Difficult to say without an example and context.

Best advice is: If you're in doubt about whether something is offensive/bullying then just don't get involved.

Better to be boring and keep your head down than go through HR processes.

Posted By: col canary on October 11th 2013 at 08:46:22

Message Thread

Wrath Help Needed: When does office banter/laughs become "bullying" (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Oct 11, 08:35:18
- you come across really aggressive at times on ere (General Chat) - sotoncanary, Oct 11, 12:56:27
- people have different sensibilities (General Chat) - sotoncanary, Oct 11, 12:39:06
- There's no such thing as banter, just tolerance (General Chat) - pants, Oct 11, 12:37:51
  - Another thing, if you feel rising above everything most of the time (General Chat) - pants, Oct 11, 12:43:51
- Maybe I'm being thick but I don't understand this bit: (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 11, 10:36:47
  - It's a games console. (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 11, 11:04:15
  - "game over" (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Oct 11, 10:57:01
    - Ah, right. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 11, 12:14:24
- Follow this person out of the office tonight at a reasonable distance (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Oct 11, 10:26:02
  - VMT (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Oct 11, 10:55:18
  - Walk away whistling Carried Away by a Moonlight Shadow like Dave Angel, Eco Warrior. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 11, 10:50:41
  - post of the year! (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 11, 10:30:15
  - ^ has done this before ^ (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 11, 10:28:05
- My mrs works in HR and sees stuff like this fairly often (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Oct 11, 09:56:11
- If you have to ask the question... then it's reached that point. (General Chat) - CWC, Oct 11, 09:47:05
- it's tough (General Chat) - dr fanta, Oct 11, 09:22:53
- ^^^ this is the guy who was having a poo next to AB yesterday ^^^ (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 11, 09:08:09
  - Is this referring to an event yesterday? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 11, 09:10:42
    - No, the word "yesterday" is a smokescreen (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 11, 09:12:51
      - No idea what you're on about (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 11, 09:23:15
- It's all subjective really. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 11, 08:48:57
  - Maybe spare a thought for the other guy's feelings (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 11, 08:51:50
- Difficult to say without an example and context. (General Chat) - col canary, Oct 11, 08:46:22
- the point it becomes bullying (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 11, 08:43:12
  - The irony! (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 11, 09:08:25
    - indeed (n/m) (General Chat) - sotoncanary, Oct 11, 12:41:03

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