At a prior job, I worked with my housemate (of more than 20 years; platonic family of choice). I always wondered whether I should bring it up, and it was always awkward when it came up in conversation. People made uncomfortably sexual inferences, it was clear.
But for management to react like this is utterly inappropriate and quite honestly my call on this is that LW should talk to HR, and if HR doesn't 100% side with the LW and discipline the manager for accusing a report of being in a sexual relationship, then it would be out the door so fast.
Re: Poor LW
yeah.
At a prior job, I worked with my housemate (of more than 20 years; platonic family of choice). I always wondered whether I should bring it up, and it was always awkward when it came up in conversation. People made uncomfortably sexual inferences, it was clear.
But for management to react like this is utterly inappropriate and quite honestly my call on this is that LW should talk to HR, and if HR doesn't 100% side with the LW and discipline the manager for accusing a report of being in a sexual relationship, then it would be out the door so fast.