Julia Baird tells of the time a boss kissed her during work. Footage: The Drum, ABC
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00:00 I had a boss who used to love coming up behind me
00:03 and massaging. - Massaging the shoulders.
00:04 - Oh my, and you know, massages are meant to relax you.
00:08 I've never felt more tense in my life
00:10 when this weirdo is pressing his thumbs in my neck.
00:14 And yeah.
00:15 - I actually remember that I had a very similar incident
00:17 to that, which I'd completely forgotten about,
00:19 which was me as a cadet journalist in a lift
00:22 at the old Fairfax, at the Fairfax building.
00:24 - Was this the same boss?
00:25 - Maybe, and there was no preamble.
00:27 We were just chatting about, there was two of us in the lift.
00:29 There was just a chat about whatever.
00:31 And then he just took my head and just planted a kiss on me,
00:34 middle of the working day.
00:36 And then the doors open and then he goes out and I go out.
00:38 We've never spoken about it.
00:41 And I just was like, what?
00:43 - What is that?
00:44 - You just thought you could--
00:45 - Why are you touching me?
00:47 Please explain. - It's weird.
00:48 And it's so kind of common.
00:50 - And it happens to women every day.
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