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Because of the possibility of punitive damages it would be a really bad idea to do such a calculation, or at least leave any paper trail.

• richardknop 8y ago
  This calculation would obviously be done and actions agreed on verbally without any paper trail. They are not that stupid to leave evidence.
  • bradleyjg 8y ago
    I’m reminded of the old adage “two can keep a secret if one of them is dead.” The executive that made the relevant decision probably is no longer capable/inclined to do the detailed modeling necessary. It would be extremely foolish to trust his future to the discretion of a spreadsheet jockey two years out of bschool. I bet there was no such modeling exercise. Whatever weighing of discrimination damages that happened likely took place entirely on the backs of napkins.
  • cobookman 8y ago
    You'd be surprised how dumb people are about this stuff.
  • fencepost 8y ago
    Sometimes it's stupidity that leads to leaving evidence. Sometimes it's arrogance "Before I fire you, Mr. Bond." Sometimes it's mindset "She wasn't fitting in with the team" where the team happens to be a bunch of 20-somethings and nobody realizes that there was any issue at all.