Why this store manager has been heaped with praise after footage emerged of her no-nonsense talk with a delivery driver
A lingerie store manager has been applauded for calling out a delivery person accused of harassing her staff with inappropriate questions.
Footage showed the woman stopping the delivery person as he left her store in a shopping center in New Zealand and telling him his behavior needed to change.
“I want to make something very, very clear,” she said to the man, who was not identified in the clip.
“There should be no discussion with my team about products you see, products you think will look good on them – nothing at all.”
The delivery person said yes and tried to leave the store but was reprimanded by the manager again.
“You have to come in, leave the boxes, put your tablet on the counter, she will sign it and you leave,” she said.
The woman shared the video on TikTok and claimed that the man harassed her staff and asked what kind of lingerie they liked.
She also claimed he asked workers to play “sex dice” with him.
The manager of a lingerie store in New Zealand told a delivery person in no uncertain terms that his behavior was inappropriate
‘Manager of the year!!! Well done love!’ wrote one person.
“He knew he was wrong because he didn’t even try to argue.”
“Thank you for looking out for your staff. I was harassed at work when I was young and my manager called me out on the whole thing,” someone else wrote.
“It’s very healing to see you supporting your staff.”
‘AND THIS IS CALLED A GREAT MANAGER! great job, I want to work there!’ was another comment.
Sexual harassment is rife in Australian retail, according to a study conducted earlier this year by the Australian Center for Gender Equality and Inclusion @ Work and Australia’s National Research Organization for Women’s Safety.
The manager said the delivery person had behaved inappropriately towards staff at the lingerie store (stock image)
Up to half of women and one in four men working in retail have experienced sexual harassment, including physical contact, sexually suggestive comments and jokes, intrusive questions about their private lives or appearance, and staring or leering.
Young women under the age of 25 are highly targeted and often subjected to multiple forms of sexual harassment.
Professor Rae Cooper, director of the Australian Center for Gender Equality and Inclusion @ Work, said employers have a legal duty to prevent harm to employees from sexual harassment.
“These are not isolated incidents, this happens every day in this major industry, and young people – especially young women – are bearing the brunt of it,” Professor Cooper said.
‘Retail is a key national employer for young people, and these workplaces have a duty of care to protect their inexperienced workers, who are often in their first jobs.
“Sexual harassment doesn’t just come from customers; colleagues and managers are often the perpetrators. It’s ubiquitous.’