My opinion is that men who hit on their coworkers do Not have enough free time social contact interactions with women.
This is a valid observation. Over the years, I have not needed to hit on my co-workers because I've done the following things....
1. Approach unknown women at bars
2. Approach unknown women at grocery stores, malls, fitness classes, parks, on paths, or any other non-bar venue.
3. Participate in co-ed sports leagues and approach women in the sponsor bar after the game
4. Go to random city events and approach women
Doing some combination of these 4 things will prevent hitting on co-workers. I've also been fortunate that I have not had massive attraction to any female co-workers in at least the past decade. I'm not going to mess up my career over sex with a woman who is a merely cute 6-6.5. For that level of risk, I need an 8.5+.
Certain industries are not anal about employees hooking up with each other
This is true. People who work McJobs are often having sex. McDonald's and Wendy's store level workers are having sex with each other. This happens in store level retail at times and sit down restaurants.
A professional sports team isn't a purely white collar office environment, though there are some white collar jobs in pro sports.
Also, it’s standard to just fire him. There is a low probability he will retain his job after the suspension. The suspension effectively takes him off the job market and guarentees his career is wrecked. At least with a firing he can do the work to rehabilitate his reputation and maybe get a second chance down the line.
I think firing would have been better. The timing of this also stinks too as it is September and he wouldn't be able to be immediate hired as a head coach or assistant coach elsewhere until next summer. This seems to be both an issue of a consensual workplace romantic relationship AND unwanted comments that could be interpreted as a hostile work environment. The comments/hostile work environment are likely the bigger problem. Udoka messed up years ago getting with an older woman as his primary relationship.
Celtics reporter Amanda Pflugrad has slammed the incessant social media speculation surrounding the identity of the female employee who had an 'inappropriate' relationship with Ime Udoka.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck said a monthslong investigation led to the one-year suspension of coach Ime Udoka. Grousbeck added no decision has been made about Udoka's return.
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