"When employees request books, they are labeled with the employee's name and stored on a shelf in the office area until they get checked out. Most people usually have at least one book on the shelf at any given time because we are all avid readers ourselves. My boss (the director of the library branch) requests a LOT of books about a variety of different things."
"I find this so inappropriate for a workplace. Any of us-her employees/subordinates-could walk by and see her name on a stack of books about these topics, which, if she were to mention in conversation, would constitute sexual harassment. My co-workers haven't commented on this practice, but I wonder if they're scared to bring it up. I am debating asking them if they're uncomfortable too, and if so, contacting my boss's boss about the situation and getting her to stop."
A clerk at a public library enjoys the job and coworkers but is extremely uncomfortable because the branch director frequently requests many books, including nonfiction about human sexuality, the science of sexual attraction, and ways to improve one's sex life. Requested items are labeled with the requester's name and stored on a shelf in the office area until checkout. The clerk fears that coworkers could see the director's name on sexual-content titles and that discussing those titles could amount to sexual harassment. Coworkers have not raised concerns. The clerk contemplates asking colleagues about their comfort level or escalating the issue to the director's supervisor.
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