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Shareholder sues Google parent company over sexual harassment scandal

Original post made on Jan 11, 2019

A shareholder sued the board of Google Inc.'s parent company, Alphabet Inc., in San Mateo County Superior Court Thursday for allegedly tolerating and covering up sexual harassment by senior executives and giving some of them millions of dollars in exit pay.


Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, January 11, 2019, 1:57 PM

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Posted by William Hitchens
a resident of Waverly Park
on Jan 11, 2019 at 4:46 pm

I read your article for the name of the "complainant" and their previous history of civil suits and I found --- nothing!!! IMHO, this is irresponsible journalism. If corporate people are being accused of serious misconduct, then why NOT is the name and civil complaint history of the accuser being revealed too? Just what is THEIR history of complaints and convictions? Just what credibility to they have other than maybe animus toward Google? Those who accuse in civil actions must be willing to make their civil legal histories public too. That will happen during court discovery, but why not research their legal histories before "printing" one-sided stories in the Voice?


Posted by Maher
a resident of Martens-Carmelita
on Jan 11, 2019 at 6:37 pm

Maher is a registered user.

Well, the good ol' boys club is certainly safely operating in the Google-sphere (as we have known for quite a while) up to and including its parents. And it seems Mr. Hitchens has problems with any journalism that dares to expose any aspect of the problem.
One step at a time, fella, it will all come out of its tidy lil' closet in good time. This crap is happening everywhere and at every level... so your naivete and worries simply don't ring true. [Portion removed due to disrespectful comment or offensive language]
see this world that you fellas have made. Stop using disappointed demands to change the subject. The subject is male predation of women... remember that.


Posted by Hear me roar
a resident of Monta Loma
on Jan 11, 2019 at 7:57 pm

Ah yes, just like all the facts came out after Blasey-Fords accusations.

And before you go accusing, I'm a woman. I worked my way through the 80's at a Fortune 5 company, you want to talk about good old boy, I lived it, I worked it, I managed through it. I can't tell you the number of times I had someone follow me to my hotel room from the "work conference" trying to push their way in. Fortunately I was able to deter them and it never went further, and yes I realize it could have gone much differently.

But even so, I still believe, strongly believe, that one needs to be able to provide evidence and fact, we cannot come out with these anonymous or unsubstantiated accusations. If we are going to show our strength and really fight this crap then we need to come me out with heads held high, not with anonymous accusations.

Sent from my iPad


Posted by LOL
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Jan 11, 2019 at 8:18 pm

LOL is a registered user.

You referenced Ms. Blasey-Ford, and we did all see what happens when women come forward, heads held high: powerful men will attack her, suppress facts and the truth, and then move on with their lives.


Posted by Old Mountain View
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jan 12, 2019 at 9:08 am

Mountain View’s old time residence have been harassed by goodgle since they came here. Took our lands inpacted our business and housing, clogged our streets. They are the evil impire.


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