Talk about creepy…
So I thought I had it bad with some of the freaks and creeps I’ve had to work with in the past. I mean, I’ve put up with some crazy shit: a psycho woman who hated AND stalked me, co-workers who didn’t understand the concept of regular showering and restraint in personal fragrance, and of course the most recent Creepy Guy who not only had scent issues but also the loud eating, creepy staring, etc.
None of that compares to the co-worker described in today’s “Dear Prudence” column in Slate. Here’s a person whose co-worker masturbates in the cubicle next to her. HOLY HELL. And bonus points to this poor fool for having not only the creepiest cubicle-neighbor in history, but also the shittiest HR department I’ve ever imagined. (Crappy, stupid HR people are something I also have some extensive experience with, but nothing as clueless and stupid as this person is dealing with.)
The HR “manager” (calling her a manager is really stretching it, based on her actions) in this case wants proof that the creep is beating off in his cube. She says she “only has [the author's] word on this.” Like, who would ever make up a story like that?
You know, the company this poor lady works for should get sued. They would deserve it. And the jerking-off co-worker should be arrested for public indecency, if not sexual assault (whatever the crime they arrest flashers for, at the very least). I hope the lady who wrote the letter does sue, and gets a big enough settlement that she never has to work in cubicle-land again.
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My question would be to HR – what are policies on video taping in the workplace – what do the corporate firewall logs say about the web sites he is visiting – finally have the local IT administrator do a cursory look at his hard drive for policy violations.
I know it’s not at your office (thank god) but those are the thoughts that go through my head.
Comment by Creeva — February 5, 2009 @ 11:37 am
Yeah there’s a lot of things that HR *should* do in this case but aren’t. First of all, they haven’t even confronted the guy doing the deed! As soon as someone reported this, why didn’t the HR director pull the guy into her office and say “I’ve heard some complaints that you may be behaving in an inappropriate way, do you have anything you want to tell me?” Jeez, the dude might have admitted the whole thing right then and there, and confessed that he has some kind of problem and needs counseling. But it sounds to me like HR at that company is just as abusive as the jerk-off (literally) co-workers.
Comment by groovymarlin — February 5, 2009 @ 11:45 am