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>> YOU HAVE TO,
YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT
SO THAT YOU DON'T FEEL
THE HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT
AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT'S NOT THERE.
SO YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BE
FIRM IN YOURSELF
AND FIRM IN WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN
AND SAY,
"NO, DON'T DISRESPECT ME."
>> WELL, I THINK I CAN'T
MAKE ANYONE FEEL COMFORTABLE
I'LL STOP,
BECAUSE I TREASURE MY JOB
AND I WOULD NEVER WANT
TO MAKE ANYONE
FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE.
>> SO TELL ME, IS IT ME?
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>> I THINK RESPECT
IS A KEY ASPECT IN THE WHOLE
*** HARASSMENT ISSUE.
IT HAS TO DO WITH EVERY PERSON
DESERVES RESPECT.
>> IS IT *** HARASSMENT
WHEN AN EMPLOYEE
IS UNCOMFORTABLE
WITH THE WORK ENVIRONMENT?
WHEN SHE FEELS LIKE SHE'S
THE TARGET OF COMMENTS OR JOKES?
WHEN SHE FEELS DEGRADED
OR EVEN THREATENED?
>> THE ANSWER IS, IT DEPENDS.
BEFORE WE CAN ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS,
WE SHOULD START
BY DEFINING THE ISSUE.
*** HARASSMENT FALLS UNDER
TITLE VII
OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT.
FEDERAL AND STATE LAW
MAKES IT ILLEGAL FOR ANYONE
TO BE SEXUALLY HARASSED AT WORK.
>> SOUNDS LIKE A LOT,
BUT IT'S REALLY QUITE SIMPLE.
ADVANCES, REQUESTS
OR ANY CONDUCT THAT'S UNWELCOME,
THAT'S IT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
IF IT'S UNWELCOME,
IT'S HARASSMENT.
>> OKAY.
BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHEN IT'S UNWELCOME?
SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE
IS SO SENSITIVE THESE DAYS,
HOW DO WE KNOW
WHERE TO DRAW THE LINE?
>> WELL, IT'S EASIER
THAN IT SEEMS.
IT'S UNWELCOME
AS SOON AS SOMEONE SAYS IT IS
OR ASKS YOU TO STOP.
SO WE ALL HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY.
WE ALL NEED TO BEHAVE
PROFESSIONALLY AT WORK.
TELL SOMEONE IF WE'RE OFFENDED.
DON'T JUST COMPLAIN ABOUT IT;
LET THEM KNOW.
AND YOU NEED TO STOP
IF SOMEONE TELLS YOU
YOUR BEHAVIOR HAS OFFENDED THEM.
>> I HAVE RESPECT
FOR MY COWORKERS.
I HAVE RESPECT FOR MY CUSTOMERS.
I EXPECT IT BACK.
>> RESPECT IS KNOWING
THE PARAMETERS OF WHAT MAKES
PEOPLE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE,
AND IF YOU REALIZE
THAT YOU ARE MAKING THEM
FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE,
THEN YOU RESPECT THEM ENOUGH
TO STOP SAYING IT AND SAY,
"I AM SORRY.
"I DID NOT REALIZE
THAT I MADE YOU FEEL THAT WAY."
>> YOU HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT PEOPLE,
PUT YOURSELF IN THEIR SITUATION.
LIKE IF YOU'VE ASKED SOMEONE
TO GO ON A DATE
AND THAT ANSWER IS NO,
THEN YOU SHOULD STOP
AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.
>> OKAY.
BUT WE STILL HAVEN'T DEFINED
WHAT *** HARASSMENT
IS EXACTLY.
THERE ARE TWO KINDS.
YOU WANT TO TAKE THE FIRST ONE?
>> SURE.
THE FIRST IS KNOWN AS
QUID PRO QUO,
WHICH MEANS THIS FOR THAT.
>> YOU'RE A HARD WORKER,
LOTS OF TALENT ON THE JOB.
I'D JUST LIKE TO SEE
WHAT OTHER TALENTS YOU'VE GOT
BEFORE I MAKE MY RECOMMENDATION.
I'D JUST LIKE
TO GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER.
>> BUT, TONY,
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO MIX WORK
WITH MY PERSONAL LIFE.
I'M JUST NOT INTERESTED.
>> HEY, LOOK.
YOU WANT THE JOB,
I'D LIKE TO GET
TO KNOW YOU BETTER.
IT IS ENTIRELY UP TO YOU.
>> (HOSTESS)
TAMARA IS BEING PRESSURED
INTO GOING OUT WITH TONY
IN EXCHANGE FOR A PROMOTION.
HE WANTS THIS FOR THAT.
QUID PRO QUO.
>> (HOST)
THE OTHER FORM OF HARASSMENT
IS CALLED
A HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT.
SOMEONE'S JOB
IS INTERFERED WITH,
BECAUSE THE WORKPLACE
IS INTIMIDATING, OFFENSIVE
OR HOSTILE.
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE
THE PERSON'S BOSS TO BE GUILTY
OF THIS KIND OF HARASSMENT.
ALL OF US NEED TO BE SURE
WE'RE NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM,
THAT WE DON'T HELP TO CREATE
A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT.
>> HEY, ERIN.
WOW, DOING A LITTLE NIGHT WORK?
>> DID YOU PUT THIS HERE?
>> LIGHTEN UP.
YOU'RE TAKING THIS ALL WRONG.
IT'S A JOKE.
WE DID THE SAME THING TO TINA
WHEN SHE STARTED WORKING HERE
AND SHE LOVED IT.
>> WELL, I DON'T LOVE IT,
AND I WANT YOU TO STOP.
>> (HOST)
IN A HOSTILE
WORK ENVIRONMENT,
PEOPLE FIND IT DIFFICULT
TO DO THEIR JOB.
MAY EVEN FIND IT HARD
TO GO TO WORK.
>> (HOSTESS)
REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU FEEL
ABOUT IT, OR WHAT YOU INTENDED,
IF SOMEONE IS OFFENDED
BY SOMETHING YOU SAID OR DID,
IT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED
*** HARASSMENT.
>> MY RESPONSIBILITY
AS THE ONE BEING HARASSED
IS TO LET THAT PERSON KNOW
THAT YOU ARE OFFENDING ME.
MY NEXT RESPONSIBILITY
IS TO LET THE MANAGERS KNOW
THAT THIS PERSON
HAS OFFENDED ME.
AND THEN VERY IMPORTANTLY,
OUR RESPONSIBILITY
IS TO GET IT TO STOP.
>> OUCH!
>> DID YOU STICK YOURSELF?
>> ALMOST.
I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE
PUT THIS ON
BEFORE THE BROWN JACKET.
>> HERE, LET ME HELP YOU
WITH THAT.
>> NO, I'LL GET IT.
>> OKAY.
SO YOU WANT TO GO OUT
THIS LATE AT NIGHT?
PAM AND LINDA ARE GOING.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I'LL PROBABLY BE
GETTING DONE PRETTY LATE.
>> DAVE, IT'S TUESDAY NIGHT.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE
THIS PLACE UP AT 9:30.
WE'LL PROBABLY ALL BE GONE
BY 10:30.
>> WE'LL SEE.
>> ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU LATER.
>> DAVE, MIGHT NOT BE
ANY OF MY BUSINESS,
BUT I KIND OF THOUGHT THAT
YOU AND KATHY WERE FRIENDS.
>> YEAH, BUT THIS IS WHERE
WE WORK, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN
YOU CAN'T BE SOCIABLE
WITH THE COWORKERS.
>> YEAH, WELL,
I WOULDN'T WANT ANYBODY
TO MISINTERPRET ANYTHING.
>> LIKE HOW?
>> WELL, IT'S THIS WHOLE
*** HARASSMENT THING.
I FEEL LIKE
WE CAN'T EVEN SAY HELLO
WITHOUT THERE BEING THE CHANCE
THAT SOMEBODY IS GOING
TO THINK IT'S HARASSMENT.
>> DAVE, *** HARASSMENT
DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH BEING NICE TO EACH OTHER
OR BEING SOCIABLE
OR EVEN GOING OUT AFTER WORK.
IT HAS TO DO WITH SOMEBODY
DOING SOMETHING THAT'S OFFENSIVE
TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
>> OH, OKAY.
>> I MEAN, EVERYBODY
WANTS YOU TO BE YOURSELF.
YOU KNOW?
SO DOES KATHY.
SO DOES EVERYBODY.
NOBODY WANTS TO WORK IN A PLACE
THAT ISN'T ANY FUN.
I MEAN,
THAT WOULD BE UNBEARABLE.
>> YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
>> HAVE A GOOD TIME TONIGHT.
>> I WOULDN'T LIKE WORKING
IN A PLACE IF IT WAS STERILE
AND YOU HAD TO WORRY ABOUT
YOUR MOVEMENTS HERE,
IF YOU'RE ALLOWED TO JOKE AROUND
WITH SOMEONE THERE.
I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS TO BE
STERILE AT ALL.
>> ALWAYS ROOM
FOR COMMUNICATION.
ALWAYS LAUGHTER.
I DO IT ON A DAILY BASIS.
EVERYDAY, I DO IT, AND IT WORKS.
>> HEY, COME HERE, HONEY.
WE WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE.
>> MAY I TAKE YOUR ORDER,
GENTLEMEN?
>> COME ON, SIT ON MY KNEE
FOR THE PICTURE.
>> EXCUSE ME.
>> ONE LITTLE PICTURE.
>> HEY, DON'T BE
SUCH AN ICE QUEEN.
HE'S HARMLESS.
>> (HOSTESS)
YOU ALSO NEED TO KNOW
HOW TO HANDLE SITUATIONS
IN WHICH A SUPPLIER, A VENDOR,
OR A CUSTOMER
MIGHT ACT INAPPROPRIATELY.
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS
REMAIN PROFESSIONAL.
DON'T GET PERSONAL
OR TRADE INSULTS
WITH THE PERSON.
JUST GET OUT OF THE SITUATION
AND TELL YOUR SUPERVISOR
OR MANAGER RIGHT AWAY.
SO WE'VE SEEN
WHAT *** HARASSMENT IS.
>> AND WE'VE SEEN WHAT IT ISN'T.
LET'S REVIEW THESE
WITH ONE MORE SITUATION.
>> SEE IF YOU CAN TELL WHAT IS
AND WHAT IS NOT HARASSMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> HI, JASON.
>> HI.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OH, WAYNE!
WHO DRESSED YOU TODAY ANYWAY?
HERE LET ME FIX YOU.
>> HEY, NICE OUTFIT, GAIL.
>> (HOSTESS)
UNLESS SOMEONE
ASKS YOU TO STOP.
>> TROY, LOOK.
YOU'VE BEEN COMPLIMENTING ME
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I'M NOT TAKING IT
AS A COMPLIMENT ANYMORE.
I'D LIKE YOU TO STOP.
>> BUT I JUST THINK YOU'RE...
>> NO, HOWEVER YOU MEAN IT.
THIS IS THE END OF IT RIGHT NOW.
>> OKAY. I'M SORRY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SEE YOU IN THE DINING ROOM.
>> (HOST)
GAIL DID THE RIGHT THING.
SHE TOLD HIM TO STOP.
>> (HOSTESS)
AND IT LOOKS LIKE TROY
GOT THE MESSAGE.
BETTER COOL IT.
NOT EVERYONE IS COMFORTABLE
ASKING SOMEONE
TO STOP OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOR.
YOU MAY BE CONFUSED
OR EMBARRASSED.
YOU MAY JUST NOT
WANT TO MAKE WAVES.
THE ONLY WAY TO LET THEM KNOW
IS TO TELL THEM.
>> IF YOU'RE WONDERING,
"IS IT ME?"
TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS.
IF YOU FEEL BAD ABOUT IT,
JUST SAY SO,
POLITELY BUT FIRMLY.
JUST LIKE ANY OTHER PROBLEM
IN THE WORKPLACE,
YOU NEED TO ACT ON IT.
DON'T LEAVE IT ALONE
OR TRY TO FORGET ABOUT IT.
>> SO IS IT ME,
OR IS IT HARASSMENT?
>> IT HELPS TO GO TO A FRIEND.
YOU NEED ADVICE,
AND THEN IF IT
DOESN'T GO ANY FURTHER,
THEN GO TO SOMEONE HIGHER.
THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS
TO CONFRONT IT,
BESIDES TAKING ALL THE BURDEN
ON YOURSELF, YOU KNOW.
>> THEY MUST APPROACH ME
AND LET ME KNOW.
IF I DON'T KNOW,
I CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
>> IT'S NOT JUST
WHAT THEY SAY TO ME.
IT'S THE WHOLE ATMOSPHERE
AROUND HERE.
THERE'S A CALENDAR
IN THE RECEIVING AREA
AND ANYBODY WHO COMES IN
CAN SEE IT.
IT'S THE FIRST THING YOU SEE
ON YOUR WAY TO WORK,
AND RANDY PINS UP CARTOONS
ON THE BULLETIN BOARD.
AND THEY'RE NOT DIRTY,
BUT THEY ARE INSULTING.
>> I'M SURE HE DOESN'T MEAN
TO OFFEND ANYONE.
I MEAN, TINA PUTS UP CARTOONS
THAT POKE FUN AT MEN.
YOU KNOW, THEY BOTH KIND OF HAVE
THIS RUNNING GAG GOING ON
AND WELL, MAYBE IT IS
GETTING A LITTLE OUT OF HAND.
>> YEAH, IT'S NOT FUNNY.
>> (HOST)
FOLLOW UP AND MAKE SURE
THAT THE COMPLAINT IS RESOLVED
TO YOUR SATISFACTION.
>> RON HAS TAKEN DOWN
THE CALENDAR
IN THE RECEIVING AREA
AND REPLACED IT WITH ONE
OF THE CALENDARS
FROM ONE OF OUR SUPPLIERS.
AND THE GUYS KNOW
THEY HAVE TO STOP
PUTTING UP CARTOONS ON THE WALL
AND SO DOES TINA, BY THE WAY.
>> GOOD.
>> AND NO JOKES, NO COMMENTS.
>> GEE, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS.
DOES THIS RESPOND TO EVERYTHING
THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT?
>> YES, IT DOES, KEN.
THANKS, I APPRECIATE IT.
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD
FOR SOME PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT
THIS SORT OF THING.
NO ONE WANTS TO BE THOUGHT OF
AS A COMPLAINER.
>> BUT FROM THIS EXAMPLE,
WE CAN TELL THAT SPEAKING UP
IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
IT HELPS.
IT GETS THINGS RESOLVED.
GOOD FOR HER.
>> GOOD FOR THEM.
THEY'RE LEARNING HOW
TO WORK TOGETHER, LIKE US.
>> LIKE ME, YOU MEAN.
I'M STILL WORKING ON YOU.