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If the sea change we observe as a result of these allegations is VC's and tech executives being scrupulously professional in their interactions with female foun
by warcher 9y ago
If the sea change we observe as a result of these allegations is VC's and tech executives being scrupulously professional in their interactions with female founders and employees, to prevent even a whiff of impropriety, I think we'd all be better off.
If this guy could say "I was never even alone in the same conference room with any of these women, let alone at a bar where any impropriety is a matter of their word against mine" I think this story wouldn't have run.
Seriously guys, when you're at work, just fucking work and all this bullshit magically goes away. No dating, no uncomfortable discussions of race or politics or sex, just do your job and go home. Talk about tabs versus spaces if you need to spice up a Friday afternoon lull.
- rmartelli 9y agoIf you do that, they will call you sexist and that your behavior is a way to keep women from power. For example see Mike Pence: “In 2002, Mike Pence told The Hill that he never eats alone with a woman other than his wife and that he won’t attend events featuring alcohol without her by his side, either.” http://www.newyorker.com/culture/jia-tolentino/mike-pences-marriage-and-the-beliefs-that-keep-women-from-power http://www.newyorker.com/culture/jia-tolentino/mike-pences-m...
- jakelazaroff 9y agoAbstaining from certain types of meetings with an entire gender unless your wife is present falls outside the bounds of "just fucking work."