Not Just Mike Pence. Americans Are Wary of Being Alone with the Opposite Sex

Re:Not Just Mike Pence. Americans Are Wary of Being Alone wi... by cbanek on Monday July 03, 2017 @02:35AM (#14686285)

I'm not sure I see what point you are trying to make?

It's been shown, especially recently, that HR and legal are not necessarily on the side of employees wronged by sexism in the workplace. Harassment training is an ongoing joke.

Or are you saying in other jobs men and women are less likely to work together alone, so people might think it's more inappropriate?

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Re:Not Just Mike Pence. Americans Are Wary of Being Alone wi... by home_boi on Monday July 03, 2017 @02:38AM (#14686300)

> It's been shown, especially recently, that HR and legal are not necessarily on the side of employees wronged by sexism in the workplace.

Nor are they on the side of employees accused of sexism. They will do whatever is in their best interest. Which can mean both ignoring sexism or wrongfully firing the employee with no proof.

The cost of ignoring sexism is a potential PR nightmare. The cost of wrongfully terminating the accused employee is maybe a low 7 figure wrongful termination suit at the worst.

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Re:Not Just Mike Pence. Americans Are Wary of Being Alone wi... by cbanek on Monday July 03, 2017 @02:39AM (#14686304)

Exactly, HR and legal are there to protect the business, not the employees.

They only protect the employees when it could harm the business.

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