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by pvaldes 1630 days ago
Yes, but people teaming against the weirdo in the room or against perceived threats to their career is not uncommon behavior. A sensible manager would want to verify it personally.

Touching can deserve instant firing, looking at can deserve asking for an explanation first

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I agree... looking is something that deserves investigating.

For example, I had a coworker who had a habit of reading people's screens from behind - what news website article you were reading, or email, or whatever. He was just a nosy person with no sense of other people's personal space. It was definitely offputting and annoying, and felt like an invasion of my privacy. Still, I wouldn't consider this something he should be fired over - more like something a superior should have raised & discouraged. Reading the comment felt more like that, rather than a hostile workplace thing that warrants immediate firing without an investigation.