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The article says it: > He said that X decided not to hire Simpson before she went to Burning Man and that he did not realize she had not been informed. Also,
by aylmao 8y ago
The article says it:
> He said that X decided not to hire Simpson before she went to Burning Man and that he did not realize she had not been informed.
Also, the guy admitted it was "an error of judgement". When the accused admits he was wrong, I don't think it's an "accusation" as much as a fact.
- olivermarks 8y agoRight, but is X subsequently a Google employee anyway? My concern is how vulnerable the average male is to being fired for making past unwanted passes/propositions at women. In many cases this may well be merited if the guy is jerk - and this may be the case here - but in many other instances this seems all to easy to abuse from an accusing perspective
- aylmao 8y agoWe're all vulnerable to smear and false accusations. Anyone could claim right now that you sold company secrets to a competitor, yet we don't worry about that because most people are not liars or jerks and would face repercussions themselves if proven wrong.
- olivermarks 8y ago'we don't worry about that because most people are not liars or jerks and would face repercussions themselves if proven wrong.' ...you would hope, yes.