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Nobody wants to discuss stress tests as part of that focus? Under the assume the best case scenario situation, dude wanted to see how she responds to ridiculou

by VLM 11y ago

Nobody wants to discuss stress tests as part of that focus? Under the assume the best case scenario situation, dude wanted to see how she responds to ridiculous stress. Well, we have an answer here. Hmm. Wonder what happens the next time something stressful happens. Some obscure legal thing or a reviewer makes fun of them or ... The unfortunate part is being a woman she has an obvious stress test point of commenting on her gender. I suppose I'd get stress tested by asking how a non-ivy grad could ever play on a strictly ivy grad playing field. Or they'd make fun of my kids or ancestry or where I live. Ah I know, I suck because I should have been born to richer parents, that one is a classic. Anything to see how I respond to ridiculous stress levels seems like fair game. Its a little further than your average HR drone would go when interviewing your average customer service rep, but, its kind of an important stressful job.

Shorel 11y ago
I think you raise a very valid point. > The unfortunate part is being a woman she has an obvious stress test point of commenting on her gender. We all have stress points. Research has shown men react to stress by isolating themselves, while women react to stress by looking for the company and support of their female friends. Besides the obvious publication of her point of view in search of said support, her behaviour is more consistent with belief of being entitled to the VC money than anything else.
- VLM 11y ago
  I think if she had disciplined the VC she'd have her money right now. Or at least this wouldn't be in the way. One fundamental responsibility of leadership is disciplining misbehavior. In this case the VC provided a ridiculous over the top sexist commentary somewhere between illegal and merely unethical, and instead of standing up for what is right and/or threatening discipline as best she can, she blogs about a private conversation. Not good at all. Is that how all ethical problems or discipline problems will be handled? VCs may as well pile up their money and burn it to save time. The other side also earns a demerit. Come on, you stress test a female applicant by going for the girl angle, could you possibly be a little less creative? Previous people have probably noticed the whole "girl" thing, her being a female and all that. You could at least try, look into her childhood or education or management style or past employment or almost anything else to stress her would have been more creative. Still if a dud torpedo blows her out of the water, it wasn't really a dud, was it? And an IM conversation isn't as under pressure as face to face, none the less I'd give her some credit for not doing as well as carefully reasoned "monday morning quarterbacking".

by VLM 11y ago

Shorel 11y ago

I think you raise a very valid point. > The unfortunate part is being a woman she has an obvious stress test point of commenting on her gender. We all have stress points. Research has shown men react to stress by isolating themselves, while women react to stress by looking for the company and support of their female friends. Besides the obvious publication of her point of view in search of said support, her behaviour is more consistent with belief of being entitled to the VC money than anything else.

VLM 11y ago
I think if she had disciplined the VC she'd have her money right now. Or at least this wouldn't be in the way. One fundamental responsibility of leadership is disciplining misbehavior. In this case the VC provided a ridiculous over the top sexist commentary somewhere between illegal and merely unethical, and instead of standing up for what is right and/or threatening discipline as best she can, she blogs about a private conversation. Not good at all. Is that how all ethical problems or discipline problems will be handled? VCs may as well pile up their money and burn it to save time. The other side also earns a demerit. Come on, you stress test a female applicant by going for the girl angle, could you possibly be a little less creative? Previous people have probably noticed the whole "girl" thing, her being a female and all that. You could at least try, look into her childhood or education or management style or past employment or almost anything else to stress her would have been more creative. Still if a dud torpedo blows her out of the water, it wasn't really a dud, was it? And an IM conversation isn't as under pressure as face to face, none the less I'd give her some credit for not doing as well as carefully reasoned "monday morning quarterbacking".