Former Unity Technology VP files lawsuit alleging CEO sexually harassed her
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Re: Former Unity Technology VP files lawsuit alleging CEO sexually harassed her
#2idk why they keep bothering to hire women tbh, they always cause trouble either by their own actions or the actions of degenerate men.
Re: Former Unity Technology VP files lawsuit alleging CEO sexually harassed her
#3idk why they keep bothering to hire women tbh, they always cause trouble either by their own actions or the actions of degenerate men.
Shut up and let the harrasser be, right?
Re: Former Unity Technology VP files lawsuit alleging CEO sexually harassed her
#4It's honestly shocking to me how people can continue to behave like this, especially in the aftermath of #metoo. I suspect there's just something about being in a position of ultimate privilege that conditions you to think you're invincible until you're not.
Re: Former Unity Technology VP files lawsuit alleging CEO sexually harassed her
#5idk why they keep bothering to hire women tbh, they always cause trouble either by their own actions or the actions of degenerate men.
Shut up and let the harrasser be, right?
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Re: Former Unity Technology VP files lawsuit alleging CEO sexually harassed her
#6It's honestly shocking to me how people can continue to behave like this, especially in the aftermath of #metoo. I suspect there's just something about being in a position of ultimate privilege that conditions you to think you're invincible until you're not.
Well, right now we are only privy to one side of the story. Indeed, the article goes over the story of how the accuser in this case alleged that she herself was the victim of false sexual harassment allegations, so seems like it's best to reserve judgement until both sides come out.
Re: Former Unity Technology VP files lawsuit alleging CEO sexually harassed her
#7From what I can tell from the article, these are allegations. I don't see any mention of emails or text messages (I skimmed a bit, but not enough to miss something like that). Maybe records exist and can be used to prove harassment, but what's the point of publicizing this until the case has been decided?
The media loves to publish this stuff because it gets everyone riled up. But until anything is proven in court, it doesn't mean anything. What if nothing actually happened? Reputations can be ruined.
I'd love to have feedback from divergent perspectives or opinions. My current feeling is that we should keep these cases sealed until there is a verdict, but perhaps that's oppressive?
I wish we were all above this kind of behavior.
Re: Former Unity Technology VP files lawsuit alleging CEO sexually harassed her
#8From what I can tell from the article, these are allegations . I don't see any mention of emails or text messages (I skimmed a bit, but not enough to miss something like that). Maybe records exist and can be used to prove harassment, but what's the point of publicizing this until the case has been decided? The media loves to publish this stuff because it gets everyone riled up. But until anything is proven in court,…
> But until anything is proven in court, it doesn't mean anything.
I don't know that court is the bar for 'meaning something'. For example, if a victim has evidence but for various reasons cannot succeed in a court case (statute of limitations, for example) are you really saying their allegations don't mean anything?
Re: Former Unity Technology VP files lawsuit alleging CEO sexually harassed her
#9So the CEO was in a relationship with the head of HR, while the alleged victim herself had a brief relationship with (by all appearances) a subordinate in her own reporting chain. So many "not good ideas" happening in this company.
Re: Former Unity Technology VP files lawsuit alleging CEO sexually harassed her
#10It's honestly shocking to me how people can continue to behave like this, especially in the aftermath of #metoo. I suspect there's just something about being in a position of ultimate privilege that conditions you to think you're invincible until you're not.
The primary point of clawing your way to a CEO slot is power.
Once you are in that position:
1) You are going to exercize that power that you finally have.
2) You lose most negative feedback mechanisms as everybody now wants to gain your favor.
Consequently, you continue do things until you do the one that is a bridge too far and get burned.