Scenario 2.1: Workplace Relationships
Ms.Aslani,a young woman who immigrated from Tehran,had a past relationship with her senior manager,Mr.McKinnon.She held a low paying administrative support position with a local private manufacturing company.During the relationship,they would frequently text each other with sexual messages.The relationship ended after two months,but the texting by Mr.McKinnon continued.The employee both verbally and by text said that the texting made her uncomfortable and requested that the senior manager stop texting.The texts did not stop,and Ms.Aslani became stressed and took a leave of absence.After several months,when the texting continued despite the employee's threats to contact the police,Ms.Aslani left the company.The company did not have a policy on employees' social use of communication technologies while at work.
-Please refer to Scenario 2.1.What abuse is taking place in this manufacturing company's workplace?

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The senior manager, Mr. McKinnon, is abusing his power over Ms. Aslani by continuing to text her even after she has explicitly stated that it makes her uncomfortable and she wants him to stop. This abuse of power is causing Ms. Aslani stress and ultimately led to her leaving the company. Furthermore, the lack of a policy on social use of communication technologies indicates a failure on the company's part to address and prevent this type of abuse in their workplace.