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Spotify has been accused of turning a blind eye to sexism in its workplace. Former sales executive Hong Perez has sued the streaming service over allegations that male execs have perpetuated systemic gender discrimination. The global head of sales reportedly provided higher compensation (including equity) to men, while multiple male executives received little punishment (and in one case, a promotion) despite sexual harassment claims.
On top of this, Perez described an overall hostile work culture, particularly from US sales head (and her boss) Brian Berner. He allegedly chose only men for drug-addled "boys' trips" to the Sundance Film Festival in 2016 and 2017, excluding women who were better-qualified for the ostensibly work-oriented visits. He also purportedly scapegoated Perez after getting in trouble over a buyer deal and taking free Madison Square Garden tickets, getting her fired for conduct violations that were really his.
Pereze added that she'd raised concerns over the lack of anti-harassment action with Spotify's human resources team before she left.
In a statement, Spotify claimed it doesn't tolerate discrimination "at any level" but simultaneously insisted Perez's lawsuit was "without merit."
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/19/spotify-sued-over-gender-discrimination/
(Score: 2) by crafoo on Monday September 24 2018, @09:05PM (1 child)
No, I think that he might mean, "show me the evidence", or even, "innocent until proven guilty".
This line from the summary tipped me off that there may be no merit what so ever to these claims:
We don't punish people for having sexual harassment claims against them. At least, we shouldn't be. They are punished IF they are found guilty of harassment, after the evidence has been presented, and they have had their opportunity to confront their accusers in a court of law.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 25 2018, @07:38AM