Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Sexual harassment, Skirting

Librarians can disregard sexual harassment guidelines and policies whenever a coworker gets a boob job. An event this scandalous makes discussion of cup sizes, nipples, coworkers' breasts (or lack thereof), nicknames for breasts, great breasts in history, breasts you have known, etc., perfectly acceptable topics of conversation. Be aware that this window of opportunity closes once the person returns from their surgery.

Note: It is never acceptable to grope a coworker without their consent.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

What rules apply when the library director "encourages" a high-ranking library deputy (and "special friend" of the director) to undergo cosmetic (oops, I meant "medically necessary") surgery on the deputy's nose?

Laura said...

Yes, sadly, such a post is all too relevant to library work and etiquette, especially at our library. Though, when the person returns from said boob job, do you compliment them on their new additions?

Anonymous said...

Seems that part of the answer to "Laura's" question is whether or not everyone officially knows the reason for co-worker's hospital visit. If it was supposed to be secret, then the correct reaction is something along the lines of "Say, have you lost weight?"

Laura said...

Secret my a$$, there is no such thing amongst library folk. I was thinking more along the lines of "nice rack - is it new?"

Anonymous said...

Unstricken, you couldn't be more wrong, my friend (well, except maybe about the groping).

A former co-worker is rumored to have had a boob job and we spent a whole day smirking and speculating as to her new cup size.

Anonymous said...

Please post before and after pics!

duda said...

May we please have some talk about penile enhancements/enlargements so we are not being so ... so ... SEXIST!

um ... yeah

Anonymous said...

Two thoughts on that. First, most cosmetic surgery is done on women because of that very fact: sexism. Secondly, who says boob jobs are just for women!?

Anonymous said...

I just met a guy in Document Delivery who was a total boob, -so they do exist.

tiny robot said...

Ooooo! Boobies!

There's no such excitement at my library.

Julie said...

umm . . . the only librarian *I* know that had a boob job had them reduced!

Anonymous said...

It's been almost a month with no new etiquette tips - I'm starting to go into withdrawal; you gotta fix me up!

Anonymous said...

Yeah, then when I see a patron
and try to answer the question,
the only thing going through my
mind would be:



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