What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?
Texas
In a nutshell - I was being sexually harassed by a co-worker at my former job (just recently resigned for other contributing factors) for appoximately the first 2 weeks of my employment there. The guy was making unwanted comments that at first were taken by me as flattery and then they gradually escalated to more bold comments - all unwanted and unprovoked on my part. I spoke with a co-worker in regards to how to go about handling the situation...as I was uncomfortable with approaching my Lead about the situation. A plan was devised to document everything that happened and give the guy one more chance to screw up (as I had made it known to him after his latest sexual comment that i was not comfortable with what he said and to say no more). The guy left to go back overseas shortly after the last incident, so I never ended up going to HR about the situation. Another concern in regards to if I did have to go to HR - was that i would have to continue working with this guy - as he would be back in the states eventually again - and he would know that it was me who had informed HR about him. So in my mind - i was damned if i didnt go to HR...and damned if i did.
As stated earlier, I am no longer working for this company. I resigned just recently due to other factors that created an unhealthy work environment.
I do realize I should have gone to HR in regards to the situation, but I also felt that I couldnt go to HR. Is there any grounds here for a suit?
Thank you in advance for your assistance in this matter.
Galilye
Texas
In a nutshell - I was being sexually harassed by a co-worker at my former job (just recently resigned for other contributing factors) for appoximately the first 2 weeks of my employment there. The guy was making unwanted comments that at first were taken by me as flattery and then they gradually escalated to more bold comments - all unwanted and unprovoked on my part. I spoke with a co-worker in regards to how to go about handling the situation...as I was uncomfortable with approaching my Lead about the situation. A plan was devised to document everything that happened and give the guy one more chance to screw up (as I had made it known to him after his latest sexual comment that i was not comfortable with what he said and to say no more). The guy left to go back overseas shortly after the last incident, so I never ended up going to HR about the situation. Another concern in regards to if I did have to go to HR - was that i would have to continue working with this guy - as he would be back in the states eventually again - and he would know that it was me who had informed HR about him. So in my mind - i was damned if i didnt go to HR...and damned if i did.
As stated earlier, I am no longer working for this company. I resigned just recently due to other factors that created an unhealthy work environment.
I do realize I should have gone to HR in regards to the situation, but I also felt that I couldnt go to HR. Is there any grounds here for a suit?
Thank you in advance for your assistance in this matter.
Galilye