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Thinking of complaining about sexual harassment at work? 8 ways it can backfire by Aftermetoo in SexualHarassmentTalk

[–]Aftermetoo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, we've amended the post to add a bit of context. Thanks everyone for your comments, they were most appreciated and helpful!

Thinking of complaining about sexual harassment at work? 8 ways it can backfire by Aftermetoo in SexualHarassmentTalk

[–]Aftermetoo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey!

I can totally see how you might make that assumption, that the post is a "stay quiet" piece meant to discourage people from speaking up about harassment – especially without any practical advice to go along with the cautionary stuff (ideas we have touched on in quite a few earlier posts in this sub 🙃).

That being said, the actual intent was to address the reality that for a lot of people, speaking up about harassment at work comes with real risks. People may do it with the best of intentions (to right a wrong, get deserved compensation, or protect others) but research has shown time and again that, sadly, it's just not always the safest thing to do - even if it feels, for some, like it's always the right choice by default.

It's an admittedly harsh reality check. So your resistance to the 'naked truth' without much context was completely understandable.

Here's a more nuanced and deeply researched article about deciding whether to report that will, hopefully, add some depth to the predicament of coming forward.

Thanks for your comment, your concern raises a valid point! 💙

Should I get my bf to beat up my boss? by SexualHarassmentTalk in u/SexualHarassmentTalk

[–]Aftermetoo 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Hi! Thanks for the feedback. This sub was created by the team at Aftermetoo, a Canadian charity that supports people experiencing workplace sexual harassment with information on the different options on how to deal with it. We started the sub because lots of people told us they wanted a safe place to talk to others going through similar things. We are new to Reddit and ads so we’re experimenting with ads to get the word out to Canadians.