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> I have a plan: You and me both get hired there, then you yell racist stuff at me, then I sue the company, then we split the $137M. Tesla's case was tad more
by nuerow 5y ago
> I have a plan: You and me both get hired there, then you yell racist stuff at me, then I sue the company, then we split the $137M.
Tesla's case was tad more serious than one employee shouting random racist remarks at another employee.
The article mentions a long pattern of racism to the point it became a part of the company's culture, a few former employees who complained about the systemic problem, a company-enforced arbitration process that systematically brushed complains under the rug as standard operating procedure, and a problem so widespread that a shareholder felt compelled to raise the issue in the company's annual shareholder meeting.
Quoted from the article:
> Institutional Shareholder Services, the proxy advisory firm, recommended shareholders vote for Nia’s proposal, noting that Tesla has faced many serious allegations of sexual and racial harassment and discrimination over the years.
- sayonaraman 5y agoOne should never build a factory in racist California , this is a good incentive to move all operations to Texas for good.
- nuerow 5y ago> One should never build a factory in racist California , I hope they move all operations to Texas for good. I'm not sure if you're trolling, but the problem isn't really about the state the factory is in, but about the company culture which fostered racism and brushed any complaint under the rug, and the whole company hierarchy not doing anything about it. If you relocate the company but keep the same culture and the same practices, and even the same people, you also expect to preserve and perpetuate the same problems.
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- nuerow 5y ago> Can you force African-Americans (...) Your dog whistle is getting annoyingly loud. I'm just going to press the eject button from this thread and leave you to your musings.
- stevespang 5y agoBut you can bet a Texas jury would never allow that kind of ridiculous award . . .