At Google, an Employee-Run Email List Tracks Harassment and Bias Complaints

Re:At Google, an Employee-Run Email List Tracks Harassment a... by scott_s on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @10:47AM (#14401669)

> What's wrong with simply firing people who are implicated in harassment and possibly reporting them to law enforcement?

Nothing, but that's not what this is. For a variety of reasons, people are reluctant to report incidents through official channels. This is an unofficial and anonymous channel. It's a way to make people aware that yes, things are happening, even if no official action is taken. I hope it makes people more aware.

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Re:At Google, an Employee-Run Email List Tracks Harassment a... by HarryHirsch on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @11:13AM (#14401902)

My experience has been that for a sanity check a discussion with a trusted colleague in a different department is worth a lot. If XY is genuinely concerning then that person will say "yeah, I've found that, too, and it's really concerning". What's with the need for a formal shame list and for establishing an Akashic record?

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Re:At Google, an Employee-Run Email List Tracks Harassment a... by scott_s on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @11:19AM (#14401960)

My understanding from the article was that it doesn't name the offenders. (The one exception being the Alphabet CEO from a public meeting.) To me, that precludes it from being a "shame list."

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