Lawsuit alleges Magic Leap workplace is 'misogynistic,' 'dysfunctional'

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Hmm, so many anti-ML articles in such a short timeframe. I wonder is it just a snowballing effect or is someone purposely trying to spread negative stories about them?

I wondered the same thing when I read "But according to the lawsuit, their suggestions were never taken seriously. This suggests a stark contrast with Microsoft’s competing HoloLens headset, whose design is specifically meant to work with a variety of haircuts and head sizes."[1]

[1]: http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/14/14604248/magic-leap-gender...

Well, though I believe in the right for people to sue, I think people shouldn't just assume "company is smeared and guilty by association," until evidence is presented.

Your efforts in being reasonable will surely not be appreciated by the denizens of the internet. This is the era of "the accusation IS the evidence" for most.

Obviously this is just one person's side of the story but if any of this is true, ML sounds pretty dysfunctional. Even if they can get a product out the door by the end of 2017, I don't see how management can sustain a work environment like that for much longer. Good on Campbell for not accepting the severance pay so she can raise these issues in the public light.

Does Magic Leap have a concrete product? what are they selling?

Vaporware 2.0

Is "dysfunctional" illegal?

If it's bad enough in the right ways to breach title 7 (or any other employment laws) then yeah. The actual suit being brought is a pretty normal Title 7 sexual discrimination suit from the looks of it.

Dysfunctional doesn't bode well for a startup. You either sink or swim and if you can't get all of your employees to work together nicely, you will sink regardless of how much cash is thrown at you.

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