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Seinfeld And Sexual Harassment
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Human Resources Management Case 1

“Think it Over” Questions 1. No, I don’t think Mr. Mackenzie’s actions constituted of harassment. I don’t think this because I think he was innocently telling his coworker something that he saw on TV that he found to be humorous. I really think Ms. Best took the situation way too far. I feel that if the language really did bother her so much, she could have simply told him that although the skit in the show may have been funny, she doesn’t think that the conversation is office appropriate because of the language that the skit entails. 2. No, I don’t think that the Miller Brewing Company’s termination of Mr. Mackenzie was justified. I don’t feel this way mainly

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