You\u2019re an HR specialist. \u00a0Your company just had its annual Christmas Party over the weekend. \u00a0The booze was flowing, the young people were enjoying themselves, and then, when when Last Call was announced, moved on to party elsewhere. \u00a0(I\u2019ve never been to such a party \u2014 we always had in-office potlucks \u2014 but I\u2019m told they happen, at least in Ask Amy columns.) <\/p>\n
A young woman comes into your office.<\/p>\n
. . .<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the party last Saturday, Mike raped me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you call the police?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I was too embarrassed, because I made the mistake of letting him walk me home; then he forced his way in. \u00a0And I thought they wouldn\u2019t believe me, so I didn\u2019t think it\u2019d be worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I can\u2019t stand the thought of seeing him at work today. \u00a0His cube is just three down from mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCould you please move his cube?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCould you please transfer him to another department?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCould you please fire him?\u201d<\/p>\n
. . .<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the party last Saturday, I don\u2019t remember exactly what happened, because I was really drunk, but I think Mike raped me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you call the police?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I was too embarrassed, because,like I said, I was really drunk. \u00a0I think I probably even didn\u2019t object at the time, but I know that I never would have consented if I had been sober. \u00a0And Mike should have known that, because he knows I have a boyfriend, after all, who\u2019s out of town on business. \u00a0And I thought the police wouldn\u2019t believe me, so I didn\u2019t think it\u2019d be worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n
. . .<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the party last Saturday, I think that Mike was really bothering Jackie.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah. \u00a0The problem is that all the new hires, the ones who just graduated college in the last couple years, all go out together to the bars and drink very heavily. \u00a0It doesn\u2019t seem like they\u2019re alcoholics, and it doesn\u2019t seem to affect their work, but I\u2019m worried about them. \u00a0They could really get themselves into trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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