…a Texas jury delivers an $11.6 million award against you!
Microsoft unwittingly sponsored a real life, on-the-job soap opera that is enormously costly even setting aside the astronomical sum the jury handed the plaintiff. This is a case study of a runaway manager creating a catastrophe. The story contains a ton of nuggets that apply to any business owner or manager. Perhaps the most important takeaway is when an employee complains about harassment or discrimination it’s time for a full-blown investigation “no matter how silly the claim might seem on the surface.”
Read this cautionary tale here.