Comment by 908B64B197
4 years ago
> heard from someone in HR that the charges were false, but "optics" were the reason they had to move forward with his termination.
Time to name the company.
4 years ago
> heard from someone in HR that the charges were false, but "optics" were the reason they had to move forward with his termination.
Time to name the company.
A massive company that makes overpriced, low-quality athletic products that double as status symbols, which they manufacture overseas (often using child labor) but then sell for massive markups in the US, Europe, etc. They have an extremely aggressive "woke" presence in their advertising, because as long as you care about social justice for your targeted customers, who cares that "people of color" in the developing world are being paid slave wages to create your products. You probably know who I'm talking about now, but I'm not going to name them.
Sounds like your brother believed in something and sacrificed everything. If I were him, I might hire an employment lawyer and sue the shit out of them. Ya know, "Just do it."
The cost was hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the company would have fought it for about 3 years, based on the advice of the wrongful termination specialist he consulted. He would have been bankrupted, and did what most people do, and just moved on.
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Seems like your brother can probably sue for damages if this is the whole story
He was told his case was legitimate, but the cost was too much for him to afford. Also, large corporations have massive legal teams.
The narrative that is widely believed is that "the cost of making an accusation is so high that nobody would do it, so automatically believe accusers" and they pretend that there is no cost to being accused.
It's an oversimplification and ignores the game theory involved in these things.
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Yes clearly, if he has corroborating evidence. Also, it's easy to get an unfair dismissal lawyer on compensation share I.e. they take 40% of any compensation as their fee. Plus if it's a major corp and your brother has evidence then they'll usually have a budget/insurance for paying off these types of claims.
Nike.
Hell, I'd do anything for a downvote.
you spelled "nike" wrong.
IANAL, but if the story is true, would it be reasonable to sue that coworker for defamation/slander and for lost wages?
The average person doesn't have the means to launch an extensive and hard to win lawsuit like that.