I'm just, uh, just feeling kinda... truthsome right now. And, uh... life's just too damn short for ifs and maybes.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
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Typo Boy - Feb 08, 2012 3:57:43 pm PST #9573 of 9843
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Am-Chau Yarkona - Feb 08, 2012 7:51:29 pm PST #9574 of 9843
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
Would it be tolerated in the UK? Maybe, depends on the power the man has, how much the women involved need their jobs, stuff like that. However, I know that sort of thing wouldn't be tolerated by other women in my non-work social circle, and I wouldn't expect it to be acceptable at work.
Would it be regarded as sexual harassment in the UK? Yes, I think so, and we have laws about that sort of thing. In fact, I'm in the UK and I'm regarding it as sexual harassment right now!
Fiona - Feb 08, 2012 8:23:39 pm PST #9575 of 9843
One of the women at this company wants to know if the following behavior would tolerated in the UK:
No.
Perhaps he's one of those Brits who think that all Americans love the British and their little eccentricities and thinks he can get away with this sort of behaviour in the States. I very much doubt he could get away with it on the other side of the pond. Either way, he's insensitive and stupid.
Shir - Feb 08, 2012 11:05:58 pm PST #9576 of 9843
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Either way, he's insensitive and stupid
Echo that. Not the UK, but in Israel, that would be sexual harassment as well.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Feb 09, 2012 3:46:35 am PST #9577 of 9843
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
One of the women at this company wants to know if the following behavior would tolerated in the UK
I agree that the answer is no. There are very clear laws on sexual harassment here. And, yes, the main point is that it's sexual harassment where he's working now.
Fred Pete - Feb 09, 2012 4:43:36 am PST #9578 of 9843
Ann, that's a ferret.
I'm an American who stands second to nobody in his enjoyment of the British and "their little eccentricities" (Anfield Cat Rules!). My description of that guy would start with "appalling" and go on from there.
Typo Boy - Feb 09, 2012 2:14:14 pm PST #9579 of 9843
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Thanks all. She guessed this, but wanted ammunition against the "eccentric Brit" defense before she went to HR. Not, as everyone has said, that it should make a difference, but it is good to KNOW that it is bullshit. So again, thanks.
meara - Feb 09, 2012 3:02:15 pm PST #9580 of 9843
If he was gay, it would be still asinine behavior, but slightly less creepy. But still not acceptable.
Fiona - Feb 18, 2012 1:41:31 am PST #9581 of 9843
In case people are wondering, we're going away today for a few days' of skiing (well, the rest of the family ski; I intend to catch up on some reading and spend lots of time dozing). But I will check in here when we return.
Signed,
Mother-of-a-boy-who-hits-double-figures-tomorrow (if you can believe THAT...).
Liese S. - Feb 18, 2012 12:12:57 pm PST #9582 of 9843
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
That sounds lovely, Fiona.
And no, that can't possibly be true. He's the board baby!