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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
There are and always will be objective standards. If there are no objective standards for what qualifies as harassment, almost anything can be harassment. Are we really having this discussion? Seriously?
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You sent a colleague a text message with an explicit image. Harassment? You can't say. Depends on other context, the most important of which is whether that colleague was happy to receive it or not.
You got a blowie from a copy room messenger under your desk. Harassment? Signs point to it, but you can't say for sure unless you know whether the messenger felt and feels like a willing participant (leaving aside the rest of the office for whom it could be a factor in a hostile work environment.
The the very same objective conduct is harassment or not depending on how it is received. This is what harassment means.
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I'm putting myself in the head of a typical HR person. CYA, CYA, CYA...
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Signing up for a gender discrimination suit is a really poor way to CYA.
