[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by BigBrodieFan

I am watching all of these guys get accused of sexual harassment and I just cringe every time.

I am a woman.

I worked for a company and we had an all male office except for me and one older lady who'd worked there for 20 plus years. During the time I was there, I was groped, grabbed, repeatedly verbally abused with disgusting language- and I was so afraid to say something because I wanted to appear tough- like they weren't getting to me. The thing that pushed me over the edge was a business trip in Chicago where my boss took off his pants in a bus from the airport to the hotel and asked me to 'come back and have a good time with him' while others jeered and cheered.

I lost it. I cried. I went to the hotel that night and felt shamed. One of the guys on the bus approached me later and asked me if I was ok, and suggested I tell HR about the incident- and I decided I would. When we got home from the trip, I called HR. They told me to stay at home while they did a thorough investigation. The men told HR that my skirts were too short, that I was a flirt, that I was a tramp, and nothing was ever done to me that was inappropriate. They said my boss was just 'changing his pants' in the bus. HR told me their 'findings' and told me to go back to work, and nothing would be done. I quit. They won.

Hopefully the women and men who are speaking out now are 1) being honest and 2) not scarred and emotionally hurt from these incidents.

I know how they feel. And, it totally sucks.

This isn't an easy post to read, sorry you had to deal with that, it is inexcusable.