OK, so I have recently read a lot of concern over this topic. But I don't want to necessarily talk about specific instances, it's just too, um, touchy. How prevalent is it? Let's not just stick with sexual...any racism, or difficulties with an international understanding, ageism, sexual orientation problems, etc. What are the best ways of dealing with it?
My first response: There is certainly more opportunities for this behavior to happen than in the general public. We work, live and play together. Hook-ups definitely happen, lifelong partnerships are sometimes formed. There is definitely a chance one party may feel a certain way, but not the other, and what point is it work and what point is it not work?
I think the personality that would most likely find this work enjoyable also tends to be less likely to harass anyone. There is sometimes an extended family type relationship that develops and if anyone hurts anyone else it's not easily ignored or tolerated.
I have a difficult time believing any company anywhere in the US not taking this issue seriously. The possible consequences are high. I think that's even more so in the seasonal world. Recruiting is expensive and the seasonal world is rather small. People meet each other and talk...a lot.
I think this might be even more of a concern with those doing business within a park's borders. Where most companies might have to defend their actions in a court, a concessionaire might have to deal with a questioning NPS that doesn't have to even pretend to scrutinize as closely.
I think it is taken just so much more seriously here, than in general. Not only in the companies literature and attitude, but also evident in the number and speed of responses to a possible suggestion.
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