Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihu1e.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!ihu1e!nowlin From: nowlin@ihu1e.UUCP (Jerry Nowlin) Newsgroups: net.flame,net.women Subject: Re: Crassness in the workplace Message-ID: <324@ihu1e.UUCP> Date: Sun, 30-Sep-84 17:12:14 EDT Article-I.D.: ihu1e.324 Posted: Sun Sep 30 17:12:14 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 1-Oct-84 04:37:46 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 30 > I had the unfortunate luck of getting on an elevator with an extremely > obnoxious gentleman (and I use the term gentleman loosely, very loosley). > As the doors of the elevator were closing, the gentleman said to me, > "My, it isn't everyday that I get to ride an elevator with such a > tasty morsel." At first, I just looked at him with what I hoped > was total disgust, but to my added horror he just went right on > speaking as if he expected the look. He said, "Too bad > I'm riding the elevator and not a tasty morsel, huh?" Well, now I'm > steaming and I turned to him and said, "You couldn't ride a horse without > breaking it's back." He just laughed, got off at his floor and that was > the last I saw him. After he left I thought well maybe I asked for that > attitude from him in some way. Then I said to myself, stop looking > for an excuse, he had no right and it was totally unncalled for. When > are some people going to learn that their taste in elevator > conversation is geared more to the barroom. > Did I do the right thing or should I have just ignored him? That is blatant sexual harassment and if he talks that way in an elevator to a total stranger he'll take even worse liberties with people he works with or over. You should have ask him for his name and then reported him to your supervisor. It's not to late to take that kind of action now and I'd recommend it. As an alternative you could have kicked the bastard in the nuts. Excuse me if that kind of language offends you. Individual men that go out of their way to make all men look bad really burn my butt. Jerry Nowlin ihnp4!ihu1e!nowlin