >
Dodge4x4Ram 46
oooffff. that' escalated quickly
PennyLane27 32
At least something does (unlike that guys penis) !!
MedChew 19
I think the right term here is cradle robber. 19 years is not a child's age
Marcelb 17
Although it kinda is for a 50 something guy.
VeganVampyre 27
No. The age of the guy is irrelevant. No matter how old you are, a 19 year old is still 19, and 19 is still not a child's age. You could be 120, and the 19 year old would still be a legal adult.
graceinsheepwear 34
And a cradle is not a 19-year-old's bed.
Lilo4life 26
I dated a guy for four years and when we started dating I was 15 and he was 18, but his friends called him pedo all the time and he actually found it very hurtful. We had the Romeo and Juliet law though so he wasn't.
ToxicTyrael 26
Depends on where you are from but mostly it's ok to date 15 year olds if you are 18 because you're just 4 years older. It would be inappropriate if he was 25 or something.
stuckintime 17
High school age, I would agree that it's different. But the OP's coworker is 31 years older. When his GF was 15 like you were when starting to date your ex, he was 46. Not to say there is anything wrong with him dating a 19 year old, both are adults. But in our society people will make jokes and judge him fairly or not.
snowy0413 16
I feel your pain #19. My boyfriend and I are 5 years apart and he CONSTANTLY gets bashed on. I cant understand how a 50 yr old dating a 19 yr old is more acceptable then a teen dating someone who is 18 and what's the Romeo and Juliet law?
Emirac 10
Romeo and Juliet is just to protect young people with age differences. It means that two people can have sex even if one is of legal age and the other isn't without legal repercussions as long as the age gap is <4 years or they're both underage.
ToxicTyrael 26
How long ago did you start to date? If it's for seven years then he's a pedo XD
Seabass_Chan 33
If anything, the coworker would be an ephebophile.
Levvy 22
Fortunately, that's not what defamation is or how it works. Litigation is still a costly pain in the butt, but he doesn't have a case. Small consolation, I know.
PennyLane27 32
And if OP counter sues, couldn't he reclaim legal fees for frivolous suit?
Lalala579121 28
To be fair, a pedophile is someone who is attracted to people younger than 18, so...
Keiraquarium 12
No, a paedophile is someone who's attracted to pre-pubescent children. When paedophilia is being clinically diagnosed, I think the cut-off point is 13. If someone is attracted to children/teenagers older than 13 it technically isn't paedophilia, it's hebophilia or ehebophilia.
VeganVampyre 27
Not to mention the girlfriend is 19, so...
Lalala579121 28
Yeah true 47 but pre-pubescent children are younger than 18, so it still fits what I said technically. That was my point, 53.
catherinecas 30
Except for all the children that hit puberty before 18. Yeah point totally still stands.
JackieWackie 13
That does kind of make him a pedo. Weird guy. ?
Pinwheel 10
No it doesn't.
DoomedGemini 38
Pedophilia is used for children 13 or younger for medical diagnosis, so pedophile isn't the correct term.
9a_1z 12
I thiiink the correct term is 'ephebophile'