i can smell it from here...but somewhere ...just somewhere - you know there is some panty waste boyfriend (for those few who are hetero) who is holding his mug of hot chocolate with both hands and sitting while he takes a leak...for those that don't, envision some highly worn rubber toy with D batteries with a set of motorcycle handlebars attached
The only *real* sexual harassment in an office environment that I've seen first-hand in 20+ years ...was from an all-female department.
Nasty bunch of women, they were. At the time I was in desktop PC support. My boss was a former Chippendale's dancer (really!) and he understandably refused to work that floor. So, he sent me instead.
It was fairly unpleasant. Not, "Someone told a joke one time and I was uncomfortable." Nope, it was real harassment, both physical and sexual. I had a promotion in the works anyway, so rather than deal with the "Are those mean girls picking on you" comments, or any potential blowback, I ignored it and moved on as quickly as possible.
Boss of the dept (also female) was eventually fired. They brought in a man to replace her and clean it up. Later, off the record, I was talking to him and mentioned all of the problems I (and others) had. He said, quote, "Those women didn't have enough work. You need to keep a department like that about 10% over full capacity. Otherwise, they'll turn on each other, and everyone else that walks into the place."
Wise man. He was absolutely correct.
Imagine if they have been around each other long enough to have syncronized their periods. No wonder no man is in that picture, they killed them all.
i can smell it from here...