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Colleagues having sex in the office out of hours

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Reidal · 07/11/2024 17:50

2 of my colleagues have been dating for a few months, I’d say they are friends of mine and we get on well.
Yesterday after work a lot of us went to the pub, the CEO was covering the tab so everyone was a bit tipsy.
Today the guy mentioned to someone else (who is dating my closest friend). That when they went back to the office to pick up their stuff before leaving they got carried away and had sex.

AIBU to think this is massively inappropriate and to report it?

OP posts:
EarthSight · 07/11/2024 19:39

tommyhoundmum · 07/11/2024 19:37

No, dont. Disinfect where they did it.

If I found out about this, I would spray the both of them and say there'll be more of that if they carry on 😂(whilst no one's around in earshot obviously).

whittingtonmum · 07/11/2024 19:39

If you report it there is a risk they might get fired. If one of them is your friend I might make them aware of the fact that the incident is talked about. But they might not thank you for bringing it up. Overall best to stay out of it.

EarthSight · 07/11/2024 19:38

Are they actually friends of yours, because your idea of reporting them for this isn't something a friend would do. More like a vindictive classroom tattle-tale.

NeverDropYourMooncup · 07/11/2024 19:37

So you'd put yourself in the position of being somebody who makes an allegation that could end both people's employment (although it's usually the woman who ends up out of a job for some reason misogyny) - on the basis of you heard from a friend of a friend that the friend heard something in a pub after the alleged event may or may not have taken place between the friend's friend's friend and his lady friend?

Do you really fancy sitting there with an investigating manager, somebody recording/minuting what you say, word for word, you then having to sign that it's absolutely true that you are reporting a incident that may have taken place between a friend's friend's friend and his lady friend 'because it's the right thing to do' - and then having to attend disciplinary panel hearings to confirm that it's 100% true that you heard it through a friend of a friend's friend - and for everybody to know it was you who decided to report it?

It'll be a wonderful atmosphere at work after that, whether they stay or whether, as that is not sufficient to secure a legally safe termination, they both come back to see you every single day. I'm sure you'll find it slightly less, um, friendly.

tommyhoundmum · 07/11/2024 19:37

No, dont. Disinfect where they did it.

DonnaSummet · 07/11/2024 19:32

Yes report it and call the fun police while you are at it

AConcernedCitizen · 07/11/2024 19:31

You say they are friends of yours, so why on earth would you want to report them? You're potentially damaging their careers/costing them their jobs!

Unless they were getting busy on your desk and didn't clear up, mind your business!

Vergus · 07/11/2024 19:28

You’re not their friend though are you. People like you are nothing short of vindictive - don’t pretend you give a shit about them because all you’re interested in is scuttling away to stab them in the back. So glad I don’t work with you - I do actually work with a colleague like you so I make sure she knows absolutely fuck all about me.

Oh and get a life

ThatsNotMyTeen · 07/11/2024 19:25

I’d dob them in, that is fucking grim behaviour rutting in the workplace. Blurgh. They deserve to be sacked for that. How old are they, 17 that they can’t wait till they get home?

batsandeggs · 07/11/2024 19:22

Start from the end - what do you want the outcome to be? Disciplinary action? Because that’s what will happen. If you’re content with that then go ahead. Personally, I’d keep my head down and my nose out because honestly, who cares.

IlooklikeNigella · 07/11/2024 19:22

You sound like fun.

sheptuha · 07/11/2024 19:19

What I find more shocking here is how naive ADULTS can be to think this sort of stuff doesn’t happen regularly just about… everywhere? Wait til you find out what doctors/nurses get up to in hospitals. 😅

oakleaffy · 07/11/2024 19:19

Nomorechipsforme · 07/11/2024 18:44

I wouldn't say anything, but I would hope they didn't do it on your desk or the boardroom table if I had to sit at it. I bet there will be some Siemens jokes going around 😆

🤣🎯🧻🧻🧻🧻

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 07/11/2024 19:18

Well a child was conceived in the prayer room at my work back in the day...

HRTQueen · 07/11/2024 19:18

Why do you care

I had sex at work a few times I was young, in lust and well I know I wasn’t the only one

it was hot both times, no one around well why not loads of people have

DemonicCaveMaggot · 07/11/2024 19:18

Two colleagues had sex in the Customer Service Department.

They were both fired immediately.

That was in California but I would imagine it wouldn't be so different in the UK.

Maybe let your friend know that she needs to tell her paramour to keep his mouth shut.

MsCactus · 07/11/2024 19:18

You should absolutely not report it

Apart from being a killjoy you have no actual evidence that this even happened

oakleaffy · 07/11/2024 19:16

Iwashopingnottobreakmyduck · 07/11/2024 19:14

I would want to know someone I had sex with was telling everyone. I once worked in a school where two teachers had sex one evening caught on cctv both dismissed. Both were single and it was 9pm after a parents evening but that’s the risk you take.

WHY sack them?

It wasn't like they were caught in flagrante by a pupil, surely?

SpiggingBelgium · 07/11/2024 19:16

Barney16 · 07/11/2024 18:50

Unfortunate if your offices have CCTV. Like what's his face, Matt Hancock, in the pandemic.

Only if the OP (or someone else) reports them. Most CCTV is never checked.

Namechangefordaughterevasion · 07/11/2024 19:15

This has been going on ever since men and women worked together in offices... or shops... or ships...or hotels...or schools or anywhere really. They were silly to tell you about it but now they have you should keep it to yourself.

oakleaffy · 07/11/2024 19:15

HumptySaucer · 07/11/2024 19:14

Wonder if they are caught on video …. Happened at my office years ago, could see thru frosted glass the figures doing what they did … and the swipes in and out and walking down hall etc.

''Swipes in and out'' 🤣 through the frosted glass..

Goody2ShoesAndTheFilthyBeast · 07/11/2024 19:14

What's inappropriate is him telling people about it.

Iwashopingnottobreakmyduck · 07/11/2024 19:14

DoYouReally · 07/11/2024 18:00

If you reported it to me, I would just tell you it's hearsay and gossip.

No proof, nothing anyone can do about it.

Not something I would do and wouldn't be overly impressed with anyone who does but all you have here is gossip.

I would want to know someone I had sex with was telling everyone. I once worked in a school where two teachers had sex one evening caught on cctv both dismissed. Both were single and it was 9pm after a parents evening but that’s the risk you take.

HumptySaucer · 07/11/2024 19:14

Wonder if they are caught on video …. Happened at my office years ago, could see thru frosted glass the figures doing what they did … and the swipes in and out and walking down hall etc.

oakleaffy · 07/11/2024 19:13

Bex5490 · 07/11/2024 17:55

Kind of hot 🤷🏽‍♀️

Don’t be jealous now!

Where was the last exciting place you had sex @Reidal … and the guest bedroom doesn’t count 😂😂😂

😆
Agreed..it does sound a teeny bit jealous.

No way would I be reporting that they had sex in the office- lucky them!