> CEO Michael Crandell contacted Mr. Scharf to inquire why he had not used the requested pronouns in the interview notes; Mr. Scharf explained that to do so wou

> CEO Michael Crandell contacted Mr. Scharf to inquire why he had not used the requested pronouns in the interview notes; Mr. Scharf explained that to do so would violate his religious convictions. this seems more likely to be the real reason for the firing, rather than anything he listed in his own Slack profile. (though the Slack shenanigans probably helped show a pattern of behavior) it sounds like he interviewed a candidate who was either transgender or non-binary, and intentionally misgendered the candidate in the interview notes. that's a hostile work environment lawsuit waiting to happen, especially if he as a VP would have been in the management chain of that prospective employee, and would have continued the misgendering once they were hired. if I have a religious belief that sexual harassment is totally fine, that belief does not give me free reign to commit sexual harassment and expose my employer to lawsuits. you'd think someone at the VP level would understand that.