So you moved into your own office from the "desk on the common floor" that was near the door? The person who took your old desk was a female. You think you were sexually discriminated against? Wouldn't a move to your own office be a step up?

You wore nice pants and shoes to work, and even shaved? You wouldn't do that on any other day at work?

I am confused, I am thinking of the move to your own office as a "kinda" promotion and to keep you from having to "act" the part of receptionist (I am assuming you were not hired to be a receptionist).

(As mrfisher invariably says....still not a lawyer)

The only way you were sexually discriminated against would be if you were or wanted to be the receptionist and were moved away or denied that position because you are male.


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Where you sit is irrelevant. Are you doing the same work that the contract worker does and are you being paid the same? It's probably tough to tell since contract workers are paid by an third party who, in turn, is paid by your employer. I think your argument is kinda weak. I'm not a lawyer either but I have managed people and had to deal with this sort of thing in the past...
Honestly I can't understand why you even care that your employer chose to turn a female contract worker into a sex object/cute window dressing instead of doing it to you...

Are you saying you prefer to sit where the receptionist sits

Or are you trying to make a fast buck by litigating...a favorite hobby of many in this country.

Have you ever considered thanking your employers for keeping you on the rolls even though you don't shave or make yourself presentable at work.

You really need to ask yourself, if you want to be part of society or just be tolerated by it.

BTW forget about discrimination...you will not win.

(Not a lawyer, just using common sense)

Were you hoping to meet the potential new client, and the lady was moved there in order for her to meet the client? Why would they have a contract worker meet the client?

If location has nothing to do with you doing your job, what's the discrimination?

If I was the lady, I could be upset for type casting (wanting her to look the receptionist part). That could be a harassment suit.

I think you need to give more details if you want a helpful reply.

You said that you weren't the receptionist in the first place, and they didn't HAVE a receptionist. It was just a convenient place to put your desk. Then they (management) decided that they wanted to have a receptionist, regardless of why that was, and they decided to use a contract employee. So what? What is your grievance unless they also cut your pay or gave your real job to a female? Having been an employer, with as many as 500 people working for me at one time, it is those types of nonsense complaints and shit like that, which finally made me decide to sell everything, close shop and retire. Not worth the agravation just to create jobs. I'm always amazed at some of the complaints we would get about nothing. Employees somehow seem to think that they own their jobs and that we who created those jobs, owe them a living. In fact, we created the jobs and offer them to employees in return for them helping us operate the company effeciently.