Re: And the Internet Hate Machine rolls on.
While I don't disagree with your comment, in this instance it would seem to apply more to Ellen Pao than the redditors who are calling for her to step down. Mrs. Pao was previously hired as an assistant to a man named John Doerr at a California venture capital firm called Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. In spite of being hired as an executive assistant, she was advanced through the company and offered the opportunity to accept operating roles in some of the companies which the firm had invested in. Throughout her tenure with that company, she received numerous negative performance reports, all pointing out her frequent clashes with other employees. But that firm did not simply terminate her employment, instead they offered her several chances to correct this behavior by seeking outside mentors to aide her progress. How did Mrs. Pao react to this incredibly tolerant firm's attempts to correct her poor performance? She sued them for discrimination. The "Righteous Cause" in this case was Mrs. Pao's, even though there was more malice than righteousness. The court, having reviewed all of the evidence, agreed with the venture capital firm that there had been no discrimination, and that every effort had been made to remedy Mrs. Pao's performance issues without terminating her. In addition, the court recently ordered Mrs. Pao to reimburse the venture capital firm for their expenses in having to defend themselves against her fraudulent discrimination claim. So, as I hope you can see, this woman wielded the cause of feminism in a malicious attempt to castigate a company which had been nothing but supportive of her endeavors, even in the face of her numerous failures. And yet, still she continues to exert her own "superiority" by attempting to expose what she mistakenly believes to be "the fault of others". Apologies for the length of this reply, however I felt it necessary in order to properly address your interests in this article. I encourage you to read the PDF files which outline the court's ruling in this matter, as they clearly demonstrate Mrs. Pao's maliciousness and extreme incompetence.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
