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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow. Apparently no one here has ever worked in advertising and everyone here has a stick up his/her ass. I agree you husband was a fool for getting stuck in the situation, but it doesn't really sound like a big deal to me based on the situation. [/quote]

Uhhh..he asked a co-worker for nudes.  LOL  Not a big deal?  LOL[/quote]

NO HE DIDNT (I'm not OP or PP).  I swear, people can't read. [/quote]

You are right....he asked a colleague if she had any nude pics of the person they were hiring! Makes it so much better and more excusable.   :roll:[/quote]

Again, I'm not OP or PP, and the comment was stupid and immature, but he was obviously joking and not asking for actual pics.  Do people really not get that?  [/quote]

I am the PP who had to deal with these on a regular basis - do YOU get that "jokes" can be the basis for a sexual harrasment claim?  It actually is not based on whether the comment was intended as a joke.  It comes down to whether that comment/joke was inappropriate (it was), whether the recipient was uncomfortable with the joke (she was) and what impact the joke had on her work environment (unclear).  Look, I do not think the guy should be fired and if I were him, I would strongly point out the context and group joking.  But he will probably get a reprimand.   [/quote]

I'm pp and I agree with everything you said.  What I'm saying is that I don't think people understand that, inappropriate as it was, he was joking that they APPLICANT would have sent nudes per their conversation, not REQUESTING nudes from his colleague.  Of course he should be reprimanded and he should understand that people who aren't participating can be made uncomfortable by workplace chatter (I posted that upthread).

I do think there is a difference between joking about an applicant with a colleague (immature and inappropriate) and asking a colleague for nude pics (fire-able).  That's all I'm saying.[/quote]

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