Like it or not, the liability of diversifying just went up. It's clear that the lynch mob of armchair activists will no longer be satisfied when action is take

Like it or not, the liability of diversifying just went up. It's clear that the lynch mob of armchair activists will no longer be satisfied when action is taken against the individuals who are directly at fault; they tend to drag everybody they can into this mess and attempt to hold them accountable. Travis aside, you can't expect engineering managers to ignore what happened and risk their career because somebody in H.R might screw up. 1. You must get involved if you hear anything that could be remotely questionable. Otherwise, you will be the guy who ignored all of the signs and enabled the culture. 2. If you get involved, and it turns out to be nothing, you are now harassing a co-worker. It was just an office relationship, and things went sour? It's your fault now. 3. Don't get involved? You are an enabler and must be punished. I was reading a thread on Reddit last week (Things you can no longer do at work, or something like that) and apparently some men are scared to close the meeting room door if they are left alone with a woman these days. Amazing world we live in today.