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If you're a woman, yes, it's probably true. Like 10,000,000:1 chance. If the boss has known me for a long time and it seems completely out of character for me
by NateDad 10y ago
If you're a woman, yes, it's probably true. Like 10,000,000:1 chance.
If the boss has known me for a long time and it seems completely out of character for me (which it would be), then maybe he talks to me about it to see WTF is up.
But some dude who just got hired? Assuming there's no record and no witnesses? You have to go with the vastly more likely case that he did it.
If that gets 1 in 10,000,000 guys unfairly fired, but gets 9,999,999 guys justly fired, that's a pretty good outcome in my book.
- datalist 10y agoAs if "positive" discrimation was ever useful or not just another form of discrimiation.
- gambiting 10y agoJesus, your comment is absolutely terrifying to read. Come down from the high castle you put yourself in.
- hospes 10y agoWhere did this 10,000,000:1 number come from? Why 10^7:1, why not 10^100:1? I can't find evidence that men are millions of times more likely to lie in harassment cases.
- Bluestrike2 10y agoThe reason sexual harassment complaints are taken at face value and assumed to be true has little to do with probabilities or truth and everything to do with risk. The potential liability of a mishandled complaint is greater than the possible damages (if any) associated with firing an employee in error. And if/when there are future complaints, the existence of an earlier, mishandled complaint greatly increases the contingent liability of that future complaint. Is a risk-based approach less idealistic than a noble pursuit for absolute truth? Sure, but we live in the real world. Companies have to protect themselves, and there is no perfect solution for preventing sexual harassment. Education is critical, but so is a firm response.