What to do about operators being inappropriate when I'm on site?
Hello All,
I am an automation engineer (27f) for industrial applications, specifically palletising solutions. When I was commissioning one of the systems on site during installation, an operator lifted his shirt to show me his chest (just his chest, thankfully) and then proceeded to flex his biceps. On other sites I've received "oh you're beautiful" and other comments on my appearance.
At the time I had no idea what to do, so I didn't do anything, but I did later tell my mentor in the company. I didn't tell my boss because I know he doesn't like me, so I didn't really feel like telling him, and I don't know if he would advocate for me or not. My mentor told the production manager, and they agreed next time it happens I should tell someone, and they were very angry for me, but would it be reasonable for me to ask going forward that I'm always with someone else when I'm on site?
What would you do? How do you handle these comments? Aside from my boss, the rest of the company and my coworkers are brilliant.