At my old employer it did felt like HR was not my enemy, even when I was laid off and the HR person was helpful to me in the process and also crying when she broke the news. And the one harassment case of note in my time was handled quickly with the offender fired in about five weeks. But it was also a nonprofit and about 65 percent of …
At my old employer it did felt like HR was not my enemy, even when I was laid off and the HR person was helpful to me in the process and also crying when she broke the news. And the one harassment case of note in my time was handled quickly with the offender fired in about five weeks. But it was also a nonprofit and about 65 percent of the staff were women and probably less likely to tolerate harassment.
I think the makeup of a company is a huge tell. So when there is an equal amount of women, when people of color are represented, that’s a company that isn’t trying to recreate the boy’s club of the 1970s and earlier.
At my old employer it did felt like HR was not my enemy, even when I was laid off and the HR person was helpful to me in the process and also crying when she broke the news. And the one harassment case of note in my time was handled quickly with the offender fired in about five weeks. But it was also a nonprofit and about 65 percent of the staff were women and probably less likely to tolerate harassment.
I think the makeup of a company is a huge tell. So when there is an equal amount of women, when people of color are represented, that’s a company that isn’t trying to recreate the boy’s club of the 1970s and earlier.