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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI doubt I'm the only one to notice that Lauer's accuser came out Monday night and...
he was fired Tuesday.
Nobody seems to know what he did, but what could be so bad that he gets canned in a day without the usual investigation? Was he already in their sights for other things?
Kingofalldems
(38,475 posts)from Vanity Fair magazine, then acted.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)nadine_mn
(3,702 posts)I needed a good chuckle after reading all the crap today
Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)tblue37
(65,487 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/matt-lauer-accused-sexual-harassment-multiple-women-1202625959/
Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)If I wanted to pick up a coworker, calling them into my office and dropping my shorts just seems like a way to ensure they would not be interested
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)Last edited Wed Nov 29, 2017, 10:26 PM - Edit history (1)
And only if the woman is a teen college coed with bad grades and the guy is a professor.
I mean, I wouldn't know.
wishstar
(5,271 posts)and shared their information. Vanity Fair had also been investigating numerous allegations. NBC statement from Andy Lack claims that this was first complaint against Lauer, however Lauer had long history of extremely inappropriate sexual harassment against subordinates. Seems that all of the victims were afraid of losing their jobs since Lauer held so much power at NBC.
JI7
(89,264 posts)But they probably already knew what he was like and talked about it among themselves.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)answered with a "Yes, I did."
Then, they're escorting you out the door.
nadine_mn
(3,702 posts)That is like Bond villain creepy shit. You can't tell me no one knew about that
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Squinch
(51,004 posts)could lock without getting up from his desk. That was an unusual tidbit among the usual reports of pants dropping and penis waving that these things usually involve.
An electronic lock activated from his desk. Naaaah. That doesn't seem suspicious at ALL! And sure, I believe that no one ever noticed the electronic lock and that it wasn't suspicious at all when it was installed.
Because there are so many reasons you might need to lock your door without the other person in the room knowing you are doing it. Lots and lots of reasons.
That I can't think of right now.
nadine_mn
(3,702 posts)Hard to argue "it was consensual" when you lock them in your office secretly
JI7
(89,264 posts)Regardless of the specifics of this one case.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)when this one dropped the dime on him.
Takes a lot to drop your biggest moneymaker.
MANative
(4,112 posts)I.e. The breaking news from one or more outlets, the only thing that could cause a dismissal this quickly would be incontrovertible proof in the form of video, audio, or a digital trail of messages on email or text. At my company, I had a complaint from an employee that's she was being harassed with obscene photographs that a male employee was trying to show her. The photos were found in his desk and I terminated him the next day.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)I think everyone was a bit surprised how quickly this all turned around. No one expected his termination to happen that quickly. I believe the silver bullet was the photo and that was so damning that they had no other option but to fire him.
https://pagesix.com/2017/11/29/matt-lauer-accused-of-sexting-nbc-intern-and-staffers/