As a woman you figure out very quickly you have to put up with a certain level of bullshit and laugh and roll your eyes

Or act purposefully very, very stupid and cheerful but only regarding the sly shit they try to say. Not saying it was the correct thing to do...but I really needed the job for a short time. So for 8 months or so this guy I sometimes worked with alone would complain about his wife and find random ways in otherwise normal and friendly conversation to say things like “so cool that you like sci-fi movies; wish my wife would watch sci-fi movies with me” and shoot me a mournful look. And I kept saying stuff like “gosh there are MeetUp groups out there with like-minded people you could watch movies with.” Every time too, sometimes days in a row, like we’d never had the conversation before.

At one point he was trying less hinting and more “potential denial” flirting that such men attempt, and he’d say a little exasperatedly “yes, you’ve told me about the MeetUp groups”, so I’d reply with concerned things like “oh I’m so sorry! Are you having trouble setting up a MeetUp account then? I’ve found the site developers to be super helpful with that!” Could see his reflection when I’d turn away to focus on my work and he’d be so confused, as if he couldn’t figure out how I was missing all those clues. Didn’t act stupid at my job, so pretty sure I made him question his sanity or pickup skills or whatever. Had to use the restroom so I could hide and laugh pretty hard a few times.