I lost a good electrician , in fact two because of that. I had two electricians working on terminations in junction boxes. These two worked well as a team. One man, one woman. One day the man told the woman “nice t shirt”. The t shirt was Texas A&M, where his children were going. The woman took no offense, but another woman walking by did take offense, claiming that he was harassing his coworker. HR summarily fired him, despite protestations. The coworker walked off the job two days later.
Even as an engineer I am walking on eggshells around some female coworkers. I can not even have a technical disagreement with some without being called a sexist pig.
“but another woman walking by did take offense, claiming that he was harassing his coworker. “
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Just curious-—was this woman a co-worker or just passing by?
I can’t believe the poor guy lost his job.
I’m a woman from a generation that would feel bad if the guys at work didn’t give you compliments and flirt.
Lots of marriages came out of the workplace in those days.
Everything is upside down.
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My Mechanical Engineer daughter works with men, all the time, just as she attended college classes with all men all the time. And, it was interesting and uncomfortable most times for her.
She’s a lady. A smart lady. But she has to deal with men all day and they can be gross, as she says, “Mom, they are so gross.” She’s the only girl and it can be tough when they talk about locker room crap. I tell her, just tell them they talk that way because they have small dicks...she won’t of course, and ewws me when I say that. Not all men were raised well.
If these women call you a sexist pig, why not just slap them? If you’re gonna get fired anyway, might as well deserve it.