> this handbook being used against them in the case of harassment, discrimination or wrongful termination suits.
Exactly. And since courts tend to favor employees, Zaarly's corporate neck is very exposed.
Here's one example:
> Whatever it is, it’s cool.
> Also, it is a place where the guys frequently use the women’s bathroom.
All any woman has to do for a harassment lawsuit is point to that phrase in a courtroom. "They will happily invade the place where women are exposed! and it's corporate policy!"
Not the brightest idea in corporate leadership.
And another thing: Suppose they wise up and actually get a real company handbook. All any woman has to do is bring out this version and describe that "Zaarly has a well-documented history of harassment against women."
Unfortunately Lawyers get paid quite a bit to make exactly those types of small things look very bad for their opponents. Another one that stands out to me is in the clothing section.
> We will never implement any sort of expectations around what you wear, but we maintain all rights to mock your future mother-in-law’s choice of clothes if you choose to wear them to the office.
A decent lawyer will turn that into the company openly supporting and even encouraging harassment.
>All any woman has to do for a harassment lawsuit is point to that phrase in a courtroom. "They will happily invade the place where women are exposed! and it's corporate policy!"
It's almost as if they didn't learn jack shit from the whole brogrammer brouhaha a while back.
