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00:00Ms. Lockburn was hired as a receptionist several months ago, so my position was sort of a seniority position.
00:06Megan was also working at the company in the same office.
00:10We've all sort of been working there for a few months, Megan for a couple years, myself for 10 years.
00:15I've been sort of overseeing a lot, and I just got a salary raise recently, a promotion, to senior product designer.
00:21All right. And so how did this all go just off the rails?
00:27Well, it began with some greeting cards that I gave to Ms. Lockburn, as I give to all my coworkers, especially new employees.
00:34Okay, so this is your tradition.
00:36Correct.
00:37Anytime there's a new employee in this division of the company, you give greeting cards.
00:41Yes.
00:42So he gave you a greeting card when you started?
00:44Correct.
00:45And was that a problem?
00:46At the time, no. He sent me a greeting card as well as chocolates as well, which at the time I thought was sweet.
00:51Then what happens next?
00:52Well, I sent her a card a week later saying congratulations on your first week. You've been doing a great job. Thank you.
00:59And a card a month later. I feel like those are significant sort of milestones in the new employee's career.
01:05Now, did you do this just for the defendant, or did you do that traditionally with all new employees?
01:10Traditionally for all employees, yes.
01:12All new employees.
01:13Correct.
01:13And there's no dispute about that, right? We're all on the same page, yes?
01:17At the time, yes. After my first month was when I asked around my other co-workers to ask if this was normal, which they reassured me that it was, and I thought, okay, I didn't think much of it.
01:27I mean, it seems like a very nice gesture. And then what happened?
01:30After the month-long card, she sent me a text asking for no more gifts or no more cards, things that she felt were personalized, not knowing that I sort of send them to everyone in the office.
01:43But then you sent the text before or after you found out that this was just the custom?
01:48After the month, I had asked around, and they said it was normal, but I did ask them. I have a text right here. I sent them.
01:53I'd like to see them.
01:54Yeah.
01:59Thank you. And what does this text show me?
02:01It's on the front page, the first one.
02:03I honestly don't need more cards or anything like that. Ha ha. I feel very much at home here now, celebrating my milestones with chocolate and pizza from now on.
02:14All right. So basically, you're saying thank you. Enough is enough.
02:17Yes.
02:17He then responds, yeah, no problem. I understand. Still glad you liked it, though.
02:24All right. So, I mean, where did the problem start?
02:27All right. So, I understood Ms. Lockburn to not want to receive any more cards.
02:32Right.
02:32That's crystal clear.
02:33Okay.
02:34Halloween comes around, and it's a tradition that I send personalized text messages to different employees, thanking them for their work.
02:41And I also make goodie bags with candy, corn, stuff like that, that I give to everyone in the office.
02:45Yes. And I had given that to Megan and all the other employees.
02:52And everybody's was identical. There was nothing special about the defendant's bag.
02:56The gifts were all the same.
02:58All the same.
02:58I did personalize text messages, I would say. I said specifically, thank you for your work. I don't know what we'd do without you.
03:05Okay. Was that a problem?
03:06It was because I might have not clarified in my first text when I said cards, so I sent him another text asking him, you know, thank you.
03:14It's not that I don't appreciate it, but from now on, I wouldn't like any more gifts.
03:16I feel like it's crossing boundaries, which he did reply that he understood, and he wouldn't send me any more gifts.
03:21At the time, I felt like he was flirting with me, and that's why I just asked him not to give me any more gifts from now on.
03:26All right. So, now, do you just say, okay, enough, enough. I'm just not going to send you anything else. What did you do?
03:31Well, it was about a month, half a month later, and I understood she didn't want any more, what I took as personalized messages on those holidays, etc.
03:42And her birthday came around, and I texted her happy birthday, and I gave her a small vase with some flowers, as I have done for all my other co-workers, women, men, anybody, and that was the last thing.
03:56Has she not told you she didn't want anything else at that time? Has she not sent you a text saying, okay, I thank you very much. It's not that I don't appreciate it. I don't want it.
04:05I mean, it was her birthday.
04:07You know, it's like, but seriously, I mean, I was raised-
04:10You aren't listening. You aren't listening, David. I don't care if it was her birthday, anniversary, Halloween, Thanksgiving, all fell on the same day.
04:19She said, I don't want any more of this.
04:24Well, this guy's getting himself into some hot water. One thing I know for sure is work flings do not end well.
04:30And I feel like this guy is overdoing it. He's doing too much.
04:36Sometimes people feel like they want to make the work-life balance experience so amazing.
04:42But I'll tell you what. Most of the time, people just want to go into work unbothered and just go home afterwards and play some video games, watch Love Island, whatever it is, you name it, and not think about work.
04:55But this guy is making it really clear that he doesn't understand boundaries, which is a really big problem when you have somebody who's over you, working over you.
05:03I feel like when she respectfully said, I don't want any more text messages, don't send me any more gifts, it makes me feel uncomfortable.
05:11Although I feel like it's a little strange that she feels that way because he does it for everybody, but that's her thing.
05:17And he should have respected that.
05:19When he continued to give her things just because he felt like it was a special occasion and it shouldn't matter all of a sudden, that's where you realize that him as a superior doesn't obey boundary lines.
05:33And that is a huge potential future problem.
05:36And I would not want to work around somebody who does that, even with the best intentions, because the road to hell is with the best intentions.
05:47So I feel like in this situation, he's in the wrong for sure.
05:51And he's going to not win his case because she very much so asked very respectfully that she didn't want any more text messages, no more letters, no more gifts, nothing.
06:02But what do you guys think?
06:03Whose side are you on so far in this case?
06:06So what did you do when you got the birthday?
06:08Well, I got the text message gift and the flowers.
06:11And at this point, I was a little bit angry and frustrated since I've already talked to him multiple times not to send me anything.
06:16And in the text messages, which I have right there, it was also a little bit suggestive of how he didn't know what he would do without me instead of the company.
06:23Ms. Lockburn is in charge of, she's the receptionist.
06:26She's the first person that everyone sees coming in and out, clients, distributors, anybody.
06:30She helps schedule my day, my appointments, my very important meetings.
06:34I literally wouldn't be able to do my job without Ms. Lockburn.
06:39And she by far was the best receptionist at the office to ask any of the coworkers.
06:42So I meant that totally platonic in every way.
06:47The other Megan is in court.
06:49Stand up, please.
06:51All right.
06:52Now, tell me how you fit into this situation.
06:55You're dating David.
06:56I am.
06:57And you're all the coworkers.
06:58Yes.
06:59Right.
06:59So now after you get the birthday text and flowers, did you go to HR?
07:05Did you complain?
07:06Correct.
07:06I asked HR to give him a warning that I didn't want any more of his gifts and gestures.
07:11I felt uncomfortable and I just wanted to go to work and not feel uncomfortable.
07:14All right.
07:14So were those the directives that you got from HR?
07:18From there, I texted Ms. Lockburn and I asked her, is this true?
07:23You know, have I made you uncomfortable?
07:26I was extending my, I was trying to be cordial.
07:29And she said yes.
07:30And I was shot.
07:31I was mortified.
07:32I've never had that happen to me before, accused of anything like this.
07:35So I said, okay, I apologize profusely.
07:37I said, I'll stop.
07:38Done.
07:39Your Honor, in his defense, he did stop.
07:41He didn't talk to her for a while and he felt awful about making her feel uncomfortable.
07:45We work in a very family environment and he just wants to make people feel very welcomed.
07:50Why are you in my courtroom?
07:52For a couple of weeks, it was very cordial.
07:55And then Megan and I were dating casually at the time, about a month in.
07:59It was our fourth or fifth date and I asked her to come over to my house.
08:03I was really nervous.
08:04I really wanted to make a good impression.
08:06So, you know, I had a couple of glasses of wine and I was just really excited and nervous.
08:10I was like, I'll text her something, you know, just to make her think of me at the time.
08:14So I texted her, you know, you need to know that I think you're beautiful.
08:19Before I could think twice of doubting it, I just sent it to Megan.
08:22And of course, I accidentally sent it to Megan Lockburn, who's the second down from Megan.
08:32I did not realize until two days later when I received an email telling me that my employment
08:40was terminated and I would be receiving no unemployment benefits because of the charge
08:45of me being sexually, of being a sexual harasser.
08:48You get this text and what do you do?
08:49I was uncomfortable.
08:51He called me beautiful and that he couldn't wait to get to know me better.
08:54And given our history of me telling him to stop and him not listening, I was angry and
08:59frustrated and it was over the weekend.
09:01So I went to work on Monday and I reported him to HR.
09:05So after you found out that it was wrong and that you sent it to the wrong Megan, what did
09:10you do?
09:10I mean, did you say something?
09:11Did you say to Megan, look, this was an honest mistake?
09:14So Ms. Lockburn had known that Megan and I were dating.
09:18That was in part of the evidence that it says that, you know, it said, I'm sorry if you're
09:25uncomfortable, but you know that I'm actually in a relationship right now.
09:28So she knew that I was with Megan G.
09:31And I would have loved a direct text saying, hey, what's the deal?
09:34I thought I told you, you know, is this meant for me?
09:37I told you, you know, nothing.
09:39It went right to HR.
09:40So here's the problem.
09:42This guy thinks that it's completely okay that he sent this text to the wrong Megan.
09:46But really, if you think about it, it makes it a really uncomfortable working place when
09:51you date somebody that you work with.
09:53And I feel like the fact that he started dating someone else within the office only further
10:00approves her thoughts on the situation, that she feels uncomfortable because she's like,
10:06okay, look, he is willing to start pursuing somebody in the office.
10:09So I'm glad that I had him back off because there was a chance that he would have overstepped
10:15the line and asked me out on a date.
10:17I think this guy is not realizing the issue that he has caused.
10:22And I feel like he had already sent her things when she had said, hey, I don't want any more
10:27texts.
10:28I don't want any more gifts.
10:29And then he sent a birthday card.
10:30So for him to assume that all of a sudden she should have reached out to him and said,
10:34hey, was this a mistake sent to me?
10:36I think is wrong, especially considering they're both named Megan and he used the name, the
10:40word, the name Megan in the text message.
10:43So I don't see him winning this case.
10:45I completely disagree.
10:47And I think he's in the wrong here.
10:48To get me fired instead of actually trying to clarify what it was.
10:51I texted him multiple times through our history and he still didn't listen.
10:55So at this point, I didn't feel like I had to go text him.
10:56You felt that this was just too much.
10:59Do you believe that it was intended for you now that you know this backstory?
11:03To be honest, now I can maybe see that it was a misunderstanding.
11:07At the time, I did not know that.
11:08I get that.
11:09I get that.
11:10And they just summarily dismiss you and you don't even get a chance to say anything.
11:18That's how it is.
11:20Well, that's unfortunate.
11:21I don't think for a minute that this man meant to harass you.
11:25I think this is an honest mistake.
11:27After a couple of glasses of wine, you were excited about Megan, this Megan coming over.
11:33And it accidentally went to that Megan.
11:35But under these circumstances, David, I can't award you these $8,000.
11:42I just cannot.
11:44And I would hope after 10 years of dedicated service that you would be able to write some
11:52kind of appeal and you should sign an affidavit in support of this.
11:57Because you don't believe he did this intentionally, do you?
11:59To be honest, Your Honor, at this point, I can see that maybe it was a mistake.
12:02I can see that.
12:03Okay, good.
12:04So would you be willing to write a statement to support him?
12:09Your Honor, I would be okay with, you know, letting him speak his truth.
12:13All I did was speak my truth.
12:14So I don't understand why we're here.
12:15But I will be willing to let him tell his side.
12:17I am not going to award you the $8,000.
12:20But this Megan right here, the defendant Megan, is going to be supportive of your appeal to the
12:26company.
12:27And I wish you well.
12:29But, you know, be careful.
12:31Be careful.
12:32Once you hit sin, honey.
12:34That's it.
12:35For the reasons I've stated, your claim for $8,000 is dismissed.
12:39And I wish all of you well.
12:41Well, stand adjourned.
12:42Judge Hatchett has ruled in favor of the defendant.
12:45The plaintiff's claim has been dismissed.
12:48Megan, I sincerely apologize for making you uncomfortable.
12:51And I've learned that people have their different boundaries.
12:52And I respect them now.
12:54I'm glad that you learned that.
12:55And I am sorry that you got fired.
12:56Let's do what we can to make this right.
12:58I agree with this judgment 100%.
13:00I don't think he deserves the money.
13:02I don't think this defendant did anything wrong.
13:05In fact, she did everything right.
13:06She gave him an opportunity by saying, hey, I don't want these gifts or messages anymore.
13:13And he sent a text message.
13:15And what is she supposed to do?
13:17I mean, the thing is, is going straight to HR is the best opportunity for protection in
13:22the situation.
13:22Because in some cases, you could say, hey, what's this text about?
13:27And maybe he did actually mean to send it to you.
13:29And he realized that you're not for it.
13:30And so he goes, oh, oh, no, no, never mind, never mind.
13:34And then he gets off free with, you know, crossing the line and crossing the boundaries.
13:39I think this went the best way possible.
13:41And I do believe that he did deserve to be terminated from his job.
13:45Now, does he have a reason to be, you know, brought back in the job place and get his job
13:54back?
13:54I think he has a good appeal to it.
13:57But given the circumstances of a professional environment and what could happen in a workplace,
14:03I do believe that it was a correct move for him to be fired from his job based on the evidence
14:09and based on what he did.
14:10Because whether or not you agree that he, you know, should be fine to send these gifts
14:16and whatever, he pursued a relationship with somebody in the office already, which already
14:21crosses the line, I think, in a lot of office situations.
14:25But on top of that, he sent an uncomfortable and illicit text to, you know, another coworker
14:33in the office, which really, to be honest with you, he shouldn't be doing to any of his
14:37coworkers regardless.
14:39So I want to know your thoughts on this, guys.
14:41Do you agree with this judgment?
14:43Do you agree with me?
14:44Do you disagree?
14:45Let me know why you disagree and I'd love to see it.
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