I'd a work colleague, always joking, with no filters. Everyone loved working with him, plus he was super at his job. A female colleague had a job to do with him. He did his usual comedy act and she laughed along. Later it was discovered that she'd made a mistake in her work and was called out on it. She immediately threw him under the bus, claiming she'd felt uncomfortable with his sexual innuendo and was distracted from doing her work. Unfortunately because she'd made the complaint it had to be investigated by HR and he was demoted from his position. The same lady it turned out, although married was having a secret affair with another married colleague. Her moral compass didn't stretch that far , but she was happy enough to ruin someone's career to escape being challenged for her poor work.
It's all great fun until it's not.
As a manager if you're aware of it and it blows up, you'll also be under the same bus with him. It's sad but unfortunately to protect yourself , it can't be tolerated in a workplace anymore.
Political correctness gone mad, but if you value your career, then you have to play by HRs rules.
