- Jun 12, 2001
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Rats. Sometimes being in management sucks.
There is an administrative assistant that I see just about every day when I walk into the breakroom for juice or water. Her office is on the corner by the breakroom.
Anyway, she looks absolutely stunning today. A pleated skirt and blouse that just... wow, is all I can say. But I can't tell her how beautiful she is. I've been attending management courses within the company for my position (IS project manager) and one of them is "Manager Relationships." Basically, anything I say about a person's demeanor, personality, appearance and deportment is subject to sexual harassment investigations unless it is to warn the employee about not meeting office standards. (Basically I can tell someone that they are a slob but I cannot tell them they are beautiful.)
I do not manage her directly but as a manager I cannot even comment on her appearance, not because I am afraid of lawsuit, but because someone else might hear it. Even if the commnet is not directed at a person, that person can still find me at fault for causing an unsafe or hostile work environment.
And no, no pics. Only she can authorize the use of her image and it would be another breach of managerial conduct to even ask to take her pic for the purpose of showing you yahoos.
There is an administrative assistant that I see just about every day when I walk into the breakroom for juice or water. Her office is on the corner by the breakroom.
Anyway, she looks absolutely stunning today. A pleated skirt and blouse that just... wow, is all I can say. But I can't tell her how beautiful she is. I've been attending management courses within the company for my position (IS project manager) and one of them is "Manager Relationships." Basically, anything I say about a person's demeanor, personality, appearance and deportment is subject to sexual harassment investigations unless it is to warn the employee about not meeting office standards. (Basically I can tell someone that they are a slob but I cannot tell them they are beautiful.)
I do not manage her directly but as a manager I cannot even comment on her appearance, not because I am afraid of lawsuit, but because someone else might hear it. Even if the commnet is not directed at a person, that person can still find me at fault for causing an unsafe or hostile work environment.
And no, no pics. Only she can authorize the use of her image and it would be another breach of managerial conduct to even ask to take her pic for the purpose of showing you yahoos.
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