Can they sack me?

AndyCr15 said:
To be clear, you're suggesting someone can't be sacked for things they've said?! Really?
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Not if it's a 2 way conversation and they took an equal part in it without ending it. If nothing offensive was said there is nothing they can do. Seen it a few times, HR kick up a fuss, then "let them off with a warning" because they dont like to admit they are wrong/powerless, though you should also fight the warning.
 
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My ex had an abortion 9 years ago, biggest regret of her life as she found out at the age of 31 she cannot have kids anymore.

Despite my objections to it at the time, she had all the power and rights on her side, I had no say in it at all at the end of the day.

As for the issue of the OP, you have nothing to worry about, if anything that girl should be sacked for being such a wuss.
 
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Update, was working those two agency 0-hour contract jobs for a few months (got work some weeks; not so much others) and then stumbled across a jobs fair over the summer and met with people from the local council there.

They invited me along for an interview and I started working a relief post after a month-long training / induction. A couple of weeks back I asked to be transferred over to the full-time position as I noticed they were advertising full-time positions in my locality, had to go through the interview process again and so on, and finish up my relief post on Wednesday next week; starting the full-time post on November 01.

So it's all working out fine. The pay is better than my original position and there are far greater benefits. But it hasn't been easy. I left that initial job in March and it will have taken until November to start working full time again. This new position seems pretty secure though, providing I don't do anything silly like entertaining conversations about sensitive topics.
 
I have known a woman that deliberately uses interactions and complaints to improve her position for competitive promotions. It’s dumb because she’s smart, academically, but she has to be the centre of attention or she gets in a strop. I’ve now known her outside of work for almost 20years now.
I caught on to her immediately when i scoped my boss watching when she slid up to my desk and started flirting.. we were at the same level and thus in competition.. needless to say I wasn’t having anything todo with it..
I remember one woman at work (we got on well) on her last day, and i sat down to have a natter. He boss sat behind her and a work colleague sat the other side. She was pulling her bra cup and shirt forward to give a full view.. we swapped numbers, later I asked her about that and was told it’s what a woman needs todo sometimes to get what she wants. Lol well that didn’t work out on multiple levels.
Another some made suggestive comments and after I move company I popped back to see my old boss before he moved to the states, she was still there and a couple of guys seemed to be following her around giving her attention she obviously wanted.

In short some people seem to confuse work and life on purpose.
I remember discussing IVF once in response to discussion and one of the guys obviously was irked by it. Perhaps there’s something personal there, in that case it’s everyone in the conversation is guilty of causing offense.
 
These days I'll only have trivial conversations with colleagues unless it's someone I know very well and even then you don't want to be over heard, or misquoted.

Certainly people out there looking for drama they can use as leverage, and will burn anyone to that end.

Theres also people who are genuinely triggered because of past events in their lives. So you have to wary of that also..
 
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