During my recent new team member orientation, our HR representative, Rachel, handed out a copy of the Team Member Handbook: Stores Non-exempt to each of us. On page 8 of my copy, (mine is the 9/14 revision.) it outlines Harassment-Free Workplace guidelines, and the types of conduct prohibited. Here is where my issue comes in. The handbook gives the following examples as being inappropriate, “Making sexual comments or jokes, or using graphic or sexually degrading language to describe someone,” and “Passing around or displaying sexually suggestive or obscene printed materials, pictures or objects.”
I have a co-worker on the flow team at Target store 2071 who goes by the name of Hollis, although I believe she said that her legal name is Ruth. …show more content…
I would really prefer not to look it up myself.) and is very open to talking about this woman in sometimes sexually-explicit ways. My main concern is that a guest is very probable to overhear such lewd conversation, and become highly offended.
Last week, she asked for my phone number, which I was very uncomfortable giving to her, and suggested that maybe it wasn’t a good idea. She was very persistent. Feeling pressured to maintain a calm environment, I gave her a fake phone number of a friend who had given me permission to give his phone number in these types of situations.
In hindsight, I do realize that that was not the appropriate reaction on my part. A few days later, I was scheduled to come in later than usual, which happened to be the same time as the team-member in question. She asked if I had gotten a picture that she had texted me, and I said that I hadn’t, but assumed it was of the floors she was supposed to have replaced over the weekend. She brought her phone out, and showed a black and white photo of a woman, who she stated was Sin Sage, and went on about how beautiful she is, and how she hoped that whoever received the picture in my place was probably thrilled with what they received. I was busy putting my belongings in a locker, so thankfully, I didn’t look very long at the picture. Later, on our fifteen minute break, she asked for me to correct
I have a co-worker on the flow team at Target store 2071 who goes by the name of Hollis, although I believe she said that her legal name is Ruth. …show more content…
I would really prefer not to look it up myself.) and is very open to talking about this woman in sometimes sexually-explicit ways. My main concern is that a guest is very probable to overhear such lewd conversation, and become highly offended.
Last week, she asked for my phone number, which I was very uncomfortable giving to her, and suggested that maybe it wasn’t a good idea. She was very persistent. Feeling pressured to maintain a calm environment, I gave her a fake phone number of a friend who had given me permission to give his phone number in these types of situations.
In hindsight, I do realize that that was not the appropriate reaction on my part. A few days later, I was scheduled to come in later than usual, which happened to be the same time as the team-member in question. She asked if I had gotten a picture that she had texted me, and I said that I hadn’t, but assumed it was of the floors she was supposed to have replaced over the weekend. She brought her phone out, and showed a black and white photo of a woman, who she stated was Sin Sage, and went on about how beautiful she is, and how she hoped that whoever received the picture in my place was probably thrilled with what they received. I was busy putting my belongings in a locker, so thankfully, I didn’t look very long at the picture. Later, on our fifteen minute break, she asked for me to correct