You bring an important point which raises another point- who enabled/let HR do this? And what happened to them? HR doesn't exist in isolation and I've known big firms' HRs to be trigger happy as long as they can justify it.
Typically, CEO or COO.
Cut the head off of the human race?
It's not a... perfect metaphor.
please tell me this is a joke right? you can't possibly be asking that question seriously..
If the story is true that HR dissembled and protected staff who were blatantly breaking the law then it is very reasonable to ask "who enabled HR?"
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This isn't the sort of stuff that I could single handedly prove in a court of law, but frankly none of this comes as much of a surprise. Anyone who's come within shouting distance of that company knows how it operates : heavy on kool-aid & low on self-restraint - an MO that comes straight from the very top.
Not sure what you mean with your question. Do you think it's obvious what the answer is, or do you mean it's not a question that should be asked?
Is it _not_ as obvious to everyone else as it seems to be to me?
It is very obvious though, if your basic working principle is that your fellow comments aren't sexist monsters.
It's a good principle to work off.