Something is totally wrong here

[bowtie]

A MALE employee who says he was sexually harassed by a female colleague has launched legal action against her.

Daniel Carroll alleges Lucy Anne Carter asked him if he was married and said at a business lunch she would "like to put her shoes under my bed".

Lawyers for Ms Carter have denied she made any sexual comments to Mr Carroll or that she sexually harassed him.

Mr Carroll claims he was intimidated, humiliated and offended by her alleged sexual harassment.

He said Ms Carroll told him her husband was in China at the time.

"Ms Carter then said that she is now single and suggested that she was available for sex and that she would be happy to have sex with me," he alleged in court documents.

In a complaint to the Equal Opportunity Commission, Mr Carroll said he suffered from depression and Ms Carter's alleged comments worsened his condition.

"Ms Carter's remarks significantly contributed to an exacerbation of my feelings of depression and anxiety to such an extent that I was unable to return to work and ceased on 7 March 2003," he said.

"I became so unwell that I was unable to attend work and remain at present totally unfit for work."

Mr Carroll is now demanding a damages payout from Ms Carter and her employer, insurance firm QBE Mercantile Mutual Workers Compensation.

Mediators at the commission tried to resolve the dispute last year. But when conciliation failed, Mr Carroll lodged a formal complaint at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Herald Sun

 

[de7xwcc]

another useless "let me see what i can get for nothing" person.

 

[kat2220]

Most people would just laugh this off and consider it flattering. I wonder if this guy is looking for a free pass to wallow in his self pity.

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Sounds to me like he doesn't really like his job and would like a fat settlement, so he'd be free to work elsewhere.

 

[EatMorePossum]

Originally posted by kat2220@Apr 19 2004, 11:39 AM
Most people would just laugh this off and consider it flattering. I wonder if this guy is looking for a free pass to wallow in his self pity.

But had the accuser been a woman, then the man would still have been wrong, right? If the comments had been made to a woman, and she had filed suit, she'd be entitled to whatever she wanted I take it.

Knives cut both ways.

Turn off Oprah.

 

[kat2220]

Originally posted by EatMorePossum+Apr 19 2004, 01:34 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (EatMorePossum @ Apr 19 2004, 01:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--kat2220@Apr 19 2004, 11:39 AM
Most people would just laugh this off and consider it flattering. I wonder if this guy is looking for a free pass to wallow in his self pity.

But had the accuser been a woman, then the man would still have been wrong, right? If the comments had been made to a woman, and she had filed suit, she'd be entitled to whatever she wanted I take it.

Knives cut both ways.

Turn off Oprah. [/b][/quote]
:bslfag:

Note that I said PEOPLE not men.

There are sooooo many frivolous lawsuits out there that it's almost unreal.

 

[4xchampncountin]

It sounds to me like he would have had less trouble if he just gave in and did what she asked. How bad could it be compared to what he says he is going through now?

 

[4xchampncountin]

Just kidding of course

What really ticks me off about accusations liek this is that her relationship with her husband has undoubtedly been strained at the least. Perhaps destroyed.

 

[EatMorePossum]

Originally posted by 4xchampncountin@Apr 19 2004, 08:49 PM
What really ticks me off about accusations liek this is that her relationship with her husband has undoubtedly been strained at the least. Perhaps destroyed.

By her own actions though.

Whatever becomes of this, she initiated it. She can deal with the consequences.

 

[Gollum]

Man some guys have all the luck. I have never been sexually harassed by a woman. :lol:

 

[4xchampncountin]

Originally posted by EatMorePossum+Apr 20 2004, 01:34 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (EatMorePossum @ Apr 20 2004, 01:34 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--4xchampncountin@Apr 19 2004, 08:49 PM
What really ticks me off about accusations liek this is that her relationship with her husband has undoubtedly been strained at the least. Perhaps destroyed.&nbsp;

By her own actions though.

Whatever becomes of this, she initiated it. She can deal with the consequences. [/b][/quote]
If she actually did what he said she did.

I would have a hard time believing anyone who said that an unwanted sexual advance caused them to be unable to work.

If a woman offering sex to you is the worst thing that happens to you in a bad day at work, consider yourself blessed and move on. I would take your job in a heartbeat. I get griped at dozens of times in a typical day at work. Many times I get sworn at and usually it is pretty personal. But I am a big boy and can handle it.

If you can't handle things not going your way 100% of the time, quit and get a job working all by yourself. But, don't expect someone else to pay you because you don't feel like going to work.

 

[Tabasco]

Where did this take place? It doesn't sound like Lincoln Parrish.
How about that Mayo. I knew he would get in.

 

[4xchampncountin]

Originally posted by Gollum@Apr 20 2004, 01:44 AM
Man some guys have all the luck. I have never been sexually harassed by a woman. :lol:

I have, but when it happened I was kind of flattered (sp?) I guess. I didn't accept the offer, but I also felt no inability to work with that woman anymore.

Now if it had been a guy who propositioned me

 

[kat2220]

Originally posted by Gollum@Apr 19 2004, 09:44 PM
Man some guys have all the luck. I have never been sexually harassed by a woman. :lol:

What ya want baby?? I'll just put my shoes under your bed, or you put yours under mine

 

[Lap3Forever]

Originally posted by kat2220+Apr 19 2004, 09:21 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (kat2220 @ Apr 19 2004, 09:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Gollum@Apr 19 2004, 09:44 PM
Man some guys have all the luck. I have never been sexually harassed by a woman. :lol:

What ya want baby?? I'll just put my shoes under your bed, or you put yours under mine [/b][/quote]


uhg....i think i got the wrong threed! :lol: :lol:

 

[bowtie]

Originally posted by Tabasco@Apr 19 2004, 08:51 PM
Where did this take place? It doesn't sound like Lincoln Parrish.
How about that Mayo. I knew he would get in.

Yeah, it's definately not Lincoln Parish. :lol:

Mayo is a nut, first business day back in office and he evicts all the boat owners on the Monroe side of the river.

 

[kat2220]

Originally posted by Lap3Forever+Apr 19 2004, 10:29 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Lap3Forever @ Apr 19 2004, 10:29 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by -kat2220@Apr 19 2004, 09:21 PM
<!--QuoteBegin--Gollum

@Apr 19 2004, 09:44 PM
Man some guys have all the luck. I have never been sexually harassed by a woman. :lol:

What ya want baby?? I'll just put my shoes under your bed, or you put yours under mine

uhg....i think i got the wrong threed! :lol: :lol: [/b][/quote]
Please don't sue Granny

 

[EatMorePossum]

Ive been made to feel quite uncomfortable several times on the job by female co-workers. I've been out and out propositioned a few times. Each time, I was happily married or involved and wanted no part of a work place romance. I even had a co-worker tell her paramour that she and I were...well, you know. She is 15 years older than me, a different race, and not even someone I enjoy working with. The guy showed up at the office a few times, and made a fool of himself trying to prove a point. I don't have time for junk like that.

Besides, it's the same as when it's a guy bugging a lady - most of the time it ain't the ones you wouldn't mind being harassed by.