Yeah, I know about those legal precedents about 'sexual harassment'. It seems that a guy who sends one 'wrong' joke gets fired, and boss who fires 'uncooperative' subordinate usually gets away with it (remember Larry Ellison case?). What I don't understand is the legal climate, not company policies (which have to adapt to that climate). What happened to American individualism? Do working women really need lawyers to protect them from the guy complimenting the new dress (BTW, in many places, France for example, the guy would be considred rude *not* complimenting the new dress).

Which reminds me of a case when a woman brought up sexual harassment charges against a guy who belched, farted and scratched his crotch when she was around (he also stank). It turned out the guy did that in male company, too, so he was an 'equal opportunity harasser' - the charges did not stand.