She’s sixteen and currently the youngest of our group.

And I did what I do with every new female coworker

I pull her aside
And tell her
That she will be violated
Not that it might happen
But that it will
That there will be comments
About her pretty face
Her healthy figure
And the “if only you were older”
I had to tell her
That she’s not safe
That someone might touch her
That she won’t be respected
That she will be viewed
Not as a person
But as a sex object
Despite her tender age
It’s her first job
She’s already nervous enough
And I had to warn her
Tell her it wouldn’t be her fault
That she can come to a manager
Or to me
That I would defend her
And protect her as best as I could
Because if I didn’t
Who would?