https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/10/12/17969190/wework-lawsuit-sexual-assault-harassment-retaliation … I really hate when companies respond to very real complaints about HR failing to take accusations of sexual assault by saying that the person was a poor performer and "we will fight this to the ends of the Earth"
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""" She then recounts in the complaint that the employee “grabbed her waist and pulled her body towards him,” then “forcibly kissed her, thrust his tongue into her mouth and refused to release her” until she slapped him.
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Anaya says she reported this incident to human resources and that she was told the employee had “no recollection” of the event and “would have remembered if he had been slapped.” ""
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Her job performance is simply irrelevant to the allegation that HR handled these complaints poorly, and the aggressive defense from management does nothing to make people feel better about reporting similar accusations.
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Management: """ I want each of you to hear from me directly: these claims are not true and we will fight this lawsuit. Ruby was an early employee at WeWork and many of us worked with her on various projects. She was let go because of poor performance. """
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It goes on and on but this response is not what I would hope to hear from a tech company in the current climate. /cc
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