This is something that applies to managers but especially to executives: You are a representative of the company at all times. Especially in a communications role, you are the corporate mouthpiece. All of your actions are under extreme scrutiny and you should behave accordingly.
More importantly, Facebook has to deal with sexual harassment allegations internally on their own all the time. If this is supposed to be acceptable behavior among Facebook's executives with regard to accusers, then I as an opposing counsel in a lawsuit with Facebook would be grinning from ear to ear right now.
Odds are Facebook is about to settle on a handful of claims, even potentially-bullshit ones. And that's why shareholders should be out with pitchforks.
More importantly, Facebook has to deal with sexual harassment allegations internally on their own all the time. If this is supposed to be acceptable behavior among Facebook's executives with regard to accusers, then I as an opposing counsel in a lawsuit with Facebook would be grinning from ear to ear right now.
Odds are Facebook is about to settle on a handful of claims, even potentially-bullshit ones. And that's why shareholders should be out with pitchforks.