>>It's common in the U.S., and the second question is the sort of thing that would get you sent back to take the class again.
I have to admit I have never been in the US. So, what is the right answer for the second question?
I suppose it should be mandatory for all, but in the same time I have read too many stories about "classes to teach men to not rape" that I am in doubts.
Re:A note to our employees
by lawnchair_larry on Thursday November 08, 2018 @11:57PM
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It's intended for men, but actually saying this would be politically incorrect, so it's assigned to everyone. Nobody thinks there is some kind of epidemic of women abusing men in the workplace.
It's usually just some slides or a video you click through, and most people try to fast forward or skip as much as the software allows. That's actually how all corporate training works.
Re:A note to our employees
by dsfyu404ed on Thursday November 08, 2018 @02:22PM
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And someone invariably makes a wisecrack about how it's a bad model because everyone knows you speed up if the light is yellow and you think you can make it and rights on red are ok unless posted otherwise.
Generally I've seen they use the "stoplight" model, in that some behaviors are "green", near universally accepted as non-harassing, some are "red", near universally rejected as harassing, and some are "yellow" meaning individuals vary. "Red" behaviors should get you fired immediately, while "yellow" often puts some burden on the offended party to speak up about it, and it only becomes harassment if it continues.
Google's training when I took it a decade ago focused almost exclusively on the yellow/gray area and was pretty interesting because of it. Other trainings I've suffered through focused on the red zone which felt obvious, awkward, and dull.