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Colleague has sent me a dick pic

363 replies

Iambetteroffsingle · 14/06/2024 18:03

Well not a completely full-frontal one, he is clothed on it but it's a picture of his 'hard-on'. (Sorry this is TMI)

I vaguely knew of him before and we went on a team-building weekend activity as a group. Got on well, stayed in touch a bit over the last week via text, just talking about work and holidays mainly.
There's been no flirting or innuendos of any sort, then I opened my phone to this.
The man is 41 FFS.
He's put a caption in the picture talking about his 'tan' but I'm not stupid, I know what a lot of men are like.

If this were out of work I'd block straightaway, but I feel so awkward with working together. We aren't in the same team but have mutual friends. I just don't know what to do.

I was slightly interested before and would've been open to a date or something similar but this has shown me what he thinks of me.

OP posts:
ItsItchy · 15/06/2024 16:09

Iambetteroffsingle · 14/06/2024 18:06

I don't want to jeapordise his career or anything, I just don't want to talk to him again. But maybe he's doing it to others who knows?

If he is doing what IN work, imagine what he could be doing to female colleagues OUTSIDE of work!

Report him!!!!

Calliopespa · 15/06/2024 23:12

BuggeryBumFlaps · 15/06/2024 08:30

In your shoes I'd respond with 'that's wholly inappropriate, send me anything else like this and I'm taking it straight to hr. Don't contact me again, unless it's strictly work related.

I'd also keep the message so he can't decide to take offence at your lack of interest and start to make things difficult for you at work. You've warned him so anything else inappropriate, even in conversation would see me going straight to hr.

Yeah this is a reasonable approach oP.

Surprising to get a model of appropriateness from someone who goes by the name BuggeryBumFlaps but there you go.

Wordsmithery · 16/06/2024 09:21

Have been rereading this post and am feeling so deflated by some of these answers. And increasingly angry by this wanky creepy behaviour by OP's colleague.
This isn't a matter to be laughed off with emojis. Dick pic this time, next victim may be physical assault. It's serious, and it needs to be reported to HR. Collectively and individually, women must call out this behaviour EVERY SINGLE TIME - and support each other when it happens. We owe it to ourselves and to our daughters. We won't see the change we desperately need unless we force it.
I know OP is worried about being the bad person here and of course I don't know her colleagues. I do know though that creepy wankface knows he's breaking employer rules and OP's colleagues will know that too. I think you have to trust your colleagues, OP. Personally I am 100% sure my entire team would have my back in this situation and I hope that'd be the case for you too.

PullTheBricksDown · 07/01/2025 20:41

Iambetteroffsingle · 14/06/2024 18:17

Yeah true was a bad idea. It's going to be very awkward at work. Thankfully ive had a job offer to leave, it's just in the CS so everything takes a million years.

If you're leaving, even if date not set yet, report him to HR first thing tomorrow. No reason not to. I haven't read the whole thread so can't tell if you replied or used an emoji but if you did, say you realised after that was a mistake but you were just shocked and hadn't quite got your head together. You can show them your message history to prove that you hadn't requested this or been anything other than friendly.

RobertaFirmino · 07/01/2025 23:44

The devil in me would want to reply with 'OMG, why have you sent me a picture of a child's penis???' but seriously, this really needs to go to HR. What an unprofessional, tasteless, creepy and violating thing to do. I doubt this is the first time he's acted like this.

Bonjovispyjamas · 07/01/2025 23:52

PullTheBricksDown · 07/01/2025 20:41

If you're leaving, even if date not set yet, report him to HR first thing tomorrow. No reason not to. I haven't read the whole thread so can't tell if you replied or used an emoji but if you did, say you realised after that was a mistake but you were just shocked and hadn't quite got your head together. You can show them your message history to prove that you hadn't requested this or been anything other than friendly.

Report him tomorrow? As this thread is from last June and OP was leaving her job, I don't think she'll need to do that, that's a good enough reason not to 😜

Knowitall69 · 08/01/2025 00:17

Olivia Colman has the solution...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RCSYBeWuDhw&pp=ygURTGV0dGVycyBsaXZlIGRpY2s%3D

JMSA · 08/01/2025 00:30

Pathetic behaviour Angry

CustardySergeant · 08/01/2025 00:36

Hellodarknessmyfriend · 14/06/2024 21:01

@Iambetteroffsingle I don't understand how he's drawn refernce to his "tan" if he's wearing trousers?

He's wearing shorts.

Mabelface · 08/01/2025 08:11

Zombie thread.

JRSKSSBH · 08/01/2025 08:22

GiveMeSpanakopita · 14/06/2024 18:11

If it were me, I'd text him back something like "Unsolicited dick pics constitute sexual harrassment."

And then block him.

And keep the pic.

Keep him worrying for months and potentially years as to whether you'll tell HR or not.

Or just report him to HR.

But personally I'd do the former - him being on tenterhooks for ages wondering what action I might take would be so delicious.

This. Don’t send him a laughing emoji as a pp suggested. It isn’t funny.

Gettingbysomehow · 08/01/2025 13:15

Iambetteroffsingle · 14/06/2024 18:06

I don't want to jeapordise his career or anything, I just don't want to talk to him again. But maybe he's doing it to others who knows?

I would take this to his manager and fuck him right up. Why are you worried about his career? He messed it up all by himself the filthy pervert.

BoreOfWhabylon · 08/01/2025 14:09

THIS THREAD IS MORE THAN SIX MONTHS OLD

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