Is saying "ciao, babe" in the work place consideredd sexual harassment?

Question

Is saying "ciao, babe" in the work place consideredd sexual harassment?

Answer 1

i think the real question is,   is saying "thats what she said" after every single thing a co-worker says, even if "thats what she said" does not make any sense, whatsoever, in the context of the sentence or conversation, considered sexual harrassment?   just throwing that one out there.

Answer 2

No.

Answer 3

i think that it is a great line to use.  if ppl get offended then you need to lighten up and get a life.  there r starving ppl out their in the world

Answer 4

Don't call ANYONE "Babe" at work!

Answer 5

no

but ciao in bed babe is consideredd sexual harassment

Answer 6

I don't think it is.  Only someone who is extremely oversensitive would...

but then these days it seems the workplace is ruled by the extremely oversensitive, so it's really best to not say ANYTHING that could be construed as "offensive"...at least while on the job.  

Check it out: even if the person you're addressing isn't offended...a 3d party overhearing it can STILL bring on a complaint and the workplace has to take it seriously because of the way the Equal Employment Opportunity Commision's rules are set up...and let's face it, EVERY workplace has at least one party pooper who has to stir up stuff because they have nothing better to do!

Examples:  harrassment charges were brought up on a man who had a picture at his desk... of his WIFE in a bikini!  Another person was sued for harrassment because of discussing a Seinfeld episode....and the courts sided with the complainers in both cases!

It sucks and it's really not fair, but that's how it is.

Answer 7

No, of course not. How silly.

Answer 8

With all the sexual harrassment suits flying around in workplaces these days I doubt it.  I work with this guy with long hair.  A co-worker of ours also had long hair, (male) and he showed up to work with a haircut.  My long haired co-worker said to him, "Hey, now what are the boys going to hang on to?"  A stupid joke but really, it was just that..a JOKE.  Anyways, new haircut went to our union and complained and my long haired buddy got suspended for sexual harassment.  It's crazy.  I honeslty think people need to take it easy and relax.  Like they say.."Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out of it alive"

Answer 9

not harrasmet, no.  just rude to some people.

Answer 10

It's not harassment unless you ask them to stop calling you "babe" and they continue to do so.

Answer 11

Only if you keep saying it to someone that has told you to stop because it bothered them.

Answer 12

It's not harassment, but "babe" should be reserved for close friends, not business associates.  It's more along the lines of poor business etiquette.

Answer 13

No.  It is not harassment, but it is not appropriate for the office either.

Answer 14

Only if you said it repeatedly after she told you to stop calling her that.

Answer 15

"Ciao" is perfectly acceptable. Try leaving off the "babe," however.

Answer 16

h**l no. I say that to everyone.. Even people I don't know. I call teachers 'babe' and it's fine.

Answer 17

According to Charlie Sheen...It is perfectly acceptable..

Try to use it on business calls that are not going your way...

Answer 18

Not really, but if you don't call the men "Babe" then you should not call women that, either.  She's got a name - USE IT.

Answer 19

I don't think so, but if you want legal advise you could check out http://www.orangecountyemploymentlawyers... .  They'd know  the answer.

Answer 20

I'm not sure that it would be consider sexual harassment, but it may, for some women, seem condescending or demeaning.  Although you may have no ill intent, words such as "babe", "princess", and even "beautiful" can be offensive to some.

Answer 21

biao is

Answer 22

I would think almost certainly yes, nowadays.

Answer 23

no, i don't think it is.

Answer 24

Not at all.  That's how "goodbye" is said in a lot of Europe