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Re: No, of that I'm innocent

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Post by LambdaComplex »

athenot wrote: post #32

> There are a great many things in Seitz’s conversations I would prefer never be public, not because I did wrong by Seitz, but because where I have said I don’t really care about privacy online, I don’t feel that exposing my sexual fantasies or desires online as a text based “sex tape” is something anyone needs to see. This part caught my eye as contradictory. Privacy doesn't matter unless it's ? I think that's preci…

I interpreted that as meaning he generally doesn't care about his own privacy online, not privacy in general

Re: No, of that I'm innocent

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Post by emodendroket »

madmax108 wrote: post #26

Ouch, this might very well have been drafted by a PR team. He even manages to pitch in his new company in there. Such non-apology apologies have sadly become the norm in the valley. All it takes is to understand that everyone's idea of what constitutes "harassment" is different, and to behave (or at least try) at a global minima. It's sad that he realizes that his moral compass is broken, yet seems to relish making t…

If it was drafted by a PR team it was not a good one.

Re: No, of that I'm innocent

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Post by Mz »

arkades wrote: post #67
asdfasfhretwt wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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It slams doors shut because: If things don’t work out into a very long term relationship, entering his department would likely involve significant tension, if not hostility. How many people can work in close quarters with an ex? How many interactions can it bias - with him, with his current departmental colleagues? Will he handle it ending maturely? So many people don’t, and it’s a career at stake. And if it does wor…

In my case, it was also against company policy for two people to have a relationship where one was below the other in chain of command. So if he were in charge of people and projects, asking me out immediately barred me from ever getting any of the positions that he oversaw.

Given his high rank, I assume he had some authority. But, I didn't ever know the exact structure of the IT department.

Re: No, of that I'm innocent

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Post by donohoe »

astura wrote: post #20

I'll preface this with, I don't know who this guy is and this is the first time I heard anything about this, I am unfamiliar with the allegations. I am just absolutely shocked by this >I don’t have employees, I don’t cut checks for investment. None of the women who came forward were ever in a position where I could make or break their careers. Sexual Harassment requires that I have such power. JFC, does anyone actual…

If I'm reading it right, is he saying he is not a "sexual harasser" as opposed to just a simple "sexual assaulter"!?

He should have taken his lawyers advice.

Re: No, of that I'm innocent

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Post by wellboy »

joshuaheard wrote: post #62
TarpitCarnivore wrote: post #15

> I don’t have employees, I don’t cut checks for investment. None of the women who came forward were ever in a position where I could make or break their careers. Sexual Harassment requires that I have such power. This is an incredibly disgusting and miss-guided view of sexual harassment.

Not really. I'm not an expert on Sexual Harassment law, but it is my understanding there are 2 general kinds of sexual harassment. One is where there is such pervasive harassment of a sexual nature that it constitutes a "hostile work environment". For instance if firefighters put up centerfolds throughout the firehouse. This does not seem to be alleged here. The other is where a person in a superior position uses tha…

That's new to me that it has to be in a work environment. What about parties, clubs, outdoors anywhere?

Re: No, of that I'm innocent

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Post by sky_rw »

With the massive amount of prostitution in Silicon Valley I am constantly shocked that people of prominence have such little self control that they seek extra-marital affairs in such obviously stupid places. The behavior he describes here sounds less like harassment and more like chronic self destruction and purposeful career suicide. Hell, writing this article at all is self flagellation. Baffling.

Re: No, of that I'm innocent

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Post by jsmthrowaway »

astura wrote: post #20

I'll preface this with, I don't know who this guy is and this is the first time I heard anything about this, I am unfamiliar with the allegations. I am just absolutely shocked by this >I don’t have employees, I don’t cut checks for investment. None of the women who came forward were ever in a position where I could make or break their careers. Sexual Harassment requires that I have such power. JFC, does anyone actual…

Don’t worry about not having heard of Robert Scoble. After this, you almost certainly never will. Going forward, anyone who supports him, finances him, gives him a platform, or even acknowledges his existence positively is themselves culpable for unleashing such a horrific, unapologetic person upon our industry.

I almost vomited reading this abhorrent statement in its entirety. I’m still stunned, and very little about sexual impropriety in SV stuns me any more. This is a whole new level that I didn’t even think possible, and one of the sibling comments correctly points out that we will be talking about this for years, and years, and years.

Re: No, of that I'm innocent

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Post by openmosix »

astura wrote: post #20

I'll preface this with, I don't know who this guy is and this is the first time I heard anything about this, I am unfamiliar with the allegations. I am just absolutely shocked by this >I don’t have employees, I don’t cut checks for investment. None of the women who came forward were ever in a position where I could make or break their careers. Sexual Harassment requires that I have such power. JFC, does anyone actual…

The problem is, he is one of the MOST influential people in the tech ecosystem. Yes, he is a "blogger", but in many cases he could make or break a product, a startup or a career. A friend of mine startup was noticed (and acquired) by Facebook because Scoble started blogging about it and that came to the attention of Zuckerberg.

This guy leaves and breathes in tech conferences, as he is a regular invited speaker/guest. I'm sure he had to see, read a million of "code of conducts". The fact he claims "I have no employees... I have no power" is...disgusting.

Re: No, of that I'm innocent

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Post by asdfasfhretwt »

Mz wrote: post #34
asdfasfhretwt wrote: post #22

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He was high up in a department I wanted a job in. I was not in the IT department, but I have a Certificate in GIS. He knew that and never wondered if I might be an asset to the IT department, nor if I might want to move to an IT position, which would have paid better than what I was doing. I really don't like your second question for a long list of reasons. I don't really see that being a constructive dialogue.

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