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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Drinks and dinner with a coworker may be friendly or a date. Either way, I'm not sure why you forwarded the email rather than accepting or declining.  They may have thought you wete crazy or too socially awkward for them to work with.[/quote]

OP, I'm sorry, but I have to agree with assessment above. You should have accepted or declined, and leave it at that.

Now, a smart thing to do - and that's what I've learned and keep doing when the going gets iffy - would be to save that email exchange, just in case things escalate or develop in the unexpected direction further. Always have a paper trail, most likely than not nothing will happen, but if it does, you might need proof.

But reporting an email invitation to HR right off the bat? Overkill![/quote]

+1  That's a serious overreaction, OP.  Unless you knew the guy from your previous gig and there were issues.  And it doesn't sound like that was the case.  I don't condone workplace harassment in the least, but if you think there was no other way to handle it, then I think there was no way to save your job.

This could be a total mischaracterization, but you seem high maintenance and Contractor B might have felt like it was in everyone's best interest to sever the relationship.  I would be miffed that they suggested you said the job was too hard.  As a contractor, they don't owe you anything other than payment for hours worked.[/quote]

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