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Ask Susan Fowler whether you "cannot threaten or bully a tech employee" in a tech hotspot.

https://www.susanjfowler.com/blog/2017/2/19/reflecting-on-on...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Fowler

"I had a new job offer in my hands less than a week later."

The minute her boss actually told her she was "on thin ice", she was out. Despite her being effectively outside the preferred "socioeconoethnic" groups that most companies self-restrict to, she was practically free at all times to walk out and get an equivalent (or likely better) job. That's a massive privilege.

You missed the part where she was subjected to systematic intimidation by Uber and private investigators working on their behalf after she left.

This can happen in any sector - but in most of them it's also pretty hard to find a well-paid replacement job in a week, so it's more effective and less reported.

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