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WCDT Strips 3436-3441 (13th to 18th March 2017)
Akima:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 17 Mar 2017, 00:19 ---I mean, it's pretty clear that Renee didn't even think of that and so do lots of people so accused.
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What people think about their own actions, or fail to think about them, is not authoritative or decisive in deciding whether they are offensive or acceptable to others.
Good "counselling" from Jim though. Focus on the behaviour, not the individual. Self-flagellation is not required.
jheartney:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 17 Mar 2017, 00:19 ---Just because people have different behavioural issues doesn't mean that this is what brings them together.
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in my experience it's precisely social interaction problems that bring together social outcasts. It explained nearly all of my high school social milieu.
This isn't to say it's a bad thing. Brun and Renee probably benefit each other, at least when Renee isn't trying to bigfoot Brun's friendship choices.
Kugai:
*Singsong Voice*
Renee's got a cru-ush
Renee's got a cru-ush
:-D
Storel:
--- Quote from: Akima on 17 Mar 2017, 05:15 ---Good "counselling" from Jim though. Focus on the behaviour, not the individual. Self-flagellation is not required.
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Yes, for what it's worth I think Jim handled that just right, probably because it's a small enough business that he knows both of the people involved pretty well.
WareWolf:
--- Quote from: Akima on 17 Mar 2017, 05:15 ---
Good "counselling" from Jim though. Focus on the behaviour, not the individual. Self-flagellation is not required.
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As an attorney, I can tell you that a "hostile environment" sexual harassment claim CAN be brought based on one incident, but it's a lot less likely to be successful, especially if management takes the step of counseling the offender. Here's the EEOC position:
Petty slights, annoyances, and isolated incidents (unless extremely serious) will not rise to the level of illegality. To be unlawful, the conduct must create a work environment that would be intimidating, hostile, or offensive to reasonable people.
AND:
Although the law doesn’t prohibit simple teasing, offhand comments, or isolated incidents that are not very serious, harassment is illegal when it is so frequent or severe that it creates a hostile or offensive work environment or when it results in an adverse employment decision (such as the victim being fired or demoted).
You could certainly make the argument that asking another employee to disrobe is pretty serious, but given the immediate reaction by upper management, it'd be a tough case to prevail on.
And yes, if Elliot had asked it of Renee, it wouldn't be funny. But he didn't. She did, and it's so incongruous that I at least was amused. And I don't even like Renee very much.
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