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BetterWorks and CEO Sued By Ex-employee For Alleged Sexually Suggestive Assault (techcrunch.com)

Posted by msmash on from the culture dept.

From a report: Beatrice Kim is suing her former employer, BetterWorks, and its CEO Kris Duggan for allegedly assaulting her in a sexual manner during a company retreat. The lawsuit also implicates the performance management software startup's regional VP Matt Hart and VP of People Operations Tamara Cooksey for allowing sexual harassment in the workplace and not taking action against Duggan after the alleged assault was reported to the company. Kim is suing over sexual harassment and discrimination, assault and battery, demanding a jury trial, Kim's lawyer Conor D. Mack of Arena Hoffman LLP told TechCrunch.

79 comments

  1. Isn't this bizarre? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Slashdot's mobile interface shows this story as having been posted three hours ago, yet it just showed up. They're not testing development code on the production site, are they? What is going on here?

    1. Re:Isn't this bizarre? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Slashdot's mobile interface shows this story as having been posted three hours ago, yet it just showed up. They're not testing development code on the production site, are they? What is going on here?

      As has been pretty clear since the buyout. The new owners don't really know what they're doing.

    2. Re: Isn't this bizarre? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      They never said or implied it was their only takeaway.

      Why are you asking a question that implies it was their only takeaway?

  2. WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by mi · · Score: 0

    assaulting her in a sexual manner during a company retreat

    Was it a sexual assault?..

    Kim is suing over sexual harassment and discrimination, assault and battery

    Ok, so it was — or is alleged to have been — a sexual assault. Why would anyone call it sexually suggestive instead?

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    1. Re:WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by Brett+Buck · · Score: 1

      Why does local TV news tend to do in-depth expose's of the prostitution industry during May sweeps?

    2. Re:WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by Gavagai80 · · Score: 2, Informative

      It's basically a troll headline/summary: lead with the stuff about sexually suggestive talk in the workplace, note the existence of a sexual assault lawsuit, and rely on "MRA" types with short attention spans leaping to the conclusion that the CEO has been sued for sexually assaulting someone with words. Then quietly bury the graphic details of a sexual assault at the bottom of the article, which nobody gets to because they're too busy posting their outrage at feminazis.

      Then sit back and enjoy the ad revenue from the manufactured controversy.

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    3. Re:WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by misexistentialist · · Score: 1

      grabbing her leg is sexual assault because the leg bone is connected to the hip bone, and the hip bone is connected to the vagina bone...so "graphic" in the imaginary sense. Inviting non-relative females to sleepover events is what is really obscene, approximately 100% of humans who ever lived would think so, but of course nowadays it's illegal discrimination no to

    4. Re:WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Another case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. Sad!

    5. Re: WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      He failed the HR test

    6. Re: WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      If it was sexual assault, that's a crime, and the question would be why there isn't an investigation.
      Oh, it was harassment (still not good, if true), so it's only assault under standard SJW, not legal or rational, definitions.

    7. Re:WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      These are all 'claims', and so need to be viewed with a certain amount of skepticism, but the meat of the matter is some lady claims Duggin got drunk, held her down and humped her while she tried to get away. Coworkers had to intervene.

      There's other stuff about dirty jokes in the workplace, but whatever, that's not important, and is really only fluff to pad the accuser's claims. If the claims of physical assault are true, then Duggin certainly is an ass and should be facing legal problems, and certainly should be fired.

      Using force crosses a line, and should be punished when it's proven; it's an entirely different matter than getting offended by an offhand comment.

    8. Re: WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      If the allegations are true, he should be doing jail time.

    9. Re: WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Remember ladies, the phrase "grabbing a guy by the balls" is hyperbole, while the phrase "grabbing them by the pussy" is an admission to sexual assault+rape+misogyny, because feminism!

    10. Re:WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by serviscope_minor · · Score: 1

      Ok, so it was â" or is alleged to have been â" a sexual assault. Why would anyone call it sexually suggestive instead?

      Don't worry, it's just a clickbait headline designed to troll you.

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    11. Re:WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Well, lucky then that there was no sexual assault, violence, or sexual gratification involved in this incident! But indeed, unlike our current president, President Bill Clinton has a lot of experience with actual sexual assault, having committed it over and over again throughout his career.

    12. Re:WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by dbIII · · Score: 1

      It's like how when prominent figures liked by the press are charged with fucking kiddies in the past so it gets reported as "historical crimes" instead of decades of kiddie fucking.
      In this case "sexually suggestive" is a way to skew it so that it doesn't sound so bad when a person is caught touching boobs of a woman who doesn't want him to touch them (all those chest bumps).


      The answer as always is to keep work and leisure separate, act professionally and don't have fucking stupid "retreats", "teambuilding" and especially don't let bosses get drunk and dance with female subordinates who feel like they will get sacked if they don't play along. Eventually someone goes way too far and the company is paying because somebody couldn't keep it in his pants on company time.

    13. Re: WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      If what was described in TFA is real, *as a manager*, his ass needs firing and sueing. He pretended to f her, her legs in the air, but with clothes on.

      There could be all sorts of leadin to this, her being suggestive on the dance floor, etc. But if he did this, it's unacceptable.

      I hope she gets $, and gets him fired.

    14. Re: WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by mrclevesque · · Score: 1

      "Remember ladies, the phrase "grabbing a guy by the balls" is hyperbole,"

      Sometimes.

    15. Re: WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by mrclevesque · · Score: 2

      "Plaintiff was partly laying on one of the beds in cabin #143 when Duggan entered the cabin and immediately picked up Plaintiff’s legs so that her body was in an ‘L’ shaped position while lying on her back. Her buttocks and genitalia were physically proximate to Duggan’s pelvis. Duggan then began pumping and pounding Plaintiff’s legs up and down and dancing with her legs and feet. Duggan continued to do this even after Plaintiff told CEO Duggan repeatedly, ‘Stop. It’s time to stop. I’m uncomfortable.’ Duggan ignored Plaintiff and continued to pump and pound her legs and removed her shoes, which made Plaintiff feel even more vulnerable and Scared. Plaintiff’s efforts to physically free herself were unsuccessful. Duggan bent Plaintiff’s legs closer to her head, drawing his pelvis closer to her buttocks and genitalia and continued to pound Plaintiff’s legs (and as a result, her buttocks) up and down. Duggan also lifted Plaintiff off the bed by her ankles and legs. One of Plaintiff’s co-workers intervened and pulled Plaintiff away from Duggan. Duggan then left the room. "

    16. Re:WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      To answer your question in the subject: A trollbait headline to trigger the snowflake mens rights crowd that like to show their offence at anything the Taliban wouldn't approve of.

    17. Re: WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Our company just don't hire women

    18. Re:WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by Notabadguy · · Score: 3, Informative

      If you RTFA, he didn't grab her leg. He came into her cabin during a company retreat while dead drunk, grabbed her legs and put them up in the air, then started grinding on her while she was on her back while she's begging him to stop. Eventually a co-worker came and rescued her, at which point she hides and sobs until she gets escorted away.

      Then the CEO issues a company wide apology letter for his misbehavior while drunk during the retreat and hires a third party investigator, who determines that no wrong-doing took place.

    19. Re: WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by david_thornley · · Score: 1

      IANAL, but I believe this would be a gross misdemeanor in my state., punishable by up to a year in jail.

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      "When you have eliminated the unacceptable, whatever is left, however improbable, must be the truthiness" - Holmes
    20. Re: WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Exactly. Not sexual assault.

  3. If there's one rule by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    When there's an incentive to cry racism or sexism people will take the bait.

    1. Re:If there's one rule by Gavagai80 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      "Plaintiff was partly laying on one of the beds when Duggan entered the cabin and immediately picked up Plaintiff’s legs so that her body was in an ‘L’ shaped position while lying on her back. Her buttocks and genitalia were physically proximate to Duggan’s pelvis. Duggan then began pumping and pounding Plaintiff’s legs up and down and dancing with her legs and feet. Duggan continued to do this even after Plaintiff told CEO Duggan repeatedly, ‘Stop. It’s time to stop. I’m uncomfortable.’ Duggan ignored Plaintiff and continued to pump and pound her legs and removed her shoes. Plaintiff’s efforts to physically free herself were unsuccessful. Duggan bent Plaintiff’s legs closer to her head, drawing his pelvis closer to her buttocks and genitalia and continued to pound Plaintiff’s legs (and as a result, her buttocks) up and down. Duggan also lifted Plaintiff off the bed by her ankles and legs."

      ^ Obviously this is a perfectly innocent way of greeting someone. Who hasn't done it? Political correctness gone mad.

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    2. Re:If there's one rule by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      So in other words: no witnesses?

      Does she have any evidence it occurred?

      If you want people to think you're just after the money: complain to HR and then sue.
      If you want people to think it actually happened: call the cops immediately and press charges.

    3. Re:If there's one rule by Gavagai80 · · Score: 3, Informative

      So in other words: no witnesses?

      The person who arrived to save her by pulling the CEO off her was obviously a witness.

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    4. Re:If there's one rule by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Sounds like they should settle out of court. How in the fuck did this news story even get as far as a headline? Everyone knows you settle sexual assault allegations because the headlines are more expensive to the brand than the hush money.

    5. Re: If there's one rule by Brockmire · · Score: 1

      That person said, "hey boss, you're doing it wrong".

    6. Re:If there's one rule by Cinnamon+Beige · · Score: 2

      I'm still trying to figure out why this is in civil court with no mention of criminal charges, and the mention of a witness only makes me wonder more. Given that the last I checked, the evidence was that the vast majority of sexual assaults are committed by a small group of offenders, the odds are pretty good that if this really happened--he's a serial offender.

      So, y'know, it's kind of important to press charges.

    7. Re: If there's one rule by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Civil court is where the money is, I'm not saying it didn't happen, but I am saying she's wanting a payday.

    8. Re:If there's one rule by AmiMoJo · · Score: 2

      Heâ(TM)s said to have consumed alcohol aggressively, danced inappropriately with female co-workers and draped his arm over a female employee inappropriately. At one point, the CEO is said to have entered a cabin and while dancing, chest-bumped a female employee repeatedly until she fell down, causing Kim to leave for another cabin.

      and

      One of Plaintiffâ(TM)s co-workers intervened and pulled Plaintiff away from Duggan. Duggan then left the room.

      Sounds like there were witnesses. So I guess the next stage of denial is to upgrade from "bitch trying to get paid" to "conspiracy of men-hating bitches trying to get paid", right?

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    9. Re: If there's one rule by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Who the f*ck cares? What does this have to do with technology? The same crap happens in many industries. Why is this on Slashdot?

    10. Re: If there's one rule by loufoque · · Score: 1

      how the hell is that sexual assault?

    11. Re:If there's one rule by TheRealMindChild · · Score: 1

      You need a case with evidence that goes beyond reasonable doubt. Chances are they don't have that kind of evidence. Civil cases have a lesser load of burden

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    12. Re:If there's one rule by Cinnamon+Beige · · Score: 1

      I'm quite aware of that part and in fact was presuming the reader was not enough of an idiot to need reminding. However, sexual assault is one of the places where the person who gets to make the call on filing the initial charges is typically the victim and not the prosecutor. It won't even get to where you've got a prosecutor looking at the evidence if you don't do that. You also can proceed with the civil side of the case before the criminal side reaches court, assuming it ever will.

      The bottom line here is that when you only see evidence that the civil side exists when there ought to be a criminal side as well, the result is that it smells fishy. It doesn't really matter what the claims are...well, aside from the fact that they're ones which ought to be in both.

    13. Re:If there's one rule by AmiMoJo · · Score: 1

      Criminal court is a lot harder for the victims. They will often be forced to testify or face almost certainly losing, and if they get on the stand the defence lawyer will of course try to destroy their reputation and make out that they were leading the attacker on etc. That lawyer will want to go through their sexual history, talk to ex-lovers, basically anything to make out they are promiscuous and were probably asking for it before changing their mind.

      This is bad for both the accused and the alleged victim. The accused deserves their day in court, to face their accuser and to question them. Equally the alleged victim deserves justice.

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    14. Re:If there's one rule by chihowa · · Score: 1

      From TFS: "Kim is suing over sexual harassment and discrimination, assault and battery, demanding a jury trial..."

      It sounds like she doesn't want to quietly settle out of court and let the CEO buy his way out of public scrutiny of his actions. Good for her.

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    15. Re:If there's one rule by Cinnamon+Beige · · Score: 1

      I'm stunned by how out of date your claims are--have you never heard of rape shield laws? It probably doesn't quite matter anymore, given that I'd suspect that letting your lawyer bring up any bit of the alleged victim's reputation aside from things directly relevant to their credibility would get the jury pissed off with you...and, really, anything there that'd be worth that risk would probably have the prosecution not inclined to bother with the case unless it's part of a set.

      But, I am glad to hear nobody you know has been sexual assaulted in the past quarter century or so. I wish I could say the same.

      Moving on from there: A victim is probably going to have to testify in civil court, too, though as noted the level of proof wanted is lower--and, to be blunt, parts of this have the distinct feel of an attempt to get the case tried in the court of public opinion. That's never a good sign: the court of public opinion is still very much attached to the whole 'women as victims' narrative, and biased to attack people who even dare mention that false accusations of sex crimes are a known problem.

      Oh, and nasty secret about civil court and the media: Make the right kinds of accusations, and the costs to the defendant of letting the case reach court will be sufficiently high that they'll settle--even if they know the plaintiff's case is a steaming pile of manure, because the media isn't going to cover that part. So, effectively, a trial in the court of public opinion robs the accused of their day in court...but at least lynching isn't the problem it used to be.

    16. Re:If there's one rule by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      What's to figure out? In civil court, corporations cede cash.

    17. Re:If there's one rule by david_thornley · · Score: 1

      Crimes are prosecuted by the state or federal government (state in this case). Anyone can bring a civil suit. It may be that the appropriate prosecutor declined to prosecute, for whatever reason, or a criminal prosecution may be slow in coming.

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    18. Re:If there's one rule by Cinnamon+Beige · · Score: 1

      Which would be mentioned as either the criminal charges being dropped or pending, respectively. Moreover, sexual assault is one of the list of charges where the victim gets to make the call on if they want to press charges in the first place--if the victim says no, it literally doesn't matter how good the case could have been, and the prosecutor will never see it.

      Therefore, all kinds of states of those criminal charges are possible, including 'not existing at all.' However, if they exist, there's still a problem because the summary should have at least a brief mention of their existence & status.

    19. Re:If there's one rule by david_thornley · · Score: 1

      The prosecutor isn't going to go ahead if a critical witness is unwilling anyway. Lots of rapes and sexual assaults happen where the women would like to see criminal charges filed, but the prosecutor decides against it. It takes both the victim and the prosecutor to decide to testify.

      Rape and sexual assault can be particularly hard crimes to prove in court.

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    20. Re:If there's one rule by Cinnamon+Beige · · Score: 1

      Since apparently you missed it the first time: The victim is the one who gets to decide if assault charges (sexual, whatever) are going to be filed. The prosecutor is unlikely to even know about the case if the victim say "Nope, not going to file charges." What the prosecutor gets to do is decide if the this case is worth taking to court, but once they're filed there will be record of them & sometimes what it ultimately takes is having a serial sexual assault case. That can make it easier to get the accused to take a plea deal, ultimately, and in some places a longer sentence can be gotten if you can demonstrate that it's not just a one-off.

      So, while they may be particularly hard crimes to prove in court, but the idea that a victim is going to potentially be pressured to testify merely because they let somebody know it happened is really bad. That can and does result in them not being willing to seek medical help--and some of the injuries can be fatal if left untreated.

  4. Pics? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Pics please. Is she hot?

    1. Re: Pics? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      No

    2. Re: Pics? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Then I refuse to believe it happened.

    3. Re:Pics? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Not at all. Below average oriental dog.

    4. Re: Pics? by buddyglass · · Score: 1

      Duggan is no prize. Kim's LinkedIn page. Not that it matters w.r.t. to her allegations, but I'd rate her above him in terms of physical attractiveness.

    5. Re:Pics? by HornWumpus · · Score: 1

      Six beers.

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      John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
  5. Re:WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Because he had a limp dick. Pushing rope.

    ARRRRRCHHER!

  6. Re:WTF is "Sexually Suggestive Assault"?!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    In the words of the bard of comedy (Benny): Attempted Rape aka Assault with a friendly weapon.

  7. backlash by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Women out of tech now! Not needed, not useful, not wanted. Yes to Love means no to feminism.

    1. Re: backlash by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Look up joking or trolling please, preferability before posting again.

  8. News for nerds... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Stuff that matters? really?

  9. CEO, abandoned by wingman crashes and burns by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Never drink without your wingman, doubly so at the frik'n company picnic/retreat/party/happy hour.

    1. Re:CEO, abandoned by wingman crashes and burns by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      How about, "Drink like a responsible adult, and don't use alcohol as an excuse for major misbehaviour"?

    2. Re:CEO, abandoned by wingman crashes and burns by HornWumpus · · Score: 1

      You're no fun anymore. What happened to you AC?

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      John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
  10. The Sexual Harassment is Important by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    The sexual harassment in the workplace is important for the lawsuit. This woman is suing her former employer, BetterWorks, for allowing the CEO to continue after they had been informed of his problem. If Duggan's sexual assault against this woman had been the first time he had done something sexually inappropriate, then BetterWorks would not have had borne any responsibility.

  11. why is this on Slashdot? by doctorvo · · Score: 1, Interesting

    What does this have to do with "news for nerds, stuff that matters"? There is sexual assault in Hollywood, the military, the music industry, and even the White House.

    1. Re:why is this on Slashdot? by dbIII · · Score: 1

      It kind of matters if you work in a startup like that. The fallout from a guy acting up like that can hit everyone.
      If these folks running startups get reminders that they shouldn't be fucking at work then it's more chance for people to be employed on their merits instead of being "hot". There's always people here whining that women are taking their jobs and strangely they are the same ones that would be happier if things like this went unreported - counterproductive.

    2. Re:why is this on Slashdot? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      What does this have to do with "news for nerds, stuff that matters"? There is sexual assault in Hollywood, the military, the music industry, and even the White House.

      From TFA:

      Kim’s lawsuit emerges as more whistleblowers stand up to report sexual harassment, discrimination and assault in the tech industry.

      It's something specifically being called out recently in tech companies. If you work in big tech, this is something you should be aware of. Even if you're not directly involved in a sexual harassment issue, this is something that could affect your work interactions.

    3. Re:why is this on Slashdot? by buddyglass · · Score: 1

      Because it happened at a Bay Area startup, and there is an ongoing narrative about how tech startups are especially bad about sexual harassment. Whether that narrative is true or not, that's why this is "news for nerds". Tech Crunch also thought so.

    4. Re:why is this on Slashdot? by doctorvo · · Score: 1

      Whether that narrative is true or not, that's why this is "news for nerds".

      Trying to demonstrate that "tech startups are especially bad about sexual harassment" by giving anecdotes is fundamentally dishonest, even more so by giving anecdotes based on the claims of someone in a civil lawsuit.

    5. Re:why is this on Slashdot? by buddyglass · · Score: 1

      You assume that the intent of posting the story was "to demonstrate ...". Not sure I grant that. The narrative is a thing. This relates to the narrative. Ergo its news.

    6. Re:why is this on Slashdot? by doctorvo · · Score: 1

      If these folks running startups get reminders that they shouldn't be fucking at work then it's more chance for people to be employed on their merits instead of being "hot".

      That's your prediction of what's going to happen. I think that's the least likely outcome.

      There's always people here whining that women are taking their jobs

      So all tech nerds need to be hit over the head repeatedly with the misdeeds of a small minority?

    7. Re:why is this on Slashdot? by buddyglass · · Score: 1

      Moreover: because many Slashdot posters dispute the narrative, lawsuits like this are of interest to them. From their perspective the suit represents feminism and/or political correctness run amok. So, to them, stories like this are "newsworthy" for that reason. They "care" when, from their perspective, an aggrieved SJW tries to ruin the career of a successful Tech CEO by filing a frivolous sexual harassment suit.

    8. Re:why is this on Slashdot? by doctorvo · · Score: 1

      The narrative is a thing.

      If I want to read the Journal of Critical Theory, I'll subscribe to it. Such spurious reasoning has no place on a site catering to rational people.

    9. Re:why is this on Slashdot? by doctorvo · · Score: 1

      Your concern trolling is duly noted.

    10. Re:why is this on Slashdot? by buddyglass · · Score: 1

      Examples of irrationality in the world at large are of interest to rational people when said irrationality might potentially impact their wellbeing and livelihoods. For instance, if a sizeable movement arose in American society to incarcerate programmers because computers are the work of Satan, that would be 100% irrational and stupid yet still imminently newsworthy to a rational computer programmer.

      In this case, to the extent you think the narrative is false and this law suit is entirely without merit, that actually argues for the newsworthiness of the story. In that case the "story" isn't that a law suit was filed, per se, but that a completely ridiculous and baseless lawsuit was filed that might result in the ouster of an innocent CEO.

    11. Re:why is this on Slashdot? by HornWumpus · · Score: 1

      Link to the whining? I've seen butloads of whining about foreigners 'taking our jerbs', but women?

      Competent women in tech are about as common as tits on a boar. The bitching would be about carrying the incompetent ones.

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      John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
    12. Re:why is this on Slashdot? by dbIII · · Score: 1

      Link to the whining?

      Any of the long string of "Friday night fight" articles about women in IT that cropped up here once a week like clockwork until a few months back when the site editors appear to have decided Trump articles were better clickbait (not that I disagree). The whining posts tended to get modded up and down like yoyos.

    13. Re:why is this on Slashdot? by dbIII · · Score: 1

      So all tech nerds need to be hit over the head repeatedly with the misdeeds of a small minority?

      Where is the hit on the head and where is it being repeated?
      The alleged perpetrator is a CEO of a large startup and probably not a "tech nerd" at all let alone someone who can be assumed to be representative of us all.

      This is no more an attack on "tech nerds" than the TV series "The Office" where the boss behaves badly.

    14. Re:why is this on Slashdot? by HornWumpus · · Score: 1

      Was the whining about them being there or about them being incompetent?

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      John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
  12. should have happened differently by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    this repressed rapist should have gone to jail that night or got his ass kicked. back in my drinking days if she would have let out a scream for help i would have been in there and in his shit without even knowing what i was doing. blacked out and kicking that mother fucker's ass all over the room. it's happened before and it would have happened then too. all those beaver teeth embedded in bloody carpet. people would know what happened to him when he went to work tuesday or wednesday after they let him out of the hospital.