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Noteworthy dirth of comments in the normally chatty HN audience. Untouchable subject sadly.

krschultz 11y ago
Wrongful firing lawsuits are incredibly common across all industries. The merit of the case is impossible to figure out from a news article. People can speculate all they want, but really no one knows the facts other than those privy to the actual lawsuit.
- kelukelugames 11y ago
  Where is the vitriol people directed at Ellen Pao?
  - tetromino_ 11y ago
    IIRC, vitriol started to be directed at Ellen Pao only once she was cross-examined in court, giving specific details, and her claims of discrimination suddenly seemed much weaker than what the media had been reporting before the trial. I would expect exactly the same thing to happen here if the case ever goes to trial and Anderson's testimony in the courtroom doesn't support his initial claims as presented in the media.
    - magicalist 11y ago
      > IIRC, vitriol started to be directed at Ellen Pao only once she was cross-examined in court It certainly increased after the court case began, but certainly some, uh, strong opinions from the start: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4008796 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4008796
      - kelukelugames 11y ago
        I read the first thread. People are under informed about discrimination cases. Ending an affair in the workplace is a common trigger for retaliation. Yet, someone argued that a woman was more likely to fabricate complaints after ending a relationship. Who is more likely to be vindictive? The manager or the employee? Most people acknowledge power tends to corrupt. Though Pao did have a few things going against her. Husband wasn't a pillar of the community. The actual case, according to my employment lawyer friend, was weak.
  - pc86 11y ago
    Well as far as we can tell, the guy suing Yahoo! hasn't lied or had an affair, and by all account is qualified for his job. So it's not exactly an apples to apples comparison.
vacri 11y ago
Plenty of HN stories attract few or zero comments. It's hardly 'noteworthy'. It's not uncommon to have someone complain in an article's comments that "I posted this X weeks ago and no-one noticed"
codeonfire 11y ago
There's nothing to say about HR corruption really except "No shit." Anybody who has had a non-management job has been subject to this type of corruption by corporate HR departments for their entire working lives. The only thing remotely worth discussing is what kind of evidence the company slipped up on and how it plays out.

Wrongful firing lawsuits are incredibly common across all industries. The merit of the case is impossible to figure out from a news article. People can speculate all they want, but really no one knows the facts other than those privy to the actual lawsuit.

kelukelugames 11y ago
Where is the vitriol people directed at Ellen Pao?
- tetromino_ 11y ago
  IIRC, vitriol started to be directed at Ellen Pao only once she was cross-examined in court, giving specific details, and her claims of discrimination suddenly seemed much weaker than what the media had been reporting before the trial. I would expect exactly the same thing to happen here if the case ever goes to trial and Anderson's testimony in the courtroom doesn't support his initial claims as presented in the media.
  - magicalist 11y ago
    > IIRC, vitriol started to be directed at Ellen Pao only once she was cross-examined in court It certainly increased after the court case began, but certainly some, uh, strong opinions from the start: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4008796 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4008796
    - kelukelugames 11y ago
      I read the first thread. People are under informed about discrimination cases. Ending an affair in the workplace is a common trigger for retaliation. Yet, someone argued that a woman was more likely to fabricate complaints after ending a relationship. Who is more likely to be vindictive? The manager or the employee? Most people acknowledge power tends to corrupt. Though Pao did have a few things going against her. Husband wasn't a pillar of the community. The actual case, according to my employment lawyer friend, was weak.
- pc86 11y ago
  Well as far as we can tell, the guy suing Yahoo! hasn't lied or had an affair, and by all account is qualified for his job. So it's not exactly an apples to apples comparison.

vacri 11y ago

Plenty of HN stories attract few or zero comments. It's hardly 'noteworthy'. It's not uncommon to have someone complain in an article's comments that "I posted this X weeks ago and no-one noticed"

codeonfire 11y ago

There's nothing to say about HR corruption really except "No shit." Anybody who has had a non-management job has been subject to this type of corruption by corporate HR departments for their entire working lives. The only thing remotely worth discussing is what kind of evidence the company slipped up on and how it plays out.