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Posted by Cliff on Friday February 13, 2004 @01:57AM from the if-it-isn't-worth-it-find-another-job dept.

An anonymous reader asks: "I was wondering if Slashdot readers have encountered harassment in the workplace, and how they have dealt with it. In particular, when working for technology-based companies. Examples of this include the company forcing employees to put in extra (unpaid) hours, with the implicit/explicit threat of loosing the job if they don't, to actual personal harassment in the work place by management staff. My experience is that even in cases where the employee is completely right, it is impossible for her to win the case, given current employment law."

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Re:Interview questions. by Acidic_Diarrhea · 2004-02-13 03:38 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Harassment? Hardly. Making jokes at someone's expense does not qualify as harassment. Furthermore, this doesn't even violate the Civil Rights act since the company can just say they were trying to push his buttons to see how he responded to stressful situations. Really, just because someone acts like an asshole or is rude to you does not mean that person needs to get locked up in jail or sued.
People are so quick to look to the law to protect them from being offended. Maybe you should just get over it.
How was he injured by their questions? That's what you have to show in order to prove harassment. You say yourself that he was not bothered by them. That proves that there is no case here.

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Re:Interview questions. by GoofyBoy · 2004-02-13 05:03 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Were they derogatory and demeaning?

Can I not ask you if you were gay? If you had a girlfriend?

Ok, the "airplane" joke was bad.

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Re:What constitutes harrassment? by LearnToSpell · 2004-02-13 06:56 · Score: 0, Flamebait

This Bush?

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Re:Interview questions. by jhunsake · 2004-02-13 12:21 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Exactly. The problem is too many people are pussies nowadays. It's really getting ridiculous. So I make fun of you? Get over it. You make fun of me? I'll get over it. And fuck the rest of you that get offended at stupid things.