However you put it - it's wrong. Or at least, it can BE wrong.
Now, don't misunderstand me, I am not necessarily the most "politically correct" person in the bunch. It typically takes a lot of offend me. I'm not one to blush at the mention of sex or sexual innuendos. But I think there is a time and a place for that - AND there has to be a level of comfort there too.
Foolish examples of alleged sexual harassment:
Walking into the office to greet the receptionist and the Finance Assistant behind her...
Unacceptable: Good Morning Ladies.
Acceptable (according to Management): Good Morning.
Walking in with my supervisor...
Unacceptable: Waiting for him to open the door.
Acceptable (again, according to management): Opening the door, and going inside before him.
Real examples of sexual harassment in my office:
A VP to his Assistant while chatting in the morning...
Unacceptable: Does your old man keep up the sales of Viagra all on his own?
Unacceptable: That's a nice purple and black bra you have on today.
Unacceptable: Hey Girlfriend!
Unacceptable: Can you show ANYMORE cleavage today?
Unacceptable: So did you give him a hummer in the Hummer? *Although, funny, this last one is completely unacceptable, I wouldn't even tolerate my closest male friend asking me this, let alone my BOSS!*
(BTW, all of these have been heard/overhead - this is not a "he said/she said" matter.)
So as you can see. There is definitely a line you can cross.
Speaking of which, it's about 11am, it's time for my boss's daily spanking. He likes it, and I consider it just one of my many duties.
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