This may be a bit off-track or may muddy the waters.
I have no doubt that there are men and women in the workplace that are or can be verbally and/or physically completely inappropriate.
I wonder too, now in the time of heightened awareness of this kind of thing, as to whether people get unfairly caught up in unfair accusations.
The only time I have been a party to that kind of thing at a disciplinary level was interestingly being a support for a female co-workers against two other female co-workers. It was awkward but worked out mostly. There was no much in it.
But what jogged my thoughts was the new girl at work recalling how on her first week something had upset her and she burst into tears, but I walked around to her and gave her tissues and hug until she stopped crying. She said that was very sweet. I said "I am a Dad". Those joining in said I was a good bloke.
Got.me thinking. Another workplace, different team, different girl, same situation, could have turned out badly for me.
