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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: 3, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday September 24 2018, @12:28PM (19 children)
Sounds like she'd been bitching for a couple years by the time she got fired. I wonder if that had anything to do with it. I mean if your claims are legit and would be seen as harassment or discrimination by most Americans and could be demonstrated as factual, fine. If everyone hates you because your attitude sucks though, that's an entirely different matter.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 5, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 24 2018, @12:57PM (12 children)
So why are you still here?
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 24 2018, @01:02PM (2 children)
(Score: 4, Funny) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday September 24 2018, @02:25PM (1 child)
This freaking flamethrower doesn't have enough range and he won't stand still. Drop a porn magazine or something in front of him, will you? I'm beginning to think maybe I should just switch to a small incendiary weapon instead...
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 24 2018, @04:26PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQE66WA2s-A [youtube.com]
(Score: 3, Informative) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday September 24 2018, @04:36PM (7 children)
+1 Funny for you.
Unless you were serious, in which case it's my sad duty to inform you that nobody on SN staff is going to get the boot for anything they say in a non-staff capacity, regardless of the venue.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 24 2018, @06:15PM (6 children)
You didn't reply to the "get fired" post. Becoming more "stable" every day!
BTW, jmorris and an AC are shitting up a racist dog whistle storm in the Africa drone story, now might be a good time to call them out. The rest of us do it all the time, but please, show us how you're not racist and respond to their stupidity. If you can't muster up the courage then remember that old quote "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday September 24 2018, @06:29PM (2 children)
I'll leave that to you. Been physically working my ass off all morning and it's nap time. Besides, it's a tautology that anyone who uses the phrase "dog whistle" seriously is a conspiracy theorist, so they automatically go into my tinfoil hat file.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 24 2018, @08:53PM (1 child)
Yeeep, about what I expected from you.
You'll spend lots of time on pointless flame wars but when it comes to being a responsible human you fuck right off with the excuses. This attitude right here is why "you people" get called racist all the time and have zero clue as to why. Tacit approval is barely better than being the douche yourself.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday September 25 2018, @03:40AM
Darlin, I am not responsible for the actions of others unless they break one of the very few site rules. That would be themselves who are. And after shifting 400lb pews back and forth so I could pull up glued down carpet all morning, I was just too tired give a fuck if someone wanted to say something stupid.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday September 24 2018, @06:40PM (2 children)
I glanced at some of the posts in question. Would this happen to be your concept of "calling out" [soylentnews.org]?
All I can say is that was remarkably ineffective as a "calling out" for whoever was doing it. I suppose it helps that if you're going to call out dumb ideas, you at least try to be smarter than the person you're calling out.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 24 2018, @08:55PM
Whataboutism? Useless distractions! Ivory Tower racists.
#SAD #failingKhallowtimes
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 24 2018, @10:28PM
So challenge not accepted?
User remains lvl 6 Jack Donkey
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 24 2018, @10:13PM
Because it is fun to piss you off?
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Thexalon on Monday September 24 2018, @02:50PM (5 children)
This would be evidence for, not against, her claims. She had a problem, she went to her manager or HR about it in an attempt to work it out without lawyers involved (probably following company policy by doing so), and after a couple of years of the company not doing anything substantial about it they decide to fire her.
Just because they're demonstrable claims to most Americans doesn't mean they're demonstrable claims to management, who has a substantial financial interest in deciding those claims aren't factual. If she has any brains at all, she took with her documents demonstrating the events described above that would back up her discrimination claims, and if not then her lawyer is likely to find them via the discovery process.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 3, Touché) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday September 24 2018, @04:39PM (4 children)
No, evidence for her claims would be evidence for her claims. That she made them is not evidence. That seems to be a common progressive misconception lately.
I never said they were or weren't. I hold no opinion on the validity of her claims. I simply offered another hypothesis.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Thexalon on Monday September 24 2018, @07:31PM (3 children)
If she's going to win her suit, part of what she'll need to demonstrate is that the company was aware of the problem and chose to either do nothing about it or punish the people complaining about the problem. So yes, the fact that she made the complaints internally and gave the company a chance to respond, and their response ultimately was to fire her, is evidence.
You simply suggested that you don't believe a word she says. Which means you do have an opinion on the validity of her claims.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(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
(Score: 3, Touché) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday September 25 2018, @03:47AM
And that would be evidence of her actions not of anyone else's. Accusation is not evidence of a crime, you kiddy porn producer.
No, I did not. I neither believe nor disbelieve her. You read that in there all by yourself. Unlike myself, you appear to have already made up your mind and it is very obviously coloring your perceptions.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.