How do you handle women in the work place (The ones who bait)

[drlove]

Don’t mix your work with your relationship. I have seen a senior manager got dismissed for making explicit verbal sexual harassment to a female colleague. She replaced his position shortly after. I wasn’t in the company long enough to figure out whether this was a conspiracy or not. Not all women are alike. I have the pleasure working with many fine female co-workers. But there are always some very ambitious employees (male/female). They will remove any obstacles that stand in their path of moving up on the corporate ladder.

This post reminds me of the movie "Disclosure" starring Michael Douglas. Did anyone see it??

 

[Thunderballs]

Yes. Disclosure is the movie where Michael Douglas suddenly turns gay and decides that he doesn't want to get laid by Demi Moore in the office because he's married. Like that would ever happen?!

 

[drlove]

Yes. Disclosure is the movie where Michael Douglas suddenly turns gay and decides that he doesn't want to get laid by Demi Moore in the office because he's married. Like that would ever happen?!

You're right. What was he thinking??? LOL

 

[MuffinMuncher]

Mixing up 2 subjects

Dont confuse sexual harrassment with flirting, although in today's PC world that line is getting more blurry.

Generally speaking, never date someone who works for you... directly or indirectly. If at some point her place on the org chart connects to yours, you are in a position of influence, and in a "he said, she said" debate, you automatically lose. Don't do it.

Dating someone in a separate division or part of your company is less clear. Within the workplace, do not mix personal and business, and if you cant distinguish the two, don't do it. If you are one of the rare few who can keep the two worlds from clashing, go ahead but be discrete.

As for flirting... the farther up the ladder you are, the farther you have to fall... and the bigger the target you become. The gold diggers and game players go for the biggest prize, so if you are in that position, be skeptical of any sort of suggestive comments. The best advice is to string her along until she makes the first overt move and keep control (as Seinfeld put it... make sure you have "hand").

And remember, we're talking about worst case scenario and the minority of women... most instances are indeed harmless flirting and banter, but make sure that you know where that line is.