"The longer a woman works at Apple, the larger the gap in compensation she receives compared to similarly situated men," the proposed class action alleged.
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The CEO of NYT was sued multiple times for discrimination leading to several closed settlements but that did not stop her from being promoted to CEO of NYT. These companies hire and promote based on who they like and "performance"
Forgetting the final step for a second, how is separating them not the first reaction? SOP for managers at my job is try and eliminate future harassment and then start investigating.
so true! itβs like, the perpetrator would be deemed a failure for creating this situation outside of the workplace but the company chose to promote them out of it
shocked that a company that built its brand on casting abusive male behavior as the price of genius or whatever cultivated an environment hostile to women π
This is appalling, but I think a lot of people just don't understand how common this exact experience is. Most people (reasonably) think sexual harassment cases as open-and-shut as this one would lead to meaningful consequences for the harasser. It's simply not the case.
I learned the hard way that you go into HR with your lawyer. As soon as you claim/state there is a problem you become a threat to the company. Never, ever speak to HR thinking they are there to help you as their job is to protect the company's interests. Talk to an employment lawyer first.
I remember when a building was so crowded that they turned the women's restroom on one floor to a 2nd men's room, and a *bunch* of lawyers said "yeah that'd be an easy win but we're not going to sue Apple."
