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by lox 3402 days ago
He was older and in a position of power. She was young and an intern. What initially seemed funny changed after some time because she got older and got some context and understood why it was inappropriate and unacceptable. The manager that overheard the jokes understood the context and what could have happened, which is what a manager should do.

Is it really so surprising that someone can over time process an event and see it for what it actually was, rather than how they first reacted to it?