The report serves as a pre-emptive strike against their position, you have the first word, so you're more likely to win if it went to court for unfair dismissal.
You are too knowledgeable to be this naive brother. I have it on pure experience alone that this is far from guaranteed.
See, I have found the opposite side of the coin far more valid and safe. Playing their games, being in their circle, and generally manipulating them back for my own safety.
It keeps suspicions low, their opinion of you positive, and allows you to know their machinations as they are unfolding rather than once they have already come to pass.
Which is the point I was getting at, keeping your distance and all those methods only serve to make you stand out. The one standing out gets the wrong kind of attention. And often times gets the "creepy" label, which is all downhill from there because "creepy" men are less than human to a woman. She will have minimal guilt or hesitation about what she does to you.
Especially in my line of work, where I have dozens of them working above and below me, many of whom report directly to me. I don't know what you do for work, but it sounds far closer to office/techy if you have those kinds of options. For me, and likely a lot of people, you are constantly forced to interact and socialize with those around you.
Anything less in an HR complaint about "excluding" and "discrimination" anyway. Something I have been hit with for attempting to watch my tone around a woman to not be as crass/offensive early in my career.
MeTooing isn't the only bad thing that can happen to you.
And you are far too into this to actually believe those reports will work, or that those rules will be respected for men.
You are too knowledgeable to be this naive brother. I have it on pure experience alone that this is far from guaranteed.
See, I have found the opposite side of the coin far more valid and safe. Playing their games, being in their circle, and generally manipulating them back for my own safety.
It keeps suspicions low, their opinion of you positive, and allows you to know their machinations as they are unfolding rather than once they have already come to pass.
Which is the point I was getting at, keeping your distance and all those methods only serve to make you stand out. The one standing out gets the wrong kind of attention. And often times gets the "creepy" label, which is all downhill from there because "creepy" men are less than human to a woman. She will have minimal guilt or hesitation about what she does to you.
Especially in my line of work, where I have dozens of them working above and below me, many of whom report directly to me. I don't know what you do for work, but it sounds far closer to office/techy if you have those kinds of options. For me, and likely a lot of people, you are constantly forced to interact and socialize with those around you.
Anything less in an HR complaint about "excluding" and "discrimination" anyway. Something I have been hit with for attempting to watch my tone around a woman to not be as crass/offensive early in my career.