> I'm pretty sure at some point in your life you've
> made a very mildly off-color joke to a friend and
> someone else overheard.
I'm absolutely sure I have, and shame on me for those times. I was in the wrong.
> Should you have lost your job?
Well, I was definitely in the wrong during each of those occasions. Should I have lost my job? That would depend on a lot of things, such as whether or not I was being inappropriate while attending a conference on my employer's dime.
I agree that it's awfully harsh to lose one's job over a single penis joke. I'm not saying that this guy should have lost his job. It's possible that this was a kneejerk overreaction on his employer's part, and it's also possible that this guy had other issues that already had him on thin ice when this incident happened.
Nor am I necessarily agreeing with how Adria handled this incident. Whether we think she should have handled it differently or not, though, it doesn't change the fact that it's not cool to subject a stranger to unwanted sexual conversation.
I agree that it's awfully harsh to lose one's job over a single penis joke. I'm not saying that this guy should have lost his job. It's possible that this was a kneejerk overreaction on his employer's part, and it's also possible that this guy had other issues that already had him on thin ice when this incident happened.
Nor am I necessarily agreeing with how Adria handled this incident. Whether we think she should have handled it differently or not, though, it doesn't change the fact that it's not cool to subject a stranger to unwanted sexual conversation.