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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't follow which contractor is which.  Maybe try Contractor A, B, C for clarity?[/quote]

I worked for Contractor A. That contract ended. I went to work for Contractor B. Contractor A is now a subcontractor to Contractor B. Dude from Contractor A emails me for drinks and dinner. I politely declined, and forwarded the email to my Contractor B's HR department. Next day, my employer Contractor B fired me and said I told them the job was too difficult for me to do. I never said that.

I found another contractor job within 3 weeks.

I still wonder what I could have done to save my job at Contractor B without dating the dude from Contractor A, a good twenty years older than me. I was not interested in him or encouraging him to ask me out. [/quote]

You decline the date.

You report to HR if it later escalates to harassing, but a date request is not harassment.[/quote]

Exactly. I actually know a number of couples who have met through work. There are also many happy couples who have an age difference. You were completely within your right to decline the dinner invitation. Seeing as you had left Company A, the guy asking you out may have waited until you were with Company B intentionally. Or may be he wanted to discuss a business aspect.

You reported him when he hadn't done anything wrong. That makes you a difficult employee.

You could have kept your job at Company B by declining the dinner offer (although it may have been business) and then going about your job. You are the one who chose to meddle. Unless the Company has a clear policy that you cannot date co-workers, you were the problem. [/quote]

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