La caída de una empresa debido a un escándalo sexual

En software de "License compliance/Software Asset Management" en el cual participé no fue un desarrollo hecho desde cero en Argentina. Hubo inicialmente un equipo en Estados Unidos desarrollándolo, pero luego pasó a nuestras manos. Realmente lo que nos entregaron era muy pobre y en USA creían que estaba mucho más avanzado que lo que realmente estaba.

Les dejo una conversación de MSN que tuve con una persona del equipo de Estados Unidos comentando un escándalo sexual por el cual la empresa y el dueño tuvo muchos problemas.

Para evitar cualquier tipo de problemas, cambié nombres. A continuación les cuento los nombres ficticios.

• La empresa de Estados Unidos se llama Softtechhard
• La persona con que converso se llama Linda, trabajaba en el equipo de Softtechhard.
• Heather es una desarrolladora del equipo.
• Henry era miembro del antiguo equipo de Softtechhard.
• Jane era miembro del antiguo equipo de Softtechhard.
• Stephen era el dueño de Softtechhard. Dana era la esposa del dueño.

Acá esta la conversación (luego de sufrir varios search & replace):

Linda says:

but Henry well, that's a whole other story

Linda says:

it was the first Softtechhard romance

Linda says:

Henry & Jane the tech writer

Linda says:

they are now married

Linda says:

in Michigan

MArtin says:

were you involved with anybody from Softtechhard?

Linda says:

never

Linda says:

it was written in the contract when we all started @ Softtechhard

Linda says:

that we were NOT supposed to be involved only Stephen & Dana that is

Linda says:

so Henry & Jane hid it and it is not your fault that the program was as bad & took so long

Linda says:

it was theirs

Linda says:

completely & entirely

MArtin says:

why!?!?!

Linda says:

because Jane accused Stephen of touching her inappropriately so Henry made a huge bruhaha about it all

Linda says:

the board of directors got pisst off at Stephen & he was fired off the board of directors

Linda says:

then the financial backing got word of the mess and removed the funding

Linda says:

that was the beginning of Softtechhard going down hill

Linda says:

Jane cried in my arms in the bathroom that Stephen really never touched her

Linda says:

but it was too late

Linda says:

Softtechhard had no more money

Linda says:

no more integrity

Linda says:

no one wanted to invest in a company being targeted for sexual harassment

Linda says:

even though it did not occur

Linda says:

those two Henry & Jane would be gone for hours & hours when they were supposed to be WORKING

Linda says:

so, that....is a TRUE Story

Linda says:

Heather thinks the world of Henry

MArtin says:

wow really crazy

Linda says:

yes he was nice, but what they did was unreal

Linda says:

it is true

MArtin says:

Heather wanted Henry?

Linda says:

Stephen's great company was disolved

Linda says:

no, she just loved that he put her in charge when he & Jane went out to play daily

Linda says:

we were in a different building that the rest of the company (dev was) so Stephen & management never knew

Linda says:

never saw anything

Linda says:

never questioned anything

Linda says:

code just sat,

Linda says:

while they grabbed each other

Linda says:

lol

Cosas que suceden.