Determining whether a hostile work environment exists depends on several factors, both objective and subjective. Objectively, the behavior that is alleged to create a hostile work environment must be something that a reasonable person in the position of the victim would find offense, hostile, or abusive. Additionally, the victim must actually experience some sort of emotional distress as a result of the behavior. Further, the victim needs to show that the harassment subjectively affected their ability to perform their work, disturbed their mental state, or otherwise interfered with their well-being in some way.