I’ve been working as an assistant for a year and a half at a Fortune 500 company. I’ve had to report my boss to HR previously for verbal harassment and they claim to still be investigating.
The other day, my boss approached me and told me she had a work assignment for me. When I asked for details, she informed me that her elderly father was writing a book and that she’d like me to read it and provide feedback. I felt this was a little strange, since that isn’t the scope of my job/the company I work for, but I agreed mostly because she’s my boss and I didn’t think it was a choice.
She airdrops it to me (was very reluctant to email it) and when I begin reading, it’s a non-fiction story about her father’s ex wife “whoring” around the city. There was some incredibly offensive things in the writings besides the sexual passages, like homophobia and sexism.
I returned to my boss to ask her if she knew what was in this document, and she just replied “I know it’s inappropriate. Just make your notes and send it back”. I saved the doc in my google drive because she asked me to delete it when I was done.
I reported this to HR and they told me they’re looking into it but I desperately want to leave. Does this qualify as sexual harassment? I’m so lost right now but I know my work performance is failing because of her treatment.