A tech worker’s decision to report her colleague to Human Resources for sniffing her hair has been applauded across social media.
The 28-year-old employee and original poster (OP), Reddit user Accurate-Humor-2246, shared her experience of feeling increasingly uncomfortable as a male coworker, “Tom”, repeatedly touched and smelled her hair.
According to her post, Tom started by brushing his fingers through her hair without warning. Although surprised, the OP initially dismissed it as a one-time occurrence.
However, the touching continued, with Tom making repeated comments about how good her hair smelled.
The situation escalated when, in the office break room, Tom leaned in and sniffed her hair.
The OP wrote, “He just leaned in, took a deep breath, and said something like, “Your hair …