Teen Reports Her Boss For Sexual Harassment, Gets Panic Attack After Seeing Boss’s Response
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In the wake of Harvey Weinstein’s recent sex scandal, the debate on sexual assault and harassment has reached an all-time boiling point. With so much adversity being directed toward victims, it’s not hard to see why some choose to keep their ordeal inside. One 18-year-old former Chili’s employee decided to raise her voice about a manager that sexually harassed her over a period of 2 years, and the reaction she was met with proves exactly why so many suffer in silence.
Emily Houser was just 16 when she started working at a Chili’s restaurant in Whitehall, Pennsylvania. She claims that her manager, Josh Davidson, took an immediate interest in her, and began showing up at her home and school with unwanted gifts on a frequent basis. When all of his advances were rejected, he began treating Emily with contempt at work, and apparently moved on to another young girl. That was the final straw for Emily, who then reported Davidson’s actions to the Chili’s corporate headquarters – and got him transfered to a different location.
Her former coworkers weren’t too happy with how it all went down, and decided to post a particularly cruel joke on Instagram after Emily herself resigned from the restaurant. Though it left her with a bruised soul, a Chili’s spokesperson has since told Buzzfeed News that Davidson has now been fired altogether. A bittersweet ending to a saddening story. Read more below, and tell us what you think in the comments.
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This is Emily Houser, an 18-year-old who bravely reported her former Chili’s manager for harassing her
Image credits: Emily Houser
After the manager was transferred away as a result, she turned on Instagram to find this
They had sided with the popular Josh Davidson, who Emily says stalked and propositioned her over a 2-year period
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Though she had then left Chili’s, she reported the ‘party’ to corporate headquarters, leading to Davidson’s firing
Image credits: Emily Houser
People are saying that this is exactly why so many victims of assault and harassment choose to stay silent
Others, however, sense more to the story
Did this girl handle her situation right? Tell us your thoughts below
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The boss in my opinion is at fault: 1. He's the one who was spreading the sensitive information, he was also an adult when the alleged harassment began (she was only 16), and his conduct during the 2 years, in exploiting the situation, and allowing a celebration geared towards hate, is not only unprofessional, but also disturbing. This to me sounds like one of those cases where "oh she dresses or acts a certain way, so she was asking for it." When in reality, "no" means NO! No clue what the manager's age was, but he sounds like he's emotionally insecure, and gets off on asserting his power. Dangerous recipe. Glad he was fired.
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People like slm do not help these discussions with their heated responses. In what world do you communicate with people on a sensitive subject by attacking them. Whether you agree with them or not. They have done nothing to warrant name calling. Calm down and do something constructive like explaining the fault in their thinking. Or help them understand a point of view. BoredPanda to me is a unique community. If we don't show respect to those who are not actively trying to troll or be hateful. Then we end up being just like the general internet crowd. I like BoredPanda because we discuss. Please help, don't hate.
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Spreading sensitive information? So the accused is not to be believed or to be able to speak based on the fact that they are the accused? Glad I don't live in your 'merica.
Todd, why would the accused even feel the need to talk about the situation with his subordinates in the first place? Accusations are kept confidential because only the involved parties need to know the details. Telling uninvolved people sensitive information just hurts their own reputation.
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I'm not saying you're wrong but you don't know any of the facts in this case, the bored panda report goes into no details what's so ever. She says she was abused and the men and women she worked with her sided with the guy, we don't know if he told them that she claimed he raped her or if he told them something else, its not mentioned about the way she dresses, it's all speculation.
That doesn't change the fact that he's an adult, and she was 16. Illegal is illegal. As the adult, he should know better. What if your 16 year old daughter's boss, who is an adult, came on to her, regardless of whether or not she encouraged it? How would you feel then?
His employers transferred him. Surely they checked some facts before moving the longer-standing employee. They believed her over him for some reason.
another rape apologist - go away
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I am not trying to take sides. It is, however, important to remember that different countries have different notions on who is a child and what is illegal. In Chile, the age at which there are no restrictions for sexual activities is 18, while the minimum age of consent is 14.
It doesn't matter anyway - male person - his advances were NOT wanted - PERIOD
Oh, disregard that. Stupid of me to confuse Chili with Chile.
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No matter whose side you're on, those "coworkers" are disgusting -_-
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You can't just beleive whatever you see on the internet. Is any of this true ? Also people posting their issues on social media kind of gives me the creeps. If you have a problem there are ways and ressources to deal with it , facebook and instagram aint one of them .
I would agree, except that there are way too many cases where sexual assault reports have been ignored by police or, as in most things that have come out recently on sexual assualt, victims get threatened of having their livelihood destroyed if they speak to anyone. The media/internet is the only place that seems to be making a difference and help people across the world come out with their experienced without being gagged. As with Weinstein, things have only started being done now that its in the public eye.
SHE WAS A MINOR. people are shit, really.
My point exactly! Not sure what is unclear about that, nor am I surprised guys are the ones stuck in the grey area, looking for some kind of justification.
Right. Some things can't be justified. That cake for one. For another, if she's a minor chances are many of her co-workers are. He's supposed to be the adult in the room, and that kind of gang shaming is not cool, ever.
I don't know why someone down-voted Michael Morris. That's a ridiculous down-vote. I voted him back up!
It doesn't matter how old she was - it is never acceptable to harass a woman of ANY age.
She is under age, what is so difficult to understand about that, first and foremost, then the guy is a mysoginist pig and last he is a bully thug. This piece of excrement probably needs to be investigated to see what other skeletons are in his closet, bet this isn't his only transgression. He can be tried as a child molester
Either that or she’s lying. Cus ya know sometimes, teenagers lie.
The boss in my opinion is at fault: 1. He's the one who was spreading the sensitive information, he was also an adult when the alleged harassment began (she was only 16), and his conduct during the 2 years, in exploiting the situation, and allowing a celebration geared towards hate, is not only unprofessional, but also disturbing. This to me sounds like one of those cases where "oh she dresses or acts a certain way, so she was asking for it." When in reality, "no" means NO! No clue what the manager's age was, but he sounds like he's emotionally insecure, and gets off on asserting his power. Dangerous recipe. Glad he was fired.
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People like slm do not help these discussions with their heated responses. In what world do you communicate with people on a sensitive subject by attacking them. Whether you agree with them or not. They have done nothing to warrant name calling. Calm down and do something constructive like explaining the fault in their thinking. Or help them understand a point of view. BoredPanda to me is a unique community. If we don't show respect to those who are not actively trying to troll or be hateful. Then we end up being just like the general internet crowd. I like BoredPanda because we discuss. Please help, don't hate.
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Spreading sensitive information? So the accused is not to be believed or to be able to speak based on the fact that they are the accused? Glad I don't live in your 'merica.
Todd, why would the accused even feel the need to talk about the situation with his subordinates in the first place? Accusations are kept confidential because only the involved parties need to know the details. Telling uninvolved people sensitive information just hurts their own reputation.
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I'm not saying you're wrong but you don't know any of the facts in this case, the bored panda report goes into no details what's so ever. She says she was abused and the men and women she worked with her sided with the guy, we don't know if he told them that she claimed he raped her or if he told them something else, its not mentioned about the way she dresses, it's all speculation.
That doesn't change the fact that he's an adult, and she was 16. Illegal is illegal. As the adult, he should know better. What if your 16 year old daughter's boss, who is an adult, came on to her, regardless of whether or not she encouraged it? How would you feel then?
His employers transferred him. Surely they checked some facts before moving the longer-standing employee. They believed her over him for some reason.
another rape apologist - go away
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
I am not trying to take sides. It is, however, important to remember that different countries have different notions on who is a child and what is illegal. In Chile, the age at which there are no restrictions for sexual activities is 18, while the minimum age of consent is 14.
It doesn't matter anyway - male person - his advances were NOT wanted - PERIOD
Oh, disregard that. Stupid of me to confuse Chili with Chile.
Whitehall, Pennsylvania
No matter whose side you're on, those "coworkers" are disgusting -_-
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You can't just beleive whatever you see on the internet. Is any of this true ? Also people posting their issues on social media kind of gives me the creeps. If you have a problem there are ways and ressources to deal with it , facebook and instagram aint one of them .
I would agree, except that there are way too many cases where sexual assault reports have been ignored by police or, as in most things that have come out recently on sexual assualt, victims get threatened of having their livelihood destroyed if they speak to anyone. The media/internet is the only place that seems to be making a difference and help people across the world come out with their experienced without being gagged. As with Weinstein, things have only started being done now that its in the public eye.
SHE WAS A MINOR. people are shit, really.
My point exactly! Not sure what is unclear about that, nor am I surprised guys are the ones stuck in the grey area, looking for some kind of justification.
Right. Some things can't be justified. That cake for one. For another, if she's a minor chances are many of her co-workers are. He's supposed to be the adult in the room, and that kind of gang shaming is not cool, ever.
I don't know why someone down-voted Michael Morris. That's a ridiculous down-vote. I voted him back up!
It doesn't matter how old she was - it is never acceptable to harass a woman of ANY age.
She is under age, what is so difficult to understand about that, first and foremost, then the guy is a mysoginist pig and last he is a bully thug. This piece of excrement probably needs to be investigated to see what other skeletons are in his closet, bet this isn't his only transgression. He can be tried as a child molester
Either that or she’s lying. Cus ya know sometimes, teenagers lie.