I need help deciding if I should go to management about a coworkers behavio
Question Posted Monday June 23 2014, 4:13 am
I need a little advice on how to handle a coworkers behavior! I started this part time job about 2 months ago! Everyone has been verynice! One guy in particular has been overly flirtatious, and at first I wasn't sure if it was because I was the new girl or if he really likes me! After some time has passed he's continuously hit on me and its making me a bit uncomfortable! I've already tried the nice polite route and told him I'm not interested and I don't get with people who are in relationships already! He's continued to hit in me still! Again I told him I was all set, a bit more stern! He still doesn't seem to get the idea! Should I tell him again or should I go to management? I don't want to create waves or drama, but I'm uncomfortable!
adviceman49 answered Monday June 23 2014, 5:19 am: Give him one more warning. Tell him that you are very uncomfortable with his advances, hitting on you, to the point you consider it "sexual harassment in the work place." Use that exact terminology for it is a violation of Federal and State EEOC regulations. Tell him this is his last warning that if he doesn't stop bothering you that you will go to HR or management I there is not an HR department and file an EEOC complaint against him.
EEOC filings are very serious and management must take action. If they do not then you have the right to go to the State EEOC office and file.
What I have written above is the right way to do this. IF you think he is the type of person who would go to management, after you tell him, and file first. You either skip this and go directly to management or have a friend witness you conversation with him who will tell management or HR precisely when you told him to stay away or you were going to file a complaint.
IF you feel he is the type that would try to protect himself by filing against you first. Then skip the warning and just go directly to HR or management and file the EEOC complaint as "Sexual Harassment in the work place;" by this guy. You only need to tell him to stop once before it becomes sexual harassment. [ adviceman49's advice column | Ask adviceman49 A Question ]
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