Re: Sexual harrassment

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On 6/25/03, marcus wrote:
> Can anyone help? I was recently terminated for what my
> employer stated was poor performance. My immediate
> supervisor, who hired me, would take me to lunch every
> day, and when my car broke down, loaned me his car for
> several weeks, while my car was being repaired. He
> invited me over to his house on 3 different occasions to
> shoot pool. The first 2 times we drank a few beers and
> played pool, the 3rd time he started talking about his
> wife and eventually led to engaging questions in a form of
> sexual activity with me. I immediatedly told him I wasn't
> interested and left. I consulted with my wife, but was
> afraid to seek HR because he stated he was joking and that
> no one would believe me & that his boss and he use to be
> roommates once upon a time. I never told anyone about the
> incident, however my supervisor stopped going to lunch
> with me and stopped interacting with me. I've since been
> terminated, do I have any options, I feel used and ashamed.

You word against his unless you can find some else to corroborate the
evidence. You risk being accused of sour grapes because you have been
sacked, your mistake was not going to HR immedietly. Do you keep in
touch with former work collegues.

You should also realise that the fact that they made a pass at you does not
constitue harrassment. You declined the proposal and it appears you have
been respected in that they did not pester you with further proposals. You
would have to show that you lost your job because you declined to accept a
relashonship and as I say it is your word against theirsw and your chances
of sucess are poor.

Unless you are still unemployed I wold move on and stop worring about
sueing people. If you suceed you may find yourself unemployable. New
employers are not going to weant to employ you if they find out you have
sued a previos employer.

Re: Sexual harrassment, 9/08/03, by Paul Reading.

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