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AIBU not to tell my colleague about her daughter's OnlyFans

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DallazMajor · 05/04/2026 16:42

I found out via a friend that a colleagues daughter is selling explicit content on OF.

She is 19.

I think I should keep it to myself but my friend says we should tell my colleague.

AIBU to not tell.

edited to add that other colleagues already know and have been viewing the content.

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JustbrotherscarlenaNsoul · 05/04/2026 19:06

There's no concern for the 19yr old or the colleague.
It's just a bit of salicious gossip ..stay the fuck out of it.

CinnamonJellyBeans · 05/04/2026 19:03

whiteblackwhite · 05/04/2026 16:57

You are focusing on the wrong issue here.

The issue you should be focusing on is the need to report to HR the colleague who showed pornographic material at a work social, and about a colleague's (adult) child at that. That is what you should be reporting. That it where your focus should be. Its grossly inappropriate and unprofessional behaviour on multiple levels, by your colleague.

I am slightly stunned that you have missed this.

Yes. This is what you should be doing

TimeFlysWhenYoureHavingRum · 05/04/2026 18:56

Where on earth do you work??? This (the collesgue that is showing everyone the images) needs to be reported to HR asap.

Violetparis · 05/04/2026 18:14

If it was my daughter I would want to know. Does the daughter live with your colleague ? 19 is still very young and I would not be happy if this was happening in my house.

Lomonald · 05/04/2026 18:03

So how did that conversation go ? .so.i was looking at young girls online to masturbate to and there she was "toms" dd look here she is ! You absolutely should tell someone about this.

Dollymylove · 05/04/2026 18:00

ItsOnlyHobnobs · 05/04/2026 16:49

Sounds like a horrible workplace, sharing a colleagues teenage child’s explicit images for gossip.

Teenage child? She's a woman of 19
Keep out of it. Its her business and her mother might actually know already

Bigcat25 · 05/04/2026 18:00

It's not your news to share, it's up to her daughter. Throw in the embarrassment/awkwardness of it coming from work colleagues she has to see everyday (and she knows pay for content! And wondering which of them pay to view her daughter but not knowing) sounds like an absolute nightmare for her.

AintNoPunshineWhenShesGone · 05/04/2026 17:54

I've read this before but it was the colleague rather than her daughter.

Jamesblonde2 · 05/04/2026 17:51

Tbf the woman on OF knows full well it’s a free for all and is not private, so that’s the risk you take.

Flamingojune · 05/04/2026 17:44

If what she is doing is impacting the parent then they should know, i would want to. But the young guys sharing it are scum

Periperi2025 · 05/04/2026 17:40

DallazMajor · 05/04/2026 16:46

We were told and shown on a work social event.

I'd report this, to management/ HR, and the fact people (men?) at work are viewing explicit content in the presence of colleagues and in relation to a colleague. It's really not appropriate behaviour.

Tacohill · 05/04/2026 17:35

Of course not, she’s an adult but still wouldn’t want her parents knowing.

I would be reporting the colleagues for their inappropriate conversations but would never tell the mum/dad.

Why would you tell them?
What do you think they’re going to do about it?

TreesinthePark · 05/04/2026 17:07

DallazMajor · 05/04/2026 17:00

It only happened on Thursday evening. I feel really uncomfortable about the whole thing but yes you’re right.

OP, I'd get in there quick to report to HR.
If I were the parent of this girl and all my colleagues knew anyway, then I'd report them all for misconduct to HR. The parent has nothing to lose if you're all gossiping anyway.

OttersOnAPlane · 05/04/2026 17:04

DallazMajor · 05/04/2026 16:46

We were told and shown on a work social event.

In which cas you need a word with HR immediately.

There is no situation in which it's acceptable to share explicit porn to colleagues at a work social event. Doubly so when it's gossip about a colleague's family.

DallazMajor · 05/04/2026 17:02

researchers3 · 05/04/2026 17:00

Ugh re young blokes showing everyone. How did they know it's your colleague's daughter though?

What an awful position for you to be in.

I get why people are saying stay out of it and I don't really disagree, BUT, if it was my child, I'd want to know. That said, at 19, they're an adult, at least technically.

They know her.

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Waftaround · 05/04/2026 17:00

Because irs going around the office then someone needs to tell him I think. If it wasn’t basically an open secret already I’d suggest keeping out of it.

It’s awful that he’s probably unaware of this and all the gossiping. For colleagues to be watching and sharing this at a work even is disgusting too.

researchers3 · 05/04/2026 17:00

DallazMajor · 05/04/2026 16:54

Trust me I wasn’t happy about it. It was some much younger male colleagues who were drunk and very vocal. I didn’t intentionally involve myself it just got around the room. I only spoke to the younger male colleagues to tell them to shut up about it.

Ugh re young blokes showing everyone. How did they know it's your colleague's daughter though?

What an awful position for you to be in.

I get why people are saying stay out of it and I don't really disagree, BUT, if it was my child, I'd want to know. That said, at 19, they're an adult, at least technically.

DallazMajor · 05/04/2026 17:00

whiteblackwhite · 05/04/2026 16:57

You are focusing on the wrong issue here.

The issue you should be focusing on is the need to report to HR the colleague who showed pornographic material at a work social, and about a colleague's (adult) child at that. That is what you should be reporting. That it where your focus should be. Its grossly inappropriate and unprofessional behaviour on multiple levels, by your colleague.

I am slightly stunned that you have missed this.

It only happened on Thursday evening. I feel really uncomfortable about the whole thing but yes you’re right.

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Januarybluesss · 05/04/2026 17:00

Are you sure that he doesn’t already know about it? He might already know and br deeply ashamed of what she’s doing. OF is so cringey! 19 and those pictures and videos will be out there forever. Of course people will laugh about it, I would be mortified if it was a relative of mine 😅

whiteblackwhite · 05/04/2026 16:57

DallazMajor · 05/04/2026 16:46

We were told and shown on a work social event.

You are focusing on the wrong issue here.

The issue you should be focusing on is the need to report to HR the colleague who showed pornographic material at a work social, and about a colleague's (adult) child at that. That is what you should be reporting. That it where your focus should be. Its grossly inappropriate and unprofessional behaviour on multiple levels, by your colleague.

I am slightly stunned that you have missed this.

DallazMajor · 05/04/2026 16:56

Shatteredallthetimelately · 05/04/2026 16:49

my friend says we should tell my colleague.

Probably translates to......
Your friend thinks you should tell your colleague.

If she wanted the colleague to know she'd have told her herself, leave it to her to do, then the messenger that gets shot won't be you.

My friend thinks that I would be the best person to speak to the colleague because I am in friendlier terms with him.

he would be mortified if he knew that younger peers were looking at his daughter. I get that but I still don’t want to tell him because his daughter is after all a grown adult.

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whattheysay · 05/04/2026 16:55

Stay out of it. How do you even know the mum doesn’t know just because she hasn’t told everyone doesn’t mean she doesn’t know.
Your colleague just wants you involved so she doesn’t get all the shit from telling her. If you want to tell her tell her her yourself on your own don’t tell her because someone else told you to

DallazMajor · 05/04/2026 16:54

Credittocress · 05/04/2026 16:49

As soon as someone mentioned it you should have left the conversation as inappropriate-you shouldn’t have stayed in the conversation long enough to be shown.

Trust me I wasn’t happy about it. It was some much younger male colleagues who were drunk and very vocal. I didn’t intentionally involve myself it just got around the room. I only spoke to the younger male colleagues to tell them to shut up about it.

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ReyRey12 · 05/04/2026 16:52

Is the friend also a colleague or friend from elsewhere. If friend is colleague, I would tell the mom as a warning that this is being spread around the office. If it was a friend from elsewhere then I would keep my mouth shut and request that the friend wouldn't share it around.

Evaka · 05/04/2026 16:50

Gross. Delete from your memory and don't engage in another conversation about it.