After paying fines for violations in Hungary and South Africa, Microsoft agreed to stop the practice—but I have evidence that I believe shows they continue to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act elsewhere. I was recruited by Microsoft in 1998, and I helped bring the company’s products throughout the Middle East and Africa for the …
We are a group of 21 former and current employees of Blue Origin. Many of us have spent our careers dreaming of helping to launch a crewed rocket into space and seeing it safely touch back down on Earth. But when Jeff Bezos flew to space this July, we did not share his elation. Instead, …
After my 15 years as a high-performing patent lawyer for Apple, the company prioritized a gun-toting colleague over my physical safety. The first time Ted pushed me, it took me by surprise. He apologized, but this became the first of many violent outbursts that he’d then use mental disorders, suicidal tendencies, and substance abuse to …
From the man who brought you TITS U, I present SpaceX: an environmentally irresponsible company so rife with sexism, the only remedy is for women to leave. I found my way through an abusive upbringing, leaving home at a young age, subsequent homelessness, and sexual assault in college, and eventually got a job at the …
I was working at a production company, and I am a Sabbath-observant Jew with food allergies. There were many problematic instances at this company. I was told I received less of a bonus than my colleagues not because of my work product, but because I took more (unpaid) time off for my sickness and religious …
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In 2020, in the midst of the protests and the beginning of the pandemic, I moved to a new city and was looking for work. Because of COVID, the opportunities were pretty limited in my field so, when I was contacted about a marketing position with a private school, I hesitantly said “yes”. While I …
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When working for a state assembly, employees were expected to push out as much work as possible with little regard to how the amount of work was going to impact the people working for them. I started out as an unpaid intern and eventually moved on as a full time staffer. The problems only continued …
In October 2018, I started working in a meat manufacturing facility as a Quality Assurance Tech. The company was not transparent in the interview with me or anyone else about the hours and schedule. I was told that my hours would be Monday through Friday from 6am to 2:30pm, but after starting, I was told …
Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.
