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GORDON wrote: Wed May 17, 2023 6:58 pm Except it is. SO I dunno how to link them.

An IT worker sued for sexual harassment after claiming her boss was sending her kisses when he marked an email where he wanted more information with 'xx' has been pictured.

Karina Gasparova claimed that Aleksander Goulandris's use of question marks in the 'xx' message was also code for asking her 'to engage in sexual acts'.
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Ms Gasparova took her employers – paperless documents firm essDOCS – to the tribunal claiming sex harassment, discrimination and unfair dismissal. In April 2021 she submitted a detailed grievance against her boss and resigned when it was rejected twice.

But a judge-led panel has thrown out her case, ruling she has a 'skewed perception of everyday events' and regularly misinterpreted 'innocuous' interactions.
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On a work call in March 2020, she said Mr Goulandris was giving her 'leering looks' as he 'constantly ran his hand through his hair' and started staring at her in between asking her questions.

The panel heard that although he had been talking to her about business, she interpreted his behaviour 'as trying to chat her up' because he was spending so long doing it.
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In May 2020, Mr Goulandris renamed a draft presentation file by adding 'ajg' in brackets - something Ms Gasparova interpreted as 'A Jumbo Genital'.

The panel heard Mr Goulandris' middle name is John and it was his habit to add his initials AJG to the names of documents he had reviewed.
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The same month, when Mr Gasparova asked her when a project would be finished, she told the tribunal he burst out shouting with an 'extremely angry voice', saying 'I need date, date, date'.

Ms Gasparova interpreted this as having been asked 'the exact date when I would finally agree on sexual contact with him'.
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The panel heard later that month, Mr Goulandris emailed Ms Gasparovav asking for information on a project. To indicate the details he required her to fill in he used XX, YY and ???? in the message, written in red.

The tribunal heard she interpreted the x's as meaning kisses, the y's as sexual contact of some kind and the question marks as when she would be 'ready to engage in sexual acts'.

Leisher wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 9:53 pm I'm going to go out on a limb and say that woman is probably as fun as small pox in the bedroom.

TheCatt wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 10:10 pm

Leisher wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 9:53 pm I'm going to go out on a limb and say that woman is probably as fun as small pox in the bedroom.

You should find out for us.

GORDON wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 4:10 pm I'd say sex is work after.

An official spokesperson of Deloitte India responded to the controversy and said the said individual joined the organisation only last month and no longer works for the company.

TheCatt wrote: Mon May 29, 2023 10:13 am The person who got this tattoo.

Leisher wrote: Mon May 29, 2023 2:25 pm

TheCatt wrote: Mon May 29, 2023 10:13 am The person who got this tattoo.

I would love to hear the explanation for why they thought it was a good idea in the first place.