Woman Asks If She Was Wrong For Not Wearing A Wedding Ring And Making Her Colleague Think She Is Single

Sexual harassment or assault affects 81% of women and 43% of men at some point in their lives. Anyone who hears this figure should be concerned.

Sexual harassment is the most common form of workplace harassment, making up 50% of all complaints. Because so many sexual harassment incidents occur in the workplace, it's nearly impossible to prevent them completely.

Even if you're just going about your everyday routine and going to work, you could become a target. The high-profile campaigns against sexual harassment encourage people to speak up when they are confronted with unacceptable conditions.

As a result, more people who have been harassed are speaking up and sharing their stories. Inspired by these accounts, Redditor u/throwawayCo79 wanted to share an experience she had with a coworker who seemed to be entirely clueless about consent.

The aforementioned coworker kept making advances at her even when she clearly stated she was not interested. He would not accept no for an answer.

He backed off only after her husband responded to his unsolicited genital photos. But instead of hiding away, he had the nerve to say that he was deceived.

In his view, the fact that OP doesn't wear a wedding ring is an open invitation to unsolicited advances and genital pictures. Read the story:

OP asks:

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She recently started working at a new company.

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One 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%.

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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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No means no, regardless of marital status.

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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 harassments 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.

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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OP owes no explanation.

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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.