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Office relations guide: How to avoid being a sex pest in the workplace

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Wife is being harassed by an office sex pest 

Carol has three types of silences. The first one is her default set-up, as she likes minding her business. The second one is when you have pissed her off and she is busy cooking her revenge — to serve chilled. But there is another silence, when she is troubled. Especially when the troubles are external.

You have noticed bouts of silence, moodiness, withdrawal and certain flights of fancy in her lately. Things may not be fine. Sometimes, she likes keeping stuff to herself. Sometimes trouble comes from her home, because her mother is a bundle of trouble. Or whatever.

But last week, she was especially on the edge. She threw the phone violently against the wall, it scared everyone including herself. You need to see her therapist, that anger is too much.

“What is it darl?” You asked her, holding her in the best way, comfortingly.

“It is the creep!” She sobbed and went to the toilet. Stayed there forever. Emerged a bit composed.

“What creep?” You ask, pensively.

“It is my boss.” She sat on the bed and opened up. Since she got her high-flying job, turns out she has been having problems with her boss. But she has never mentioned it.

“I thought I would handle it, but he is too much, I want to go to HR…”

The boss apparently wants to get into her pants so bad. He started off as an harmless flirt and Carol played along, sending signals that she is not interested. According to Carol, the man either ignored the signals or is totally oblivious.

Last time they went to a conference at the Coast, the man was all over her, she had to feign sickness. Looks like the more Carol turns him down, the more persistent the nigger becomes.

“Which man brings married women flowers to the office? When he goes to Switzerland (company headquarters), he is always bringing me the chocolates. Last time, I threw them out of the car…”

You can see the man is a source of so much pain in Carol’s neck.

“Have you reported him to HR?”

“He is too powerful. I have warned him, and he looked the least worried. Plus, I have been sympathetic, if he loses a job…”

Angry, you interject, “Cut the crap! If you don’t speak out, how will the women under you speak? You have a good position, and it is not like this job is life and death.”

The job is actually life and death to Carol. The perks are good. But are they worthy enduring the abuse, from “the short pot-bellied creep”. That is how she described him. Does it mean if he was a tall, polished chap, she would consider? Things you will not ask.

“Do you think I should tell HR?”

“Of course. At the very least, ask the HR manager to reign on him, to give you some space. Let him know that his overtures are not appreciated…”

“Sweetie, it will create a bad working relationship, it is not like he is a good person!”

See where women go wrong? “Report him, or else you are considering something…some things are not negotiable. Or give me his number, I talk to him, man-to-man.”

 

 

 

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