At Microsoft I was specifically told to not phone-screen female candidates -> they were to go straight to the loops. Additionally, one SDE (woman, non-white, fo

At Microsoft I was specifically told to not phone-screen female candidates -> they were to go straight to the loops. Additionally, one SDE (woman, non-white, former military) verbally abused another SDE (also a woman) during a customer call, causing the customer to call the VP and tell him this was unacceptable. I handled the case as best as I could (and was supported by the team of 60% women SDEs in doing so) and built a very strong case for the Microsoft investigators to work with. She disappeared right afterwards. Fast forward a few weeks - she was put on a leave and returned in a position 2 levels above what she used to have, working directly under a C-officer of the company.