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Sheila,
I am forwarding you a message I received a few days ago. I want to ask you for advice how to handle this case. My first reaction was to ignore it. The longer I think about it, the more convinced I become that some action is required. Let's try to reverse the situation and assume for the sake of argument that a female employee was harassed by a male colleague. An employee informs her boss a few months later about the alleged incident and the boss chooses to ignore it. In many similar cases, courts subsequently found against the companies that decided to turn a blind eye to such complaints. The fact that we are dealing with the case of reverse harassment is immaterial. If I ignore this complaint I may expose the company to charges of double standard in handling sexual harassment cases. My recommendation would be to ask Maureen to attend sensitivity training and sexual harassment prevention class. Please, let me know what you think. Sorry to burden you with this case. Vince ---------------------- Forwarded by Vince J Kaminski/HOU/ECT on 12/29/2000 11:01 AM --------------------------- Clayton Vernon @ ENRON 12/21/2000 03:51 PM To: Vince J Kaminski/HOU/ECT@ECT cc: Subject: f/up Vince- I got your message (I was up on the roof of the building helping to fix the weather satellite dish- what a gorgeous view of Houston!). I appreciate your words. Everything remains fine, Vince. You are my "father" here at Enron, and I admire and respect you greatly. I think I know the kind of person you are, in terms of your integrity, and I admire the high standards you set for all of us in your extended "Group." I want to let you know I am not the only one in the group who doesn't appreciate the way Maureen disrespects you. You remain the key external factor in their success- it is not simply their own abilities that matter to their futures but your own- Vince's- success with upper management that matters. We respect you, and we don't like it when you are disrespected. Maureen didn't disrespect me today, Vince, she disrespected you. It's time I told you something. Last April, Maureen, highly intoxicated following a work-related function at Ninfa's, made an unsolicited predatory sexual advance on me at my desk on the 19th floor. I was shocked and disgusted, but I didn't say one word about this, Vince, because I played it out and didn't want to put you into the position of having a raving Maureen in your midst as you perhaps had to fire her and then endure a litany of gender-bias crap lawsuits. I "took one for the team," Vince. I can'rt say I would do it again- Maureen is brazen to berate me after what she did, in public no less. I appreciate your bringing me into Enron. I've found a respectful and, indeed, a loving work environment. I remain willing to do whatever I can to help the Group. Clayton
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