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> Here's a list of potential negative outcomes of lawyering up Aren't most of these potential negative outcomes of suing, not lawyering up? Having a conversat

> Here's a list of potential negative outcomes of lawyering up Aren't most of these potential negative outcomes of suing, not lawyering up? Having a conversation with a lawyer who specializes in employment law to get a temperature-check on your specific situation (does it qualify as harassment, what are your options, what are likely outcomes of exercising these options given precedent case law, etc) will not result in "having your weird texts, emails, personal life and sexual history being dragged out in a public court case". Even if you do sue, most lawsuits (especially discrimination ones) are settled out of court, without lascivious details being made public.

discodave 10y ago
> Aren't most of these potential negative outcomes of suing, not lawyering up? You're kind-of right, but suing only has teeth if you're prepared to go to court and not bluffing. Engaging a lawyer without suing is just going to cost you money. All of the things I said still suck if you're going through depositions, even if everything isn't being made public. Imagine having to sit in a room full of lawyers and explain why you replied 'haha' to an inappropriate text instead of "I'm forwarding this to HR right now."