&gt; if i said &quot;can we move this conversation somewhere more private, and outside work&quot; and you said &quot;yes&quot; is there an implication of some consent?<p>Consent to have a private conversation, yes. Consent for sexual advances, not necessarily.<p>Coworkers can ask for private conversations for all sorts of reasons. Maybe they have a work question and don&#x27;t want to look dumb by asking it in front of everybody. Maybe they want a restaurant recommendation and don&#x27;t want to clutter the work chat with that. Maybe they heard you&#x27;ve been to Orlando, and they&#x27;re planning a vacation there, and is Disney World worth it? Etc.<p>It can even be a private conversation to ask a coworker out--that&#x27;s fine if done appropriately. Dropping F-bombs, even in acronym form, is not.