The only benefit I see to this swap is the female coworker getting help with the bullies. Rico's existence is pointless otherwise and the male main character is still working his ass off without any respect or benefit.
I don't know about the bottoms but shirts in Japan have a habit of being see through. That might be why they have the color requirements for underwear. It's not like they are lifting up skirts and ripping open people's shirts.
@Aurorastar I feel like he likes her but has a reason that a relationship probably wouldn't be a good idea. When he rejected her and saw her sad he came up with as a way to stop her from being sad because it hurt him to see her like that.
Let's be honest, someone that hates you won't date...
@TucoBenedicto @anutrix So if a girl decided she wasn't ready to have sex with a guy and he got mad and did all this crap your point would still be valid?