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cmail07
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Texas
I am not sure if what happened to me would be considered harassment or not. My supervisor was walking around our work area one morning with a rope in his hand, hitting it against his other hand. It reminded me of a prison warden trying to control his prisoners. So I asked him "you got a whip there?" and he answered "why, do you like to be spanked?" My question was not sexual in nature nor did I intend it to be. There is quite a bit of tension between this supervisor and us employees, and his comment embarrassed me and made me feel uneasy. Instead of giving him an answer, I told him to go ask my boyfriend who also works there. My supervisor went and asked my boyfriend who was so embarassed that he would not answer, just turned red in the face. My supervisor then came back to me and told me that he would not answer, that he just turned red. The few employees around me who heard all this could not believe his behavior and voiced their concerns about it to me. This is the first time that this supervisor has ever said anything like this to me, so it's not an ongoing problem...yet. Not I feel uneasy around him. So does my boyfriend. Was this sexual harassment or not? It was definitely unprofessional. My job is with the Postal Service. What should I do about this problem? Can this supervisor be fired or reassigned if I feel uneasy being supervised by him? Thanks for any help.
I am not sure if what happened to me would be considered harassment or not. My supervisor was walking around our work area one morning with a rope in his hand, hitting it against his other hand. It reminded me of a prison warden trying to control his prisoners. So I asked him "you got a whip there?" and he answered "why, do you like to be spanked?" My question was not sexual in nature nor did I intend it to be. There is quite a bit of tension between this supervisor and us employees, and his comment embarrassed me and made me feel uneasy. Instead of giving him an answer, I told him to go ask my boyfriend who also works there. My supervisor went and asked my boyfriend who was so embarassed that he would not answer, just turned red in the face. My supervisor then came back to me and told me that he would not answer, that he just turned red. The few employees around me who heard all this could not believe his behavior and voiced their concerns about it to me. This is the first time that this supervisor has ever said anything like this to me, so it's not an ongoing problem...yet. Not I feel uneasy around him. So does my boyfriend. Was this sexual harassment or not? It was definitely unprofessional. My job is with the Postal Service. What should I do about this problem? Can this supervisor be fired or reassigned if I feel uneasy being supervised by him? Thanks for any help.