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Colleague kissed me

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Shwap · 03/06/2018 19:05

I have a dh with a baby and the colleague has a girlfriend with no kids. I have strictly a professional relationship with all my colleagues and I’m friends with a few of the female colleagues and go out for drinks now and then but that’s really it.

On wednesday last week night me and the male colleague had to work late (I had amends to do and he had to finish off an email) nobody else was there apart from a few other people in the next block I think. He came over to me almost out of the blue from his desk to show me some articles he had read and joking about it, I just laughed and then he took a chair and sat next to me which I thought was quite weird (I was still trying to finish off the amends) he then said how beautiful he thought I was which I was started to get really uncomfortable and thought he was possibly drunk. Then he kissed me and I immediately pushed him off of me saying asked him what he was doing. I was in utter shock as we rarely ever speak and I have never thought of him as anything more than just a “guy from work” and I thought he thought the same of me but I was quite obviously wrong.

I got my bags within a flash and left and the next few days at work he has downright avoided me at all costs which led me to think that he was probably drunk and regrets what he did, rightfully so.

Would I be unreasonable to bring it up to our boss or just leave it as a drunken mistake?

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MrsTerryPratchett · 04/06/2018 06:09

Reported.

AnyFucker · 04/06/2018 06:17

What tosh

samueledotericson · 04/06/2018 06:23

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MrsTerryPratchett · 04/06/2018 06:23

Nightwatch as well.

Wishesdocometrue · 04/06/2018 06:24

Oh I love it when the 'person' turns up on the thread also.

samueledotericson · 04/06/2018 06:24

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Wishesdocometrue · 04/06/2018 06:26

We don't hate men, we just don't believe this thread.

samueledotericson · 04/06/2018 06:29

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ceecee32 · 04/06/2018 06:33

@samueledotericson because you sound as if you are about 16

TheMaddHugger · 04/06/2018 06:38

ceecee32 I was thinking 12

Wishesdocometrue · 04/06/2018 06:50

You misunderstood me. I don't believe any of this happened.

samueledotericson · 04/06/2018 06:52

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stopfuckingshoutingatme · 04/06/2018 06:53

I would write myself a detailed email account of what happened with dates and times and then file it away .

I would then do nothing for a while and watch and wait.

In fact I have done this !

If nothing happens again - then put it down to an error of judgement

It it happen again / well you can pursue it

TooTrueToBeGood · 04/06/2018 07:20

Samueledotericson has made posts on various other threads that give him away, as if there should be any doubt. He has nothing to do with the OP. Just ignore him folks.

Henrysmycat · 04/06/2018 07:25

Talk to HR. Everyone is covering for assholes like these.
I had an older colleague put his hand on me and feel me up, only to listen to the stupid advice of “it was just a blip from him. Don’t cost him his job.” And then finding out years later he was in position of power and was sexually assaulting others but getting away with it.
I was a young grad in a Fortune 500 multinational. He was a Harvey Weinstein lookalike of 60 and I had no inclination to get involved with this sweaty predator.

TooTrueToBeGood · 04/06/2018 07:59

Its horrible I agree but not illegal, yet

I disagree with you, but your point is irrelevant any. An act or behaviour doesn't need to be a criminal offence for it to be treated as a disciplinary matter in the workplace.

SparklyMagpie · 04/06/2018 08:08

Yaaaawn

HoofWankingSpangleCunt · 04/06/2018 09:24

What are you doing at work at 4.48 Samuel.ericson ( assuming you're on this part of the world)
Are you waiting for the cleaner to come in?

TERFragetteCity · 04/06/2018 09:26

Always worth a watch guys that are watching and making notes.

HoofWankingSpangleCunt · 04/06/2018 09:26

Should have refreshed sooner . My bad. Obviously a troll and I shouldn't engage really but my post wasn't really meant for him/her anyway.

BlueJava · 04/06/2018 09:29

I'd certainly speak to HR about that and get it on record and so he is spoken to about his bad conduct. If you have to work late at another time you won't want to and for very good reason! You poor thing! Must have been horrid.

FuckingHateRain · 05/06/2018 18:57

@Cannyapper

@hatefuckingrain or she could look back in 10 years time and think, I didn’t report him and he assaulted that woman

It’s not for the OP to worry about the consequences of his actions.

Why is this directed to me? Did I say not to report?

Cannyapper · 06/06/2018 05:56

Oops!! Sorry! No idea why it’s directed at you.!! Xx

kiwigeekmum · 06/06/2018 08:16

COMPLETELY inappropriate behaviour in a workplace!

Op, please do report to HR or your direct manager. Even if you choose not to take action against him, it needs to be on record. You have a RIGHT to a safe work environment without the threat of this kind of thing happening.

To those excusing his behaviour as “Oh he tried & failed & learned his lesson, leave him alone.” WHAT TOSH. If they’d been in a private social situation like a bar or party, he might have been able to claim “I misread the signals”. But in the workplace there is NO excuse!!

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