re: Harmless joke at Christmas party or distasteful?

Pro tip - don’t talk to women

any woman

under any circumstances

including your wife

He just needs to PIIHB

The lesson in today’s climate is to refrain from interacting with females in the workplace.

Ok confusing...but I think I got it. The woman was seriously asking whether the punch was spiked(it obviously wasnt). The guy makes an acceptable joke imo insinuating that another bowl was the "spiked bowl" but that she should unknowingly drink from the real spiked bowl he was standing beside(both parties obviously knowing there was no spiked bowl).

Since women like to take things way too seriously and look for deeper meaning when there is none, she took it as your cousin insinuating that she have some punch to lighten up. Depending on the nature of the office, she might assume that shes being picked on because shes a woman and that your cuz wouldnt have made the joke to another guy(boys club etc)

My verdict: Acceptable joke, maybe poorly executed. Maybe the girl is just a bitch. Wear the hr warning with pride and give the bitch girl no further attention or drama that she is craving by pretending it never happened.

He needs to go to sensitivity and diversity training. That is not ok...

She's a twat, there's nothing wrong with what he said unless you aren't giving us the full story

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Hmmm...rape jokes are never a good idea. Your cousin sounds like an idiot.

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normally I would agree but all the guy did was tag the joke THAT SHE MADE

Wall Street Rule for the MeToo Era: Avoid Women at all costs

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No more dinners with female colleagues. Don’t sit next to them on flights. Book hotel rooms on different floors. Avoid one-on-one meetings.

In fact, as a wealth adviser put it, just hiring a woman these days is “an unknown risk.” What if she took something he said the wrong way? Across Wall Street, men are adopting controversial strategies for the #MeToo era and, in the process, making life even harder for women.

Call it the Pence Effect, after U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who has said he avoids dining alone with any woman other than his wife. In finance, the overarching impact can be, in essence, gender segregation.

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