For anyone interested, in regards to the employee abuse claims. A 3rd party law firm was brought in for an investigation at the expense of LMG. 8 months later the results of the investigation were posted here:
In summary, as confirmed by the investigation, the allegations made against the team were largely unfounded, misleading, and unfair.
Or more specifically the investigation found that:
Claims of bullying and harassment were not substantiated.
Allegations that sexual harassment were ignored or not addressed were false.
Any concerns that were raised were investigated. Furthermore, from reviewing our history, the investigator is confident that if any other concerns had been raised, we would have investigated them.
There was no evidence of “abuse of power” or retaliation. The individual involved may not have agreed with our decisions or performance feedback, but our actions were for legitimate work-related purposes, and our business reasons were valid.
Allegations of process errors and miscommunication while onboarding this individual were partially substantiated, but the investigator found ample documentary evidence of LMG working to rectify the errors and the individual being treated generously and respectfully. When they had questions, they were responded to and addressed.
The downside to always using a passcode is that if you ever type it in public, cameras can capture what you type. Some of Flock’s cameras specifically have been shown to automatically zoom in on phones as well, I’m sure they aren’t the only ones that do so.
Personally, I’d just prefer locking it (by holding volume up and the side button), when I’m in a situation where LE might unlawfully demand I unlock it.
Ma’am, this isn’t the Fallout universe where people use caps as a currency.
Us in the real world use intangible currency backed by the nebulous “economy.” It’s value fluctuates based on vibes, and obviously nothing bad will ever happen as a result of that.
Here’s a longer version that gives a little additional context to the quote:
“A lot of the challenge is with younger people. More than 50 percent of young people in America get their news from social media. So just pause on that for a second. They are seeing short-form videos, some of them totally made up, some of them not at all representing what they claim to be showing, and that’s where they get their information.”
Just finished the 5th Bobiverse book “Not Till We Are Lost” by Dennis E. Taylor. It was a surprisingly fun series, especially if you don’t take it too seriously.
Currently reading A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik.
…Linus Sebastian's statements are generally known.
Apparently not based on your comments. Another explanation is that certain individuals know the facts, but twist the truth in an effort to manipulate others.
The playbook is generally to move the goalposts afterwards, but I’ve been surprised on Lemmy before so who knows? It takes a lot more energy to refute someone’s claims than it does to make them, so if a discussion is happening in bad faith it’s really not worth having.
There were a series of accusations about our company last August from a former employee. Immediately following these accusations, LMG hired Roper Greyell - a large Vancouver-based law firm specializing in labor and employment law, to conduct a third-party investigation. Their website describes them as “one of the largest employment and labour law firms in Western Canada.” They work with both private and public sector employers.
To ensure a fair investigation, LMG did not comment or publicly release any data and asked our team members to do the same. Now that the investigation is complete, we’re able to provide a summary of the findings.
The investigation found that:
Claims of bullying and harassment were not substantiated.
Allegations that sexual harassment were ignored or not addressed were false.
Any concerns that were raised were investigated. Furthermore, from reviewing our history, the investigator is confident that if any other concerns had been raised, we would have investigated them.
There was no evidence of “abuse of power” or retaliation. The individual involved may not have agreed with our decisions or performance feedback, but our actions were for legitimate work-related purposes, and our business reasons were valid.
Allegations of process errors and miscommunication while onboarding this individual were partially substantiated, but the investigator found ample documentary evidence of LMG working to rectify the errors and the individual being treated generously and respectfully. When they had questions, they were responded to and addressed.
In summary, as confirmed by the investigation, the allegations made against the team were largely unfounded, misleading, and unfair.
With all of that said, in the spirit of ongoing improvement, the investigator shared their general recommendation that fast-growing workplaces should invest in continuing professional development. The investigator encouraged us to provide further training to our team about how to raise concerns to reinforce our existing workplace policies.
Prior to receiving this report, LMG solicited anonymous feedback from the team in an effort to ensure there was no unreported bullying and harassment and hosted a training session which reiterated our workplace policies and reinforced our reporting structure. LMG will continue to assess ongoing continuing education for our team.
At this time, we feel our case for a defamation suit would be very strong; however, our deepest wish is to simply put all of this behind us. We hope that will be the case, given the investigator’s clear findings that the allegations made online were misrepresentations of what actually occurred. We will continue to assess if there is persistent reputational damage or further defamation.
This doesn’t mean our company is perfect and our journey is over. We are continuously learning and trying to do better. Thank you all for being part of our community.
For anyone interested, in regards to the employee abuse claims. A 3rd party law firm was brought in for an investigation at the expense of LMG. 8 months later the results of the investigation were posted here:
https://xcancel.com/LinusTech/status/1793428629378208057
Some of the highlights are below:
Or more specifically the investigation found that:
The downside to always using a passcode is that if you ever type it in public, cameras can capture what you type. Some of Flock’s cameras specifically have been shown to automatically zoom in on phones as well, I’m sure they aren’t the only ones that do so.
Personally, I’d just prefer locking it (by holding volume up and the side button), when I’m in a situation where LE might unlawfully demand I unlock it.
Depends on what you enable with it. Want it to download YT videos you send it? That’s gonna required a lot of space
Ma’am, this isn’t the Fallout universe where people use caps as a currency.
Us in the real world use intangible currency backed by the nebulous “economy.” It’s value fluctuates based on vibes, and obviously nothing bad will ever happen as a result of that.
Potentially the future mother? If she cares, then the doctor sure as hell should.
This $10 Dashcam
plus
CoMaps?
I’m simultaneously in this picture and don’t like it, while simultaneously thinking Thor was worthy the entire time.
Holy wall of text Batman! I’m lowkey interested in the service, but uhhhh…
Agreed. If every song I heard had it, I’d grow tired of it, but that’s not been the case for a long time (if ever).
Here’s a longer version that gives a little additional context to the quote:
Wonder if they are using dwarfs?
https://github.com/mhx/dwarfs
Glad I mentioned it then!
If it wasn’t clear, the narrator is the same person from the Audiobooks (Jeff Hays), and he still does a fantastic job with most of the voices.
The Dungeon Crawler Carl audiobooks are some the best l I’ve listened to!
I’m sure you’re aware of this, but they do have the first book available as an audio drama from:
https://soundbooththeater.com/series/dungeon-crawler-carl/
They call it an “audio immersion tunnel.” Season 1 = Book 1, and more are in production. Episode 1 is free, the whole “Season” is $21 USD.
It’s much better than the Graphic Audio productions, at least in my opinion.
Edit: Cold reads/bts streams are also on their YouTube channel. Interesting to see behind the curtain a little bit.
https://youtube.com/@SoundboothTheaterLive/streams
Just finished the 5th Bobiverse book “Not Till We Are Lost” by Dennis E. Taylor. It was a surprisingly fun series, especially if you don’t take it too seriously.
Currently reading A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik.
Are you referring to the sexual harassment claim that was alleged to have happened via another employee, but never substantiated?
Apparently not based on your comments. Another explanation is that certain individuals know the facts, but twist the truth in an effort to manipulate others.
The playbook is generally to move the goalposts afterwards, but I’ve been surprised on Lemmy before so who knows? It takes a lot more energy to refute someone’s claims than it does to make them, so if a discussion is happening in bad faith it’s really not worth having.
And 8 months later the results of the investigation were posted here:
https://xcancel.com/LinusTech/status/1793428629378208057
Other than attacking me, what is the point of you commenting?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=EwgZaSYuBLc&t=8458s&pp=2AGKQpACAQ%3D%3D
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