Have You Ever Experience Sexual Harrasment That Was So Subtle You Would Have No Way Of Proving It?
Q: Have you ever experience sexual harrasment that was so subtle you would have no way of proving it?
And if you tried to explain it to human resources did they tell you there was nothing they could do? This happened to me about 10 years ago and the solution at that time was the principal at the school where I was teaching seemed to tell the male staff to stay away from me. I was just wondering if this was still going on.
A: Yes. I suppose if I spoke up, I could have protected myself better. Instead, I buried myself in my school work, and later I kept my head down and worked harder at work. It is so easy to say that I somehow led these men on, but honestly I didn't. It seemed that ignoring them made the problems worse. I had problems with professors, one a department director (so what am I going to do?) who offered to pass me on classes if I . . . . Ugh. Then he had the audacity to ruin my internships and reputation when I tried to avoid him and his cronies. I don't remember the times at other jobs when this has happened to me, but it usually culminates with the wife, or co-workers angry with me. I don't know what I do. I dress in loose clothes, and I am mostly shy. I didn't need the attention. I am usually in a committed relationship. It's even embarrassing to write about those rotten days.