Sexism, Harassment and Work: The 1970s called…

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By titsmcgee - 11/02/2015 21:51 - United States - Oak Brook

Today, the CEO of my company leaned over and said, "Hey, I've been meaning to thank you…" I thought he was going to thank me for all of my hard work, but he continued, "…for wearing that shirt today. I can totally see your boobs." FML

I agree, your life sucks 37 236

You deserved it 7 068

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By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, my boss came over to my desk and struck up a casual conversation about movies. After a while, he sat on the edge of my desk, nodded toward my chest, and said in the same casual, lighthearted tone, "And nice cleavage today. Keep that up." FML

I agree, your life sucks 59 747

You deserved it 13 843

By Anonymous - 09/01/2015 21:17 - United States - Santa Fe

Today, I went to work and said hi to my boss. He reached towards me. I thought he was trying to give me a hug, so I awkwardly hugged him back. Turned out he was just trying to fix my shirt collar. FML

I agree, your life sucks 30 188

You deserved it 4 487

By Uglyshirts - 09/04/2009 08:44 - South Africa

Today, I was the first one to wear the ugly corporate shirts we received. The people in my office-all of them guys were all saying that it looked a lot better than they thought it would. Later that day I went to the toilet and saw the shirt gapes open in front and you could see my boobs. FML

I agree, your life sucks 47 836

You deserved it 18 063

By oooops - 24/01/2011 19:18 - United States

Today, was my first day at a new job. I was really pleased with how much positive attention I was getting in a mainly male office. Guess whose shirt was see-through. FML

I agree, your life sucks 13 748

You deserved it 36 290

Mean Girls

By 1nfected - 26/08/2009 17:07 - Canada

Today, when I arrived at work, I was greeted by my gorgeous coworker telling me my red shirt looked awesome on me. Before I could compliment her, she added that the color was fitting perfectly with my acne. I heard a couple of giggles around me. FML

I agree, your life sucks 49 415

You deserved it 3 638

By anonymous - 19/07/2012 22:31 - United States

Today, I was at work when a cute guy came up to me and said he liked my shirt. In a desperate attempt to say something back, I said, "Thanks, I like your shoelaces." FML

I agree, your life sucks 26 956

You deserved it 6 791

By FML - 05/07/2010 00:15 - United States

Today, I came to work ready to impress my boss. A couple of weeks ago I asked him for a promotion from stock to sales and I have been proving myself worthy. Turns out he hired a new girl for sales, with great, big, fake breasts. FML

I agree, your life sucks 37 064

You deserved it 4 630

By candy - 11/02/2016 12:24 - Canada - Kitchener

Today, I greeted my boss with, "Looking good, did you lose weight?" He responded that no, he'd just purchased larger pants. FML

I agree, your life sucks 20 158

You deserved it 3 995

Look up here

By Cody - 06/07/2009 23:28 - United States

Today, during my shift at a restaurant, my boss's daughter came in. I couldn't help but notice that she was almost popping out of her low-cut top. After having a private chat with her, my boss took me aside and said, "My daughter's got eyes you know, not just a pair of tits". FML

I agree, your life sucks 14 931

You deserved it 53 786

By milkshake - 23/01/2013 00:29 - United States - Pasadena

Today, at work at a car dealership, a seemingly overzealous customer shook my hand vigorously after we finalized a deal. I didn't think anything of it until a coworker pointed out that he was just trying to make my breasts jiggle. I'm a man. FML

I agree, your life sucks 32 715

You deserved it 6 286

slayertack 19

Thursday 12 February 2015 9:48

Time to pay a visit to HR.

amdraxx 1

Thursday 12 February 2015 9:50

You should reply "I can totally see you getting fired"

Comments

jckxzie 15

Thursday 12 February 2015 9:48

What a creep ew

MrCantgetright 4

Thursday 12 February 2015 13:18

if he was a creep he would have brought a camera to work instead of talking to her

hugozac88 22

Thursday 12 February 2015 13:51

Pedo boss

Retaheki 27

Thursday 12 February 2015 14:03

I'm 100% sure OP is over 18.

man_in_black08 28

Thursday 12 February 2015 17:35

Ya, the op is a creep right?? Why would someone wear a see thru enuff shirt or a shirt with such a low neck line when they know they r gonna be in the midst of senior executives.. Apparently, this exec liked it...

slayertack 19

Thursday 12 February 2015 9:48

Time to pay a visit to HR.

caleb_ohs 8

Thursday 12 February 2015 19:38

What the hell is hr going to do? He is the CEO he fire him and get rid of the report.

shessohighh 10

Thursday 12 February 2015 20:28

Actually #82, just because he is CEO doesn't mean he doesn't have someone to answer to. I'm sure a board of stakeholders wouldn't be too happy to hear about the CEO of a company they invest in running around making lude comments to employees.

docketops 4

Thursday 12 February 2015 21:06

That's assuming it's a big business. If it's a small, closely held corporation, the ceo could also be the majority or sole shareholder

amdraxx 1

Thursday 12 February 2015 9:50

You should reply "I can totally see you getting fired"

pepsiman404 12

Thursday 12 February 2015 10:48

you can't fire a CEO. right?

Flaming_Pandas 15

Thursday 12 February 2015 12:54

Or maybe "I can see you getting arrested". Sexual harassment is no joke.

Tthug 34

Thursday 12 February 2015 13:05

It's verbal, so nobody is going to be arrested.

IWishIWasObama 12

Thursday 12 February 2015 13:42

@18 the board of directors can!

yerawizardlizzy 27

Thursday 12 February 2015 14:24

18, yes you can. The CEO of my old company was fired when he told his secretary to lie that he was coming in to work and she eventually got fed up and told the truth. 32, harassment typically is verbal. The idea that nothing will be done because it's verbal isn't wholly true. At the very least HR will keep an eye out, and if word gets out that OP complained, more people might come forward.

docketops 4

Thursday 12 February 2015 21:11

@52 not necessarily. If its a big corporation with lots of shareholders, then yeah, the CEO can be fired. However, there are plenty of corporations that are closely held, with maybe only a handful of shareholders that also serve as the board of directors and are employees of the corporation. A corporation doesn't have to be publicly traded nor does it need to be a fortune 500 company. Basically, its very possible that the CEO is also on the board of directors and the majority, if not the sole, shareholder. In fact, this is technically the case more often than it is not.

liquifiednate 21

Thursday 12 February 2015 9:50

Reminds me of Michael from the show the office. Anyways, sorry to hear that OP but you should definitely go take that up with HR.

lil_ham1644 29

Thursday 12 February 2015 14:25

Have you even seen the office? He would never say that

liquifiednate 21

Thursday 12 February 2015 16:07

I have and he would. In the very first season corporate had to send someone over to teach everyone in the office what you can and can't say to people and what sexual harassment really is. Then Michael later found out the only reason why they sent someone over is because they only wanted to teach him what he can and can't say in front of his employees and the only reason why they did it in a group was so he wouldn't be singled out and feel embarrassed.