A pat on the back is a cultural thing, itās important to understand the differences between cultural expression and harassment.
Itās not to say that you have to be okay with it or that you are not allowed to state your discontent, itās just these issues need to be handled in different ways.
A back pat can be handled in a āHey John this is making some people uncomfortable please stopā way where true harassment should be handled in a āJohn youāre firedā kind of way.
Those are the ideal scenarios though, as we know people arenāt always fired for harassment.
Touching a Person without consent is harassment in my opinion. Donāt go around touching people especially at work.
A pat on the back is a cultural thing, itās important to understand the differences between cultural expression and harassment.
Itās not to say that you have to be okay with it or that you are not allowed to state your discontent, itās just these issues need to be handled in different ways.
A back pat can be handled in a āHey John this is making some people uncomfortable please stopā way where true harassment should be handled in a āJohn youāre firedā kind of way.
Those are the ideal scenarios though, as we know people arenāt always fired for harassment.