I manage a young woman. When we meet with one of our internal clients, he leers at her, makes borderline inappropriate comments, etc. I am not the only one who notices it. She notices it as well and says she deals with it - it's his personality. That makes me completely uncomfortable. No one should have to deal with that. I don't want to make her uncomfortable by reporting it, but I think its totally inappropriate and it makes me feel uncomfortable that he's doing that to her. What would you do

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I think there’s a difference in trying to solve a problem for her that she does not see as a problem, versus you having a problem with it and trying to create a hostile-free workplace. Don’t make it about you being a hero for her. If you think it’s inappropriate for the workplace and you are uncomfortable, you have a responsibility to report it or escalate. Yea, she’s a witness / party to the behavior, but you remove her from being the victim in the situation.

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It's also harassment to YOU if you're uncomfortable. I learned this is many trainings at 2 f500 companies I've worked at. Report him or say something.

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Exactly! Do something.

It is ok for women to speak up for themselves and stop dismissing, minimizing and excusing men’s inappropriate behavior. As a manager, it is your responsibility to manage the situation. That is called SEXUAL Harassment! That is illegal!

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If it’s making you uncomfortable then tell him that.

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If your employee herself is not bothered by the leering, maybe it's because she can tell the difference between annoying yet essentially harmless flirting to nowhere (in that case, she's probably taking the "in one ear, out the next ear" approach that you may as well take too) vs. Actual physical (ex. Inappropriate touching of her face & body), financial (ex. Client threatening to pull business away from your firm if young lady does not date him) & psychological (ex. Is this guy sexting her, making oncessant phone calls/texts/sending unwanted bouquets & gifts to her?) threats & harms actually requiring discreet yet firm action.

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^^ this. What an absolute sh!t take, this nonsense is exactly why women feel discouraged to speak up.

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Why don’t you believe her when she says she’s okay dealing with it? I would offer to be a sounding board for her and let her know if she ever does feel uncomfortable with it, I’m there for her and we can take action at any point she feels it is warranted. No one should have to deal with it, but having been in the same situation she’s in before, sometimes it’s easier to deal with it than it is to pursue action.

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You can have that conversation with her. Ultimately though, she gets to decide how she feels about it. If it’s crossing a line to where you feel harassed, then you report it. You don’t get to decide what feels like harassment to her though.

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I would talk to your manager / his manger. Full stop.

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If he’s internal, he’s held to the same standards that you have been trained on so you should be able to navigate a conversation referencing specific points in your company’s sexual harassment prevention training. Have a conversation with him, keep it professional, and then send a note to HR documenting the conversation so it’s on file.

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Talk to the partner - just the partner
At the very least she should get transferred to another project.

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DHR1 because it’s the client that’s doing it. She needs to be removed from the situation.

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Ive been that young woman once. Client would actually make comments about my looks. One day client commented on my body in front of my colleagues and I was so shocked, I rolled my eyes back and then stared at the guy straight into his eyes (in a very disgusted look) until he felt uncomfortable. He never dared say a word to me after that and became extra professional with me. Later, I discovered that partners sent me on purpose as the client likes to have young pretty women as part of the team. Basically client is a pervert and everyone knew about it and partners made sure to send a young one every year.
All that to say sometimes standing up for yourself is the best way to act. Clients understand directly from you that you have boundaries that they can’t cross. Chances are that she will experience that with other clients as well.
Just check in regularly and make sure she is not left alone with him.

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I would report it but clarify that this person isn’t bothered by it but you are.
They could tell you it’s fine, but I think it’s always worth flagging something just incase.

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Any updates OP?

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