How Do I Get This Job?
So, did you read about the CEO of Hewlett Packard having to resign this weekend? He did so because a contractor of the company filed a sexual harassment claim against the CEO and he was forced to resign. The couple never had sex, and it is unclear what exactly he did.
As all of you should know by now I really hate people who take advantage of other people and sexual harassers can be some of the worst people in the world. They can be horrible predators taking advantage of people who need a job or the paycheck.
In this case, I understand why the CEO resigned. He did so not only because of the claim but because he also falsified some expense records and possibly paid the woman for a job she may or may not have been supposed to be paid. Don't feel too sorry for him though because he is going to walk away with about $50M.
When I first read the story on Friday, I just thought it was typical sex harassment and that they should fire the guy and if he did something sexually improper, give him some kicks to the balls. As the weekend progressed though I started to think this might be a little bit different. First of all she is represented by Gloria Allred. Second of all she settled her claim with the CEO in about five minutes. Third she used to do soft porn for many years. In fact, one of her movies, Intimate Obsession is a Cinemax classic and has the longest sex scene ever. Just saying.
Her job basically sounds like an advanced version of what Rachel Uchitel used to do. The woman, Jodie Fisher, was paid $5,000 an event to show up and greet people and introduce people around. Really? How can I get in on that? So, basically you have a former soft core porn actress who gets paid to be a greeter.
I was also willing to let all of that slide and still on her side. A past is a past and it should not matter. Then though she started talking to the press and she says she was saddened and surprised that the guy lost his job. Umm, what did she expect? If she was surprised and saddened that he lost his job then just how serious was it? If some man says f**k me or you are fired I think you would be pretty happy if the a-hole lost his job. When you are surprised and saddened he lost his job, what exactly was the sex harassment claim? Did he say he saw one of her movies?
A couple of years ago Jodie, after like a ten year break, returned to acting and was on Age Of Love. Who wants to bet she tries to set up another reality show for herself? I think she thought she would make the claim, get paid a little, get some publicity and that the CEO would keep his job.
