HN Women. I am a male and I am genuinely curious. Is the following SH or does the position of power the person holds make it SH or does the environment (workplace) make it SH.
"“I was getting confused figuring out whether to hire you or hit on you.”"
A bit worrying that this is ambiguous, but I would say that it is largely because of the position of power. Like someone mentioned earlier, "hire" and "hit on" should never be in the same sentence.
And as a common courtesy I believe people shouldn't be hitting on their co-workers in the workplace in the first place. That makes everyone uncomfortable.
I'm not a woman, but I feel the line is a bit blurry depending on the scenario. If it's genuinely unclear what this person is coming to you for, then I think this is a reasonable message to send. If you're already half way through hiring somebody, then it's clearly inappropriate.
Not propositioning people you're attracted to is a sure way to be alone in life; I tend to think it's fine as long as it doesn't interfere with your professional obligations.
"“I was getting confused figuring out whether to hire you or hit on you.”"