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> 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
by 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 agoI 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.