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UploadVR Had a 'Kink Room,' Pressured Female Employees To 'Microdose,' Alleges Lawsuit (gizmodo.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the hostile-work-environment dept.

The virtual-reality company UploadVR is being sued by the company's former Director of Digital and Social Media for rampant sexual harassment. According to Gizmodo, "the lawsuit alleges that the company's employees and founders created a hostile work environment in which sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and retaliation occurred on a regular basis." From the report: In the suit documents, the former Director of Digital and Social Media for UploadVR claims that the office environment was a "boy's club" that employees expressly referred to as a "boy's club." From the suit: "Specifically, the male employees of UploadVR, including Mason and Freeman, would discuss their sexual exploits in graphic detail at the workplace in front of Plaintiff and other female employees. For instance, UploadVR employee [name redacted]'s sex life was a frequent topic of conversation. The other male employees would talk about how he 'refuses to wear a condom' and 'has had sex with over 1000 people.'" The documents also claim that employees were engaged in Silicon Valley's hot new trend of "microdosing" and "using Marijuana in the office." When female employees didn't want to participate, they would be ostracized by the male employees and excluded from important meetings and lunches.

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  1. Seriously simplify your life by Crashmarik · · Score: 0, Troll

    Don't hire women. Problems solved, and you cut 90% of your HR dept.

  2. Re:Hiring practices... by MightyMartian · · Score: 0, Troll

    I think you need to see a shrink, and grow up while you're at it.

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  3. equality! by ooloorie · · Score: 0, Troll

    According to progressives, men and women are equal and interchangeable, and people shouldn't be so hung up about sex.

    So, instead of complaining about "sexual harassment and gender discrimination" when men are discussing their sexual exploits and watch pornography at work, shouldn't women just join in?

  4. Re:Hiring practices... by stealth_finger · · Score: 1, Troll

    Too true, either women should be treated the same or different. They need to pick one.

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