Harassment at Apple: A personal perspective

Post by mistermann » Fri, Dec 16, 2016, 7:45 PM UTC

wiz21c wrote: post #430

donatj wrote: post #159

There is a mental trap I have personally fallen into I will dub the "Friendliness Trap" where you start to incorrectly think of someone you work closely with as your close friend due to the forced proximity and "friendly" interaction. This can foster inappropriate workplace behavior your brain justifies as OK. For instance friendly teasing, sometimes even started by the person themselves (e.g. "Oh, you know us [blank…

I'd add : why do you need to tease in the first place ? There's no reason to do that.

Post by sctb » Fri, Dec 16, 2016, 7:47 PM UTC

easuter wrote: post #163

madengr wrote: post #65

Sorry, Indians are not minorities in tech. Sheesh, my DSP class in grad school was 25 asians and 3 whites.

OP's milking that victim card for all it's worth.

Post by sctb » Fri, Dec 16, 2016, 7:48 PM UTC

nabaffyuc wrote: post #3

This kind of stuff should serve as a warning to all tech companies: the only way you can avoid PR shitstorms is by not hiring women.

Post by majormajor » Fri, Dec 16, 2016, 7:49 PM UTC

witty_username wrote: post #258

Chestofdraw wrote: post #202

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unions have fought for and won such a huge amount of the workers rights we enjoy today that it would be a disservice to try and cover all of them in a comment. Google is your friend if you'd like to learn about the history of unions and labour movements.

OK, I tried searching "worker rights due to union" and "union worker rights" and only found pages about unions protecting the right to associate. What should I input into Google?

Post by geoka9 » Fri, Dec 16, 2016, 7:52 PM UTC

monksy wrote: post #366

Broken_Hippo wrote: post #263

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Not the op, but female as well. Guy is a general term most times, but I've known a few women that get offended by it because they aren't male. Dude is also used for both, but a lot of folks don't want to use that in the office. Alternatively, just use person and be safe.

> women that get offended by it because they aren't male. There are a few people who get upset over it or intentionally make a vocial issue out of something that isn't. ("Guys" is generally a genderless term ["You guys, take a look at this!"]