A fellow employee at the clinic where you work has been making frequent inappropriate jokes and comments of a sexual nature, despite being asked to stop. This behavior makes you and some of your colleagues uncomfortable. As a medical assistant, what is the most appropriate course of action to address this violation of personal boundaries?
Confront the employee publicly to discourage them from continuing the behavior.
Report the behavior to your supervisor or human resources department.
Ignore the behavior, hoping the employee will stop on their own.
Decide to leave the job immediately due to discomfort with the situation.