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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone ever had luck going to HR over being harassed?  And by luck I mean, the harasser stopped and you were able to stay at your job?  I was sexually harassed in a big law setting, but when I thought about reporting it, I just couldn't see any way to do that and continue to advance and get work from partners. I felt like I would be seen as a potential liability and everyone would avoid me. Has this worked out well for anyone?[/quote]

I did not.  I, along with several coworkers, reported my manager for sexual harassment which included unwanted touching, all of which was witnessed and attested to by coworkers.  He was given a warning, came back to the office the same day and let us all know he got off without punishment and if we ever came after him again, he'd ruin us.  I went to another manager that I trusted and asked what I should do and was told there was nothing to do and he wasn't going anywhere.  I'll never bother with HR again.  [/quote]

PP, are/were you working in government?  [/quote]

No, a fortune 500.  In the private sector, HR is only there to protect the company not the employee.  They looked at the situation, decided a bunch of 22 and 23 year olds were unlikely to pursue litigation, and dropped it.  [/quote]

BS. In any Fortune 500 you'd have a lot of leverage to make your case. They are afraid of liability and bad publicity.[/quote]

Unfortunately, not BS.  They did nothing and he was allowed to stay in charge of everyone that had complained about his behavior.  [/quote]

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