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"She said he* invited her to Burning Man, an annual festival in the Nevada desert, the following week. Ms. Simpson went with her mother and said she thought it
by pinewurst 8y ago
"She said he* invited her to Burning Man, an annual festival in the Nevada desert, the following week.
Ms. Simpson went with her mother and said she thought it was an opportunity to talk to Mr. DeVaul about the job. She said she brought conservative clothes suitable for a professional meeting."
*Not Andy Rubin
- azinman2 8y agoThe article covers multiple execs, not just Andy Rubin. It’s showing a consistent behavior at google.
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- samstave 8y agoAnd Uber and Zenefits and zynga and and and...
- JustSomeNobody 8y agoYou missed this? >What Google did not make public was that an employee had accused Mr. Rubin of sexual misconduct. The woman, with whom Mr. Rubin had been having an extramarital relationship, said he coerced her into performing oral sex in a hotel room in 2013, according to two company executives with knowledge of the episode. Google investigated and concluded her claim was credible, said the people, who spoke on the condition that they not be named, citing confidentiality agreements. Mr. Rubin was notified, they said, and Mr. Page asked for his resignation. > Google could have fired Mr. Rubin and paid him little to nothing on the way out. Instead, the company handed him a $90 million exit package, paid in installments of about $2 million a month for four years, said two people with knowledge of the terms. The last payment is scheduled for next month.
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- chappi42 8y ago>What Google did not make public ... this is respectable of Google imho. There is no need that the whole world knows the details about this 'performance'. A bit low of the New York Times. But of course, sex sells.
- zapita 8y agoIf you were the victim, would you also feel that it's "respectable" of Google to reward your agressor with a massive golden parachute?
- chappi42 8y ago'victim'? For me this term should be reserved for grave situations; what shall I say, what sometimes unfortunately now happens in Germany with knives maybe? The reward is for building Android. For such a successful platform the sum is more than justified, don't you think? In a way I feel Rubin is also a 'victim', Clinton didn't get fired back then.
- djrogers 8y agoAre you seriously saying that sexual coercion is justified by how successful your mobile OS is? Holy crap! Please don’t ever - and I mean please in the most violent way possible - come near my daughters.
- chappi42 8y agoI said that there are different degrees of 'victims' and that there is an over-use of 'victim'. I didn't speak about Rubin as I don't know the details and neither did I speak about justification. (No need for personal attacks. Some friendliness would help not to split society/politics/discourse)
- Udik 8y agoThe "parachute" has nothing to do with the sexual harassment claim. I don't get why, even if Rubin were guilty, one should cancel the other. Should they ask back his salaries as well? Take his house?
- Sacho 8y ago> Google could have fired Mr. Rubin and paid him little to nothing on the way out. Instead, the company handed him a $90 million exit package, paid in installments of about $2 million a month for four years, said two people with knowledge of the terms. The last payment is scheduled for next month. This appears to be original research on behalf of the journalist, with no citation. What evidence do they have to support it? They don't even claim an anonymous source "with knowledge of the contract".
- myth_drannon 8y agoRegardless of who, inviting an interviewee for a week-long vacation/party is a huge red flag. These things should be reported immediately. It's so sad that humans are conditioned to a social hierarchy and will seldom do anything that might bring the rage of a higher status person. In my short career, I saw too many attempts by C-level suits to build their own little harems (and most were successful in that by the way)
- Jagerbizzle 8y agoNot to mention that he described his relationship with his wife as polyamorous during the interview. I can't imagine a scenario where this would be even remotely appropriate to discuss.
- village-idiot 8y agoIt’d be kinda weird to talk about that with coworkers, let alone during an interview. The sexual habits of my coworkers is not an open area of discussion. I personally view that as a sexual proposition, it’s a way of saying “I’m available”.
- true_religion 8y agoPolyamory isn't simply about sex, it just means you can find love with more than one person. I think if you can say you have a wife, which implicitly tells your sexual preference and explicitly tells your legal family situation, then it's okay to add that you also have girlfriends or boyfriends as well.
- village-idiot 8y agoHonestly, a lot of my coworkers don’t really talk about their singular partners either. I maintain that discussions of such nature have to clear a “need to know” bar at work. There’s a lot of discussions about my relationship I’d be perfectly willing to have with friends that I would not discuss at work. Regardless, you absolutely should not be mentioning your relationship status in any way during an interview. Single, married, poly, whatever.
- gadders 8y agoSlightly offtopic: My friend's Mum went to the Woodstock festival in the 60's. When I asked her about it, she said she only went because she thought it would be like a craft fair.