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Re:Steve Jurvetson is out at his own VC firm after allegatio... by egwynn on Monday November 13, 2017 @08:41PM (#15691906)
Yes, accusations were what I had in mind when I framed it as “threat model” in the question.

    it is cheaper to just get rid of you even
    if you are innocent
Is it? One clearly has some value to their employer. Replacing an employee isn’t free either. It’s also not “free” to add social friction to interactions with one's coworkers.

As best I know, this has never happened to anyone in / near my social network. That leads me to believe that this isn’t something that happens very often in the general population (unless I’m an outlier). And if it’s so rare, then it doesn’t seem to be worth going out of my way for.

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Re:Steve Jurvetson is out at his own VC firm after allegatio... by hammock on Monday November 13, 2017 @09:39PM (#15692177)
Are you confident that you have enough value to your employer that they would be willing to write into your contract that you cannot be fired for a harassment claim until it has been proven in court (as Bill O'Reilly had[1])? I would guess not, and there are few people at any given company that could say that.

[1]https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-08/o-reilly-...

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Re:Steve Jurvetson is out at his own VC firm after allegatio... by sillysaurus3 on Monday November 13, 2017 @10:21PM (#15692329)
As best I know, this has never happened to anyone in / near my social network. That leads me to believe that this isn’t something that happens very often in the general population (unless I’m an outlier). And if it’s so rare, then it doesn’t seem to be worth going out of my way for.

This works till it doesn't. All it takes is once.

Raw statistics are worth internalizing, but in an era where a slip of the tongue is enough to hang you (socially), it's worth being overcautious.

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Re:Steve Jurvetson is out at his own VC firm after allegatio... by inuhj on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @01:11AM (#15693058)
Say you have an employee who is being considered for management. They allegedly said some pretty nasty things to another employee. When you interview their colleagues no one will corroborate the story. Do you think they will still seriously be considered for management? Nope.
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Re:Steve Jurvetson is out at his own VC firm after allegatio... by vkou on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @01:24AM (#15693116)
There are plenty of people who have become managers after verifiably saying nasty things to other employees.
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