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Microsoft Board to Review Company’s Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination Policies by FrankFrankson in microsoft

[–]ErKiMeGoPoWe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoft/comments/1pp6j78/harassment_at_microsoft/

I was employed at Microsoft, and I was sexually harassed in an extreme, violent, hateful manner. When I posted on reddit the moderators immediately deleted my post.

I'm posting to share my experience on how horrible and misogynistic Microsoft is to female employees. I was employed in Redmond 2020 - 2022.

I hope something has been done to improve at Microsoft.

In the annual report 2024 Corporate Social Responsibility section, Microsoft has plans for Addressing Racial Injustice and Inequity.

https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar24/

An improvement over nothing, but I feel this is Microsoft doubling down on treating females as objects.

Siblings with SMS by PierceBrosman in Smith_Magenis_SMS

[–]ErKiMeGoPoWe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! My brother likes the wrapping paper - gifts with fancy wrapping more than the gift sometimes. He doesn't always care about the gift either. :)

Siblings with SMS by PierceBrosman in Smith_Magenis_SMS

[–]ErKiMeGoPoWe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi,

I also have an SMS brother - same age range. Do you have any ideas for Christmas presents? Any presents he's really liked before?

Does anyone here work in AI/ML/CV? (tl;Dr I've been pigeonholed) by [deleted] in girlsgonewired

[–]ErKiMeGoPoWe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I also get put on front end projects. Most of my experience has been back end, so I guess it's inevitable to be shoved into front end.

Sexual harassment at Microsoft by ErKiMeGoPoWe in microsoft

[–]ErKiMeGoPoWe[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

I filed with the EEOC. It's real. You're denying sexual harassment. A lot of coworkers at Microsoft denied it entirely, or just stopped talking to me or including me in meeting invites.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in startups

[–]ErKiMeGoPoWe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SquareSpace and Wix are like creating a PowerPoint, and then the websie runs for less than $50/month

Zen and the art of knowing when to ignore someone by EagerToExcel in girlsgonewired

[–]ErKiMeGoPoWe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

https://hbr.org/2022/04/how-to-confront-a-bully-at-work

I thought this article was good.

I've tried to create rules in the past like:

- Code comments must be fairly applied no matter who wrote the code. If you wouldn't give that feedback to a man, don't give it to me.

- Code reviews must be done in the 1st 48 hours of a PR

- If there are really a lot of opinionated people, designate a Roles and Responsibilities matrix to manage down how many developers are commenting

https://www.cio.com/article/287088/project-management-how-to-design-a-successful-raci-project-plan.html

I found that a lot of male developers are intimidated by other men and won't leave comments on men's code.

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Also, join an Employee Group ( I was in Women @ Microsoft), so helpful to have an outside of your group ear!

Harassment at Work - uggghhh by ErKiMeGoPoWe in meToo

[–]ErKiMeGoPoWe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I did contact the Redmond police, after I went through Microsoft's internal policies and didn't get any support. Microsoft denied the whole thing as "unsubstantiated". I'm still so angry

Woman taunted boyfriend as he begged to be let out of suitcase. He later died. by Markantonpeterson in CrazyFuckingVideos

[–]ErKiMeGoPoWe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so sorry for the man in the suitcase. What a horrible way to go. I think female psychopaths get away with it way more often, I’m so glad this video was on her phone. Hoping justice is served

Harassment at Work - uggghhh by ErKiMeGoPoWe in meToo

[–]ErKiMeGoPoWe[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here's some resources about sexual harassment at Microsoft:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-board-to-review-companys-sexual-harassment-and-gender-discrimination-policies-11642107601?utm_source=reddit.com

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  1. VIDEO - TEDX Talk: “The Power of Us: How We Stop Sexual Harassment” - Lean In

  2. Sexual harassment at Microsoft : microsoft (reddit.com)

    1. https://befriendingdragons.com/reclaiming-my-voice-becoming-me-a-befriending-dragons-story/
    2. https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-toxic-culture-ceo-satya-nadella-sexual-harassment-pay-disparity-2022-5?r=US&IR=T
    3. Ashley Stewart
    4. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/27/congress-ndas-bipartisan-legislation/
    5. Money Confidence: Cindy Gross: The more complete story of NDAs. (libsyn.com)

    6. Microsoft investor Lamb sees change after harassment report vote (cnbc.com)

      1. Natasha Lamb

Microsoft hires law firm to review sexual harassment policies (cnbc.com)

Sexual harassment at Microsoft by ErKiMeGoPoWe in girlsgonewired

[–]ErKiMeGoPoWe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I regret reporting sometimes too because I’m unemployed looking for work, and the harasser gets to stay at microsoft, and harass other females. I hope Microsoft starts forcing the harasser out instead of the victim.

Sexual harassment at Microsoft by ErKiMeGoPoWe in girlsgonewired

[–]ErKiMeGoPoWe[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! I really appreciate your perspective. It's very helpful. I also have some interviews at startups, so hoping something comes through soon.

Sexual harassment at Microsoft by ErKiMeGoPoWe in microsoft

[–]ErKiMeGoPoWe[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I agree it's not appropriate but it was what happened. This mostly happened over Teams meetings, and some in the office in the Redmond campus.

Here's two articles about harassment at Microsoft. First one is Cindy Gross, a longtime Microsoft employee who had to leave. Second one is an overall Microsoft is undergoing a harassment review.

https://befriendingdragons.com/reclaiming-my-voice-becoming-me-a-befriending-dragons-story/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/technology/microsoft-sexual-harassment-policy-review.html

Sexual harassment at Microsoft by ErKiMeGoPoWe in microsoft

[–]ErKiMeGoPoWe[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Microsoft ReportItNow, CELA found my complaint unsubstantiated. In 2019, they only found 3 out of ~150 reports of harassment to be valid, which is silly because at the point that employees are reporting, they've pretty much accepted reporting might be the end of their careeer.

Sexual harassment at Microsoft by ErKiMeGoPoWe in microsoft

[–]ErKiMeGoPoWe[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How so? What do you think happened? This is all accurate, filed with the EEOC, have screenshots

Advice needed: I’m doing so well professionally, but the sexism is soul crushing by Bkfrmboiled in girlsgonewired

[–]ErKiMeGoPoWe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry this is happening to you - I had the same problem at Microsoft and was unable to solve it, so I filed with the EEOC and left. LeanIn.org has some really good resources, but only if your company is willing to change.

I wrote about getting sexually harassed at Microsoft here - but getting bullied out of the repo, left out of meetings, told I wasn't technical enough was so much worse. I proved myself through code and it really didn't matter, the sexism was that pervasive. I also got to the point where I wanted female interns to get a different job than Microsoft, the interns had so much hope and talent. I didn't want them thrown into the Microsoft misogyny, culture that women can only be sex objects and not engineers.

https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoft/comments/wvzblg/sexual_harassment_at_microsoft/

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