Ironically, such malicious interpretations of casual remarks are probably the sort of thing hilbert42 is worried about. Walking defensively on eggshells in the office is one thing, at least at the end of the day you can go home and breath easy, but sealed in a metal tube under the ocean, where you have to guard what you say at all times even in your sleep? No thanks, not for me.
It seems to be indicated in the subtext of your wording, even in this comment you stated "eggshells"/"breathe easy"; if your natural behavior does not align with your workplace policy wrt not devaluing someone of the opposite sex, then yes you should seek some behavior modification.
Edit; to address the original comment
>Similarly, I wouldn't expect my employer to allow me to work for eight hours per day under such risky conditions.
Is the implication "such risky conditions" = working with e.g. women?
Out of context quotes miss the point. His complaint was around perception not actually devaluation of people.
It’s clear how you should treat people in a 100% professional environment, but subs are an odd middle ground. It’s the same reason many people dislike going drinking with coworkers except extended across months.
Hell the article ends with her getting court marshaled for sending the subs location to her boyfriend in an email. Making such a mistake with classified material is normally easy to avoid, but on a sub everyone you’re talking to for months has clearance so it’s easy to stop thinking about it. Until whoops you’re facing criminal consequences.
> It seems to be indicated in the subtext of your wording, even in this comment you stated "eggshells"/"breathe easy"; if your natural behavior does not align with your workplace policy wrt not devaluing someone of the opposite sex, then yes you should seek some behavior modification.
I take it you aren’t familiar with autism - or what it’s like to be high-functioning on-the-spectrum then?
