Timeline for My boss' new hire, a friend of his, is making advances on me
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| Mar 19, 2017 at 23:02 | comment | added | gnasher729 | @MelReams, with hindsight it seems the boss is seeing the light. | |
| Mar 17, 2017 at 15:11 | comment | added | Omegacron | @MelReams - tbh, it sounds like a manager in a small company who knows his friend is an obnoxious flirt but doesn't realize how far he's taking things. And based on the update from her, it would seem that he indeed IS taking the matter seriously once that information became available to him. Only time will tell if that's true, but hopefully she gets to keep a job she likes, rather than leaving bitter. | |
| Mar 17, 2017 at 14:06 | comment | added | Victor Zakharov |
broken electric tea kettle that shot sparks whenever someone turned it on. If you reported that to your boss and he didn't do anything about it, you would leave, right? Buying a new kettle for 20$ is cheaper. If I'm paid 150K/year, like most people in CA, I can afford it. :)
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| Mar 15, 2017 at 1:22 | comment | added | Mel Reams | @user24582 it's because the harasser is the boss's friend that I'm convinced he will never do anything about it. To deal with harasser correctly, boss would have to admit he's friends with a harasser. That's deeply uncomfortable even for good people with strong morals. | |
| Mar 15, 2017 at 1:20 | history | edited | Mel Reams | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added better explanation of lawyers not being magic and expanded reasons why OP's boss can never be trusted again
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| Mar 14, 2017 at 13:48 | comment | added | Stephan Branczyk | I second the carefully crafted letter from a lawyer. But one other thing you could try is to put your complaint in writing via email to the CEO (plus someone else he respects in the company), in which you acknowledge that the CEO said not to worry about it, but that you are constantly worried about it, that things have escalated since you've last spoken to him, and that it is seriously affecting your work performance, including your choice of coming early to work. | |
| Mar 14, 2017 at 13:00 | comment | added | Snowlockk | A simply worded letter from a lawyer in the effect of warning about possible legal issues due to the harassment should wake the boss up. | |
| Mar 14, 2017 at 8:39 | comment | added | user24582 | We don't know yet how the boss will react to repeated complaints. His first reaction was based on knowing his friend's usual behavior, and he was probably trying to de-escalate. Repeated complaints will tell him that there is really a problem, and he might act accordingly. | |
| Mar 14, 2017 at 5:24 | comment | added | Mel Reams | @thedarkwanderer "My boss just brushed it off and said he was just a flirt and that I had nothing to worry about. He seemed completely unconcerned about my discomfort." Does that sound like someone who is going to see the light? | |
| Mar 14, 2017 at 4:44 | comment | added | Please stop being evil | "your boss will never do anything about this". ??? Why? Just cause he's friends with possibly-a-terrible-person doesn't mean he's 1) unwilling to fire that person 2) aware the person has the problems they have or 3) so unwilling to intervene he'd rather open the company up to lawsuits. | |
| Mar 14, 2017 at 3:25 | history | edited | Mel Reams | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added detail about risks of going to court over harassment
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| Mar 14, 2017 at 1:09 | history | answered | Mel Reams | CC BY-SA 3.0 |