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In reply to the discussion: The Clinton Reckoning Is One of the Most Essential #MeToo Revelations Yet [View all]delisen
(6,042 posts)64. Re: Transferring the the accuser to another position
Did you know whether the accuser asked, or wanted to be transferred? The NYT article I read did not address that.
What right do you or anyone else have to tell an accuser whether the he or she must remain in a position if he or she prefers a transfer?
I myself have been involved in such a situation just recently. The accuser did not want to stay in her position and was given the opportunity to select a position within the organization and choose a higher position which gave her more opportunity to use her skills and talents.
While the fact that she was transferred may not be in dispute, the news article did not address the details.
While you may consider the response inappropriate for yourself, the rest of us in such a situation have the right of choice and many of us value out rights
If you think you have evidence that the employee was transferred against her will, I think you should present it.
If you can get a copy of the policies that the campaign lawyers say was in existence I think it would be useful in making judgements.
Your judgement about what makes a person a true advocate for women is your judgment, your opinion.
The remaining millions of us in the US are entitled to form our our opinions. To me it is the difference between democracy and authoritarianism,
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The Clinton Reckoning Is One of the Most Essential #MeToo Revelations Yet [View all]
Voltaire2
Jan 2018
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This article is slanted hard against Hillary and doesn't acknowledge that TEN YEARS AGO
pnwmom
Jan 2018
#1
I'm talking about both the transfer AND more specifically, the excuses being made on DU
Ms. Toad
Jan 2018
#70
Trying to accuse people of blindly rejecting "criticism" of her is just another excuse
R B Garr
Jan 2018
#73
Hortensis, I love this post. I hope that you resubmit it for Mrs. Toad since I see
R B Garr
Jan 2018
#75
Pay attention to what I am addressing. Not the strawman you wish I was addressing.
Ms. Toad
Jan 2018
#59
Yours is like the 10th anecdote I've seen posted in last several days where the victim...
Hassin Bin Sober
Jan 2018
#93
Yes, double standards are a hypocritical strawman. When a man is not criticized
R B Garr
Jan 2018
#36
Yeah, men who rub on women and kiss their heads and send suggestive emails to subordinates...
Hassin Bin Sober
Jan 2018
#99
It's not too late to write Sanders about your concerns over the Arturo allegations. nt
R B Garr
Jan 2018
#102
Due process is covering something up?! REALLY !?!? Stop hating her, it's not fun
uponit7771
Jan 2018
#12
How is going through an HR process that ends up with docking of pay and mandatory counseling
KitSileya
Jan 2018
#17
I didn't hear or read anything about a "cover up". The man was disciplined, demoted, and docked...
George II
Jan 2018
#18
Yeah, disciplining a sexual harasser by demoting him, docking his pay, mandatory counseling,
KitSileya
Jan 2018
#35
Didn't she writes some essays about ......................oh, that's right, she didn't.
George II
Jan 2018
#37
Well, since no one said that and it is literally not applicable to this incident, you
Ninsianna
Jan 2018
#26
Where do you gat "a couple months pay"? All the articles I've seen say a couple weeks
Hassin Bin Sober
Jan 2018
#5
I'll look for it. But I just found that he was ALSO given a demotion, including a drop in pay.
pnwmom
Jan 2018
#6
Not only that, but there was a procedure in place to handle situations like that, and apparently....
George II
Jan 2018
#20
Even in the 1980s and 1990s, there were people fired for harassment in many companies
karynnj
Jan 2018
#96
That was sort of the point of the article, but some people just can't get past
Voltaire2
Jan 2018
#21
Only Hillary Clinton would be held accountable for the sexual harrassement committed by some man.
TeamPooka
Jan 2018
#9
... and this article is far from it. Just wanted to finish the statement for you :)
uponit7771
Jan 2018
#14
And that "truth" is? Everyone is acting like this was/is a big secret. It isn't.
George II
Jan 2018
#19
When was the photo taken of Al Franken pretending to fondle another comic's breasts?
jalan48
Jan 2018
#38
Hmm, I think the steps taken were appropriate. Pay docked, counseling required - or does everything
seaglass
Jan 2018
#46
Hey!! I have an idea!! Lets post more anti HRC stuff while the turd that was the USA is . . . .
Stinky The Clown
Jan 2018
#62
Confessions of a Clinton reporter: The media's 5 unspoken rules for covering Hillary
Cha
Jan 2018
#97
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mercuryblues
Jan 2018
#100