Sexual harassment in the workplace is a big deal.
It sometimes goes on for years because it’s hard to prove, and most of the time, the person who is acting inappropriately never admits their wrongdoing. One woman was being sexually harassed on a regular basis by a co-worker. She finally had all she could take and came up with a way to put a stop to it.
She shared her experiences online on Reddit.
She posted:
“Guy at work kept ‘bumping’ into me. A brush on the butt, on the side of my breasts. It kept happening and he played innocent always passing by with no eye contact. Today he one upped himself and actually goosed my butt. Full on pinch. Feeling defeated like no one would believe me, then something came over me.
“I walked by him and turned my butt right next to his hand and just full on farted. Loud and angry. It’s gross, I know. But if he’s going to make me feel gross and ‘claim my ass’ I’m going to make him feel gross and ‘claim his hand.’
“He proceeded to freak out and then I freaked out. No more will he look at my ass as sexual, but a fart box that has forever claimed his tiny hand.
“Boss overheard after other people kept talking about it, brought us both in, found out I was one of five he’s done this to. He said I intentionally farted on him (I said it was an accident) which I knew would freak him out. When he pinched me it was ‘a joke.’
“As soon as he said that, I was told to excuse myself and he’s currently cleaning out his desk.
“F–k you, Ted.”
While her way of handling this creep was hilarious, some of the comments from readers were just as funny.
Some shared other stories they had heard about women taking things into their own hands.
SKETCHdoodler posted:
“This reminds me of a story about the Disney Ink & Paint department from the 40s or 50s. It’s from Tom Sito’s book Drawing The Line: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson pp. 27
“Martha Sigall tells a story of a big-breasted painter who had to endure a certain male animator who like to reach around from behind and squeeze her breasts while she was trying to paint. When she complained, she was just laughed at and called a spoilsport. Finally, she came up with a solution. She lined a padded bra with sharp steel push pins, points out, and covered it with a loosely fitted silk shirt. When the animator in question grabbed the booby traps, he let out a howl. He was cured of such behavior.”
Others also thought the story was funny but were saddened that the woman had to go to such great lengths to get her aggressor to stop.
Martybd posted:
“It’s hilarious and smart, but it’s also real SAD that that was how far she had to go to teach a grown man what not to do. It’s like he never grew up and was still a child needing to be hit in order to be taught a lesson.
“I don’t condone hitting/physical punishment as a parental teaching tool, but it’s ironic that it was the only thing that worked on an adult. =/”
Everyone deserves to feel safe and respected in the workplace.
While stories like this are fun to read and laugh at, hopefully they can inspire more women to take control of the situation and stand up for themselves.
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