A female office worker says her boss stopped making comments about her weight after she falsely claimed she was dieting to lose 10 kg.
The exchange came after the boss again mocked her as "sparrow" and implied she did not eat, prompting her to say she felt bloated and wanted to slim down.
At 185 cm and 70 kg, she said she is healthy and has no plan to lose weight; the stated target would have pushed her BMI from 20.5 to 17.5.
She said the boss looked alarmed, retreated to his desk and then avoided her for the rest of the day, with no further remarks about food or weight.
When does 'fighting back' against a workplace bully become a career-ending move?
Her boss is silent, but has the workplace truly become safer for her?
Why is commenting on a colleague’s body still considered acceptable workplace behavior?