We had a diet coke moment in work today

BrassicWoman

I agree, the first post made me cringe. Leave the poor chap alone!

This_Year

yvonne13 wrote: »

He was the talk of the office and it was all done light heartedly.

Doesn't matter the intent, it's how the guy perceives it that matters.

thehappybutterfly

Oh lighten up for goodness sake! This kind of thing happens all the time where I work. If I walked into the farm bothy and didn't get a saucy comment I'd be very upset! It's harmless fun.

PenguinJim

yvonne13 wrote: »

He only walks in the office wearing a wig...

ONLY a wig?!? :shocked:

pinkteapot

Several years ago a new guy started at work. I went straight up to my friend there and said how cute he was. She said "Really? Nahhhh...." and didn't see it at all.

Said guy and I have now been married for four years.

aileth

nickj wrote: »

i've always thought that the diet coke grass cutting ad is sexist , you can imagine the uproar if a load of builders were hanging of scaffolding whilst ogling a woman passing by, it does work both ways

I think with that advert my brain works a bit differently to everyone else as my first thought when they rolled the can to his lawnmower was them trying to break his lawnmower and interfere with his work, and would he be liable to claim compo for his wet shirt and broken lawnmower thanks to a bunch of ASBO trollops :eek:

supersaver2

nickj wrote: »

i've always thought that the diet coke grass cutting ad is sexist , you can imagine the uproar if a load of builders were hanging of scaffolding whilst ogling a woman passing by, it does work both ways

Imagine a women having some eye candy, us men only have to open a newspaper to see eye candy every day! Lots of adverts that portray women in similar situations, the Lynx's shower gel adverts immediately spring to mind.

Tiddlywinks

supersaver2 wrote: »

Imagine a women having some eye candy, us men only have to open a newspaper to see eye candy every day! Lots of adverts that portray women in similar situations, the Lynx's shower gel adverts immediately spring to mind.

But this is a work environment where people need to be professional... not an off duty moment reading the paper or watching TV.


A new member of staff should not be objectified and public comments made about looks etc... it's sexist and can be seen as bullying behaviour.


That should apply to everyone... the word is RESPECT - it's a workplace not a nightclub.

supersaver2

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

But this is a work environment where people need to be professional... not an off duty moment reading the paper or watching TV.


A new member of staff should not be objectified and public comments made about looks etc... it's sexist and can be seen as bullying behaviour.


That should apply to everyone... the word is RESPECT - it's a workplace not a nightclub.

I was responding to the poster about the diet coke advert (hence why I quoted that particular post) and my post had nothing to do with the OP.

paulineb_2

Well I can think of a couple of gym instructors who teach classes at my local gym who dressed up as spartans for a launch night where new releases of classes get showcased. They werent unhappy with the attention they got. They loved it. They were posing for pics with gym members complete with tops off. Their managers werent bothered in the slightest. It will depend on the job people do in a lot of cases as to where the boundaries are.

Of course it matters what job you do, but there's a big difference between someone being pestered in the workplace as has been suggested on this thread already and someone saying, he's nice or she's nice. Not every attention is unwanted attention. Some will be and that should be taken seriously. But theres a big difference between people saying he's fit and people harassing someone. If the male on the receiving end said please stop, you are embarassing me, that's when it's time to call it a halt.

Also, depending on the kinds of job you do, workplace banter is very much part of the job. I had workmen in my home a few weeks ago (council), their chat would have made a sailor blush, not the way I would conduct myself in the workplace, but to them, that's normal.

Im also speaking as someone who has had unwanted attention in the workplace to the point where my safety was at risk, I certainly know the difference between something that's serious and something that isnt.