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What started as criticism over errors in recent YouTube videos has escalated into allegations of sexual harassment, prompting the company to hire an outside investigator. (www.theverge.com)

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Linus Media Group CEO Terren Tong also responded via email, saying he was “shocked at the allegations and the company described” in Reeve’s posts. He went on to note that “as part of this process, beyond an internal review we will also be hiring an outside investigator to look into the allegations and will commit to publish the findings and implementing any corrective actions that may arise because of this.”

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[–] Ricaz@lemmy.ml 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The key here is external. HR workers often have an incentive to quiet down such cases.

[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

HR protects the company, not the employee. That's just a fact. When company culture is great, that can be fine, but when it's bad, it absolutely sucks. When there's a culture of misogyny and sexual harassment, HR helps to cover it up to "protect" the company, and it's awful to see.

All jokes aside, if these allegations are validated by an external source, heads have to roll. A slap on the wrist is disheartening to everyone who may have been belittled and goes further to discourage interest and diversity in tech.

I have worked in IT R&D for a decade, and this is something I have had to address multiple times with my team. Everything from sexually charged comments to just general patronizing. The key is that you can't let something slip through or that's the new standard. You have to address it quickly, in the moment, and be decisive about what is acceptable and what is not.