RE: What To Do When A LinkedIn Contact Oversteps His Boundaries
This story annoys the heck out of me and I don't even know this woman so I hate to think how you must feel if you've been a follower of her work.
I've been trying to play devil's advocate and think of his side of things.
He probably assumes that his clients hold similar values to himself, which may or may not be true.
He was probably concerned what his clients would think if they were to discover this side of one of his employees and how it would reflect on him. The likelihood of anyone researching his employees is probably slim to none, but I'll let that slide.
With these concerns I kind of understand why he would choose not to employ her. But as for the public attempt at shaming (which I hope failed and backfired), did he ask himself WWJD? Not this, for dam'sure.
There should be a website warning people about potentially unpleasant employers, something like "dickwatch.com". Although I suspect some might be googling that for the wrong reasons.
PS I have not googled it.
PPS I googled it.
PPPS The domain is available.
PPPPS Did you know there are people called Dick Watch? And apparently wrist-borne timepieces as well. I did not click through.
I don't know where my head is at this afternoon. This article's really got me riled.
I was going to say that the Attorney General would probably have no opinion about her but would love to see him locked up.
But then I noticed he was in Canada, so never mind...
I was also wondering why a couple with the surname "Watch" would even consider naming their son "Richard"?
I need to take a siesta after this.
OMG, you crack me up, @lensessions! Starts with a google. Ends with a click ;-)
I appreciate you raising factors that affect him. Everyone in the cannabis industry isn't open-minded, but for the most part... because of the difficulty AND STIGMA associated with the plant, most professionals I encounter are highly compassionate, and SLOW to judge.
Now, maybe he and his client-base are more socially conservative, so she wasn't a good cultural fit for his company. Fine. But no need for the re-enactment of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter!
