Woman Asks If She Was Wrong For Not Wearing A Wedding Ring And Making Her Colleague Think She Is Single
No means no, regardless of marital status.
A workplace crush turned into a harassment complaint when one woman’s coworker kept pushing after she said no. What started as awkward flirting quickly crossed into unwanted messages, boundary-pushing, and a very uncomfortable office dynamic. Things escalated further when he sent unsolicited genital photos, and her husband stepped in to shut it down.
Now Morgan says he was misled because she does not wear a wedding ring. Was she wrong to leave that detail out, or is he blaming the wrong person? Read on.
OP asks:
RedditShe recently started working at a new company.
RedditOne of her coworkers, Morgan, was especially friendly...
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Morgan wouldn't take "no" for an answer. So OP's husband intervened.
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Now, Morgan is angry and accuses OP of misleading him by not wearing a wedding ring.
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OP did her best to explain that unsolicited pictures are unsolicited, regardless of the recipient's marital status.
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OP asks if she is right or wrong.
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Redditors backed her up 100%.
Redditors backed her up 100%.
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That excuse did not land well with the comments section.
For Morgan, the only reason to stop is if a woman "belongs" to another man.
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OP should do something about him.
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What he did should get him fired.
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She should go to HR, and probably the police too.
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The office is not Tinder.
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Sexual harassment in the workplace has always been a significant issue. In 2018, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received a 13.6% increase in sexual harassment charges from the previous year.
This doesn’t mean that the number of harassment cases has increased, but simply that people are more willing to report it. And that’s a good thing.
Maybe if we all report every time it happens, it will be a sign to predators that they need to back off.
Speaking of workplace boundary battles, the lunch thief who kept stealing my food, and my “spicy” retaliation is similar.
No means no, regardless of marital status.
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Redditors agree.
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This behavior is absolutely not acceptable.
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Sexual harassment in its "purest" form.
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The husband is funny, though...
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Unfortunately, this is very true...
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This would be a great revenge.
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Here are some interesting stats about sexual harassment at work. Over 80% of people experience this harassment verbally. Around 44% experienced it through unwanted physical contact or sexual advances.
About one quarter received at least one sexually obscene email or text message from a coworker or supervisor. If you notice any of these types of behavior, report it to HR and the police.
That kind of entitlement has no place in an office.
For another workplace mystery, check out the co-worker’s lunch theft revenge plan after my lunch went missing daily.
