60% of male managers are “uncomfortable” working around women

Re:60% of male managers are “uncomfortable” working around w... by dghughes on Monday May 20, 2019 @11:11AM (#19961141)

The two guys joked to themselves about dongles at a conference when a woman (not part of the conversation) took offense and tweeted about it in real time. The men were escorted out and both lost their jobs.

https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/21/a-dongle-joke-that-spirale...

And not quite related but somewhat. Here in Canada a man named Lorne Grabher has had a custom license plate GRABHER lost it due to a single complaint.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/grabher-licence-p...

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Re:60% of male managers are “uncomfortable” working around w... by bjourne on Monday May 20, 2019 @11:44AM (#19961580)

Your examples aren't related. The first is about a joke and the second about a license plate. In neither case was it it the ACCUSATION that ruined careers.

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Re:60% of male managers are “uncomfortable” working around w... by vkou on Monday May 20, 2019 @11:24AM (#19961306)

That's not an isolated accusation of something inappropriate that happened behind closed doors. That's a verified (By all parties involved) example of unprofessional behavior in a professional, public space.

When you attend a conference with a laptop plastered with corporate stickers, you represent your employer. Try to act like a professional, when you do so.

And you're seriously grasping at straws with that second link.

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