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> Just last week Victoria Lease resigned after months of sexual harassment without any consequence for the perpetrators. I find this hard to believe because if

> Just last week Victoria Lease resigned after months of sexual harassment without any consequence for the perpetrators. I find this hard to believe because if you are smart enough to work at Google then you should be smart enough to know your rights. If the harassment is persistent and comes from multiple perpetrators then she can build a timeline to show HR, a lawyer, or the EEOC.

GCA10 12y ago
Careful how you connect the dots. Yes, building a timeline and bringing in EEOC is one option. But then your identify for the next 1 to 5 years is defined by your harassment case. At the very least, you've got a big new time demand that may impede your ability to focus 100% on your next job. At the worst, you're seen as an angry litigant that no one else wants to hire. It's a nasty world out there. Such unwelcome outcomes explain why many smart people with legitimate grounds for pressing charges ... choose not to do so.
bigethan 12y ago
Have you ever been harassed? It's a much deeper situation than being aware of your rights, etc. And, if you assume that working at Google means you're smart, it means her harassers are just as smart as she is, and also aware of what her possible course of action may be. (I don't know anything about Victoria Lease's situation, just this response had hints of victim blaming)
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JabavuAdams 12y ago
Please educate yourself on these issues. Your claim ignores reams of historical experience on why people choose not to report abuse. Even if someone knows their rights, there are many possible reasons for not reporting abuse. Finally smart != informed, so this is quite a leap to base an argument on.
- kelukelugames 12y ago
  I was advocating for people to stand up and implying the original poster is spreading rumors but guess people assumed I was victim blaming. Probably should have phrased things differently.
walshemj 12y ago
Unfortunately technology is full of people who may have a first but are clueless about the world of work and end up in trouble or taken advantage of.
enraged_camel 12y ago
>>if you are smart enough to work at Google then you should be smart enough to know your rights. You're making several assumptions here that are not necessarily founded on reality.

GCA10 12y ago

Careful how you connect the dots. Yes, building a timeline and bringing in EEOC is one option. But then your identify for the next 1 to 5 years is defined by your harassment case. At the very least, you've got a big new time demand that may impede your ability to focus 100% on your next job. At the worst, you're seen as an angry litigant that no one else wants to hire. It's a nasty world out there. Such unwelcome outcomes explain why many smart people with legitimate grounds for pressing charges ... choose not to do so.

bigethan 12y ago

Have you ever been harassed? It's a much deeper situation than being aware of your rights, etc. And, if you assume that working at Google means you're smart, it means her harassers are just as smart as she is, and also aware of what her possible course of action may be. (I don't know anything about Victoria Lease's situation, just this response had hints of victim blaming)

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JabavuAdams 12y ago

Please educate yourself on these issues. Your claim ignores reams of historical experience on why people choose not to report abuse. Even if someone knows their rights, there are many possible reasons for not reporting abuse. Finally smart != informed, so this is quite a leap to base an argument on.

kelukelugames 12y ago
I was advocating for people to stand up and implying the original poster is spreading rumors but guess people assumed I was victim blaming. Probably should have phrased things differently.

walshemj 12y ago

Unfortunately technology is full of people who may have a first but are clueless about the world of work and end up in trouble or taken advantage of.

enraged_camel 12y ago

>>if you are smart enough to work at Google then you should be smart enough to know your rights. You're making several assumptions here that are not necessarily founded on reality.