Third parties, like people who overhear conversations in a lunchroom, have every right to file a complaint about what they saw or heard. It sounds like your company is doing the right thing by investigating. A fair investigation includes letting you tell your side of the story. Based on what you've told us, this seems like an extremely minor incident which should not damage an otherwise-good record. For more information, see our checklist for your rights as an accused harasser .
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