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posted by Fnord666 on Monday September 24 2018, @12:08PM   Printer-friendly
from the actions-seem-spotty dept.

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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/


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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday September 25 2018, @03:54AM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday September 25 2018, @03:54AM (#739533) Homepage Journal

    The former is necessary for the latter. And in case you think you have it figured out, both raw hours worked statistics and preference of the workers tell the same story. Women are more likely (for any reason) to make the choice not to work over. There's no victimhood to be found here, sorry.

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