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Soph0571

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3. Yes there is, for some something can be banter, for someone else

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 03:25 PM

Nov 2017

it is harassment - and I do think it is up to the person who is on the receiving end of the behaviour to make that distinction for themselves. I have been on the receiving end of what I felt was banter and was able to hold my own and give as good as I got, however I have had some employees who have been on the receiving end of the same sort of horse play and it was wholly inappropriate for a variety of reasons..... maybe age, religion, level of power within the business etc.

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DO you think there is a grey area, varying degrees of sexual harassment [View all] BigmanPigman Nov 2017 OP

I definitely see a graduated scale, myself. Shrike47 Nov 2017 #1

Definitely mainstreetonce Nov 2017 #2

Yes there is, for some something can be banter, for someone else Soph0571 Nov 2017 #3

Yes. It depends on the person and their background. I'm an old hippie and not much phases me. OregonBlue Nov 2017 #4

Almost all issues are gray. safeinOhio Nov 2017 #5