A Survival Guide to Managing Employees from Hell: Handling Idiots, Whiners, Slackers, and Other Workplace Demons

Chapter 21. A Handful of Sex Problems

Sexual tensions can be a problem in the office, causing employees to be uncomfortable working together. This can be the case whether the problem involves suggestive comments, staring, groping, or an actual sexual relationship. Sometimes the problem starts with just innocent fooling around and teasing that escalates into an unwanted sexual advance or out-of-line comments. Other times it can come seemingly out of the blue, perhaps triggered by something alluring the other person is wearing. Whatever the reason, this is a problem that has to be nipped in the bud, so to speak, or it can poison the work environment and damage the business.

That’s the problem Gregory confronted when he ran a trendy restaurant with ...