You might not expect women to be subjected to inappropriate sexual comments while working as pharmacists in Ireland, but it happens fairly often, writes Laura Farrell.
Laura Farrell “THE NEXT TIME – I swear I’ll eff the pervert out of it,” I said to my friend and colleague in the pharmacy where I work.The incident, which happened repeatedly, went like this.
Of course, the majority of the public are courteous, wonderful people who enrich my workday, but this type of inappropriate comment is also surprisingly common. It is only now after a few years working and as my confidence in the workplace grows, that I have been struck by how absurd it is that modern women have to face this type of objectification.We do discuss how to handle inappropriate behaviour in the workplace when the person is your colleague – but what if the offending party is your client, patient or customer?When such comments are made to me, I have no idea how to handle them.
But this means that the comments are made again and again without retaliation and so our response could even be seen as contributing to the behaviour continuing?Should colleges and employers train their staff on how to handle inappropriate comments made by clients, patients or customers in a manner that is fitting?
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