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March 8, 2023
The Five Stages of Being Sexually Assaulted By Your Coworkers
Content Warning: Sexual assault, death, suicide
Over the course of my 15-year career in the tech industry, I have been sexually assaulted at afterhour work events on four separate occasions within the past five years. When I say assault, what I mean specifically is being kissed, stroked or otherwise touched in a sexually charged way without prior consent. With the exception of one case, these incidents involved cisgender men who I had worked with before and considered to be friends or friendly colleagues.