Colleague Caught Mocking Coworker's Attire

[Anonymous]

Yes

And they should be.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Dunzo.

[Anonymous]

Taking photographs without permission, creating a hostile workplace, yes, this person will be fired.

[Anonymous]

One incident is not a "hostile work environment." And those claims are VERY hard to prove, in any event.

Was he a jerk? Cruel? An a$$? Yes. Should he be disciplined? Yes. FIRED? Come on folks. He's not getting fired unless there is a ban on cameras in the office or related.

[Anonymous]

I think he will be spoken to.
If he is the team DB, and has done similar in the past, he'll get fired
If he is an infantile jokester, he'll be reprimanded and either he will learn or he will never be promoted so he'll see himself out the door.

[Anonymous]

Hope it does not get back to the woman.

[Anonymous]

OP here.

Nothing happened. They told him not to do it again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

Nothing happened. They told him not to do it again.

Because they agree with him. They are probably creating a paper trail to get rid of her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

Nothing happened. They told him not to do it again.

You mean they told you not to do it again? I hope you heed their advice.

[Anonymous]

If you do not have a contract or some other protection, you can be fire at any time for any reason. Or no reason at all. Employment at will.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you do not have a contract or some other protection, you can be fire at any time for any reason. Or no reason at all. Employment at will.

So?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

Nothing happened. They told him not to do it again.

Because they agree with him. They are probably creating a paper trail to get rid of her.

If they are creating a paper trail to get rid of an employee who is a hard worker and good at her job because they don’t like her sense of style, they deserve what they get. Sounds like high school.

[Anonymous]

I support this woman's self-expression, OP!

How dare you call her a freak, and mock her outfits.

Congratulations to the woman who sent this to HR.

Shame on you and your horrible coworker.

[Anonymous]

HR isn't there to protect anyone, they are there to protect the company. Of course nothing was done.

He does sound like a creep. If the picture taker has been a woman, she would be a creep also.

[Anonymous]

The guy ITA; creepy, high school like behavior. It’s one thing to discuss with your spouse; quite another to try to surreptitiously snap a photo to sneer about via text.

He’s a moron and should be fired.