He-said-she-said, bleh. And these things come to light after a breakup between the two of them. Seriously, who would trust what either of them say? It'll get settled in court no doubt, but let's not jump on the bandwagon here.
Edit: http://www.buzzfeed.com/sapna/tinder-sued-for-sexual-harassm... - If this is real the guy is a real piece of shit. -This- is the type of guy who should be removed from his company. If the guy in Github was forced to leave this is probably a sure-thing.
In the other article, there was a link to the actual court filing with exhibits. The cofounder was definitely harassing her, unless the text messages were faked or grossly out of context.
You could say that she egged him on and was not exactly the pinnacle of maturity, but harassment is illegal and egging someone on is not.
Edit: changing my opinion on this one. Originally I thought, reading those texts, it was a case of relationship drama at work, from what seemed to be the end of an existing consensual relationship. Relationships at work are dumb, but not illegal.
However, texting "you'll regret acting this way" to a subordinate is pretty damning.
> It's not impossible, but it would be really really stupid to forge messages that could conceivably be reconstructed in your motion to the court.
True, but apparently even with a court order you can only get text message records from so far back. Two years would definitely be stretching it.
The reason I'm skeptical here is because the complaint is very much focused on her being recognized (now) as a cofounder, and the sexual harassment stuff is a convenient bludgeon.
Frankly that was somewhat tongue-in-cheek. I'm poking fun at the way we all obsess over details, like who did or said what when or where they did or said it. There isn't a safe or appropriate way for a manager and a direct report to date. I'm sure it works out sometimes, but that's like the time I went unicycling next to a steep cliff while juggling chainsaws. I'm alive, so I must have done something right, but the activity still can't be recommended.
Edit: http://www.buzzfeed.com/sapna/tinder-sued-for-sexual-harassm... - If this is real the guy is a real piece of shit. -This- is the type of guy who should be removed from his company. If the guy in Github was forced to leave this is probably a sure-thing.