And the fact that he apologized so vehemently tells me he fucking knew it wasn’t appropriate for the workplace.

I’m someone with personal familiarity with sexual assault and (medically diagnosed) PTSD, but I have to admit, I do feel like this particular instance is a case of overreaction (when taken on its own). Perhaps there was more going on within this woman’s team than was explained here. But as someone who has worked in…

Explain the rape “joke” to me because I’m absolutely not understanding it.

IT ISN’T A REFERENCE TO RAPE - NO ONE WAS RAPED IN THE STORY OR THE SONG.

Part of being a professional is getting along with your colleagues and not feeling like you’re walking on eggshells everywhere. Danielle has created a hostile work environment for the other 30+ people in her department because they never know what might ‘trigger’ Danielle.

Seriously, they didn’t even quote the rape part of the song, and she neglected to mention to Tim Cook (hmmm, wonder why she’d leave this part out????) that the song itself is based on a damn TV news interview. She may or may not have PTSD, I have no idea. I take her at her word. But she deliberately interpreted fairly…

Except it wasn’t a rape joke?

I seriously can’t tell if this article is satire. The woman “Danielle” sounds like a complete narcissist who absolutely refuses to accept a sincere apology multiple times, climbs leaps and bounds above the chain of command to the CEO of the company, gets a month paid leave, and comes back expecting what exactly? Did…