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Chicks need not apply at Motorola !
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| jgrove24@hotmail.com 2007-03-10, 7:33 am |
| Published March 9, 2007
Motorola Inc. on Thursday settled a high-profile discrimination
lawsuit lodged by a former top female executive, just days before the
company's chief executive, Edward Zander, was scheduled to testify in
the case.
Theresa Metty, Motorola's onetime chief procurement officer, sued
Motorola in July 2005 after she lost her job during a corporate
reorganization.
She claimed, among other things, that she was the victim of sex
stereotyping. Such stereotyping created hostility toward her because
she had succeeded in a male-dominated field, Metty claimed.
The suit offered a rare glimpse of Motorola at a time of significant
change at the top of the organization following Zander's arrival in
2004.
In court documents, Metty said she felt like she had to "act like a
man" to keep her senior post, yet claimed she was simultaneously
criticized for her "male-like" management style.
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Metty joined Motorola in 2000 as head of supply chain for Motorola's
ailing mobile phone division. She reported to Mike Zafirovski, who ran
that division.
Motorola's cell phone division needed big-time cost cutting, and Metty
was among those commissioned to wield the ax. She did not disappoint,
and Zafirovski later said Metty did a "terrific job."
In 2002 Zafirovski was named chief operating officer--second in
command at Motorola--and he then promoted Metty to chief procurement
officer.
As such, she was one of the firm's highest-ranking women executives.
Zafirovski gave her an "excellent" annual job review for 2004.
But Zafirovski, who was passed over for CEO in favor of Zander, left
Motorola in January 2005. Soon thereafter Metty lost her position at
Motorola.
She claimed in court filings that Zander swayed senior leaders to push
her out of her position--and effectively out of the company.
Court documents indicate that Zander was not impressed with Metty.
Also, Zander said in a deposition that he was getting reports from
Motorola's human resources department that Metty was "abusive" and
"intimidating" and "never around."
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| Pegleg 2007-03-10, 10:33 am |
| On 9 Mar 2007 15:01:10 -0800, jgrove24@hotmail.com wrote:
>Court documents indicate that Zander was not impressed with Metty.
>Also, Zander said in a deposition that he was getting reports from
>Motorola's human resources department that Metty was "abusive" and
>"intimidating" and "never around."
Sounds like she should have been fired!
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| clifto 2007-03-10, 10:33 pm |
| Pegleg wrote:
> On 9 Mar 2007 15:01:10 -0800, jgrove24@hotmail.com wrote:
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> Sounds like she should have been fired!
Sounds like the sort of charges management cooks up when they have no
legitimate reason to fire someone.
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| Notan 2007-03-10, 10:33 pm |
| clifto wrote:
> Pegleg wrote:
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> Sounds like the sort of charges management cooks up when they have no
> legitimate reason to fire someone.
Sound like *none* of us know all the details.
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Notan
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| John Richards 2007-03-10, 10:33 pm |
| "clifto" <clifto@gmail.com> wrote in message news:2t7bc4-7pg.ln1@remote.clifto.com...
> Pegleg wrote:
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> Sounds like the sort of charges management cooks up when they have no
> legitimate reason to fire someone.
Hard for us to judge since we weren't there.
I don't see the point of posting that article here.
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John Richards
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| Steven J. Sobol 2007-03-10, 10:33 pm |
| In article <ErDIh.2960$uo3.536@newssvr14.news.prodigy.net>, John Richards wrote:
> I don't see the point of posting that article here.
JGrove decided to stop posting off-topic junk about Lucent/Alcatel.
This time, he posted news about Motorola. The Motorola post actually
is closer to on-topic for the cellular newsgroups than the others
(yes, I'm aware that Lucent manufactured, and Alcatel manufactures,
cellular switches).
He got real nasty with me recently when I slammed him for all of the
off-topic Lucent posts. He shut up when I asked him if he was still
upset about being fired from Lucent. Which, due to his subsequent
silence, I assume actually is the case. :)
He and I both hang out in ca.driving. He actually contributes to that
newsgroup. He contributes nothing to the cellular newsgroups.
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Steve Sobol, Professional Geek ** Java/VB/VC/PHP/Perl ** Linux/*BSD/Windows
Victorville, California PGP:0xE3AE35ED
It's all fun and games until someone starts a bonfire in the living room.
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| Pegleg 2007-03-10, 10:33 pm |
| On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:13:40 GMT, "John Richards"
<jr70@blackhole.invalid> wrote:
>I don't see the point of posting that article here.
Amusement!
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| Sprint Realist 2007-03-10, 10:33 pm |
| aww, cmon *notan*, you know EVERYTHING
"Notan" < notan@ddressthatcanb
espammed> wrote in message
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> clifto wrote:
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> Sound like *none* of us know all the details.
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> --
> Notan
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| Notan 2007-03-10, 10:33 pm |
| Sprint Realist wrote:
> aww, cmon *notan*, you know EVERYTHING
Haven't gotten any, lately, have you?
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Notan
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| Sprint Realist 2007-03-11, 7:33 am |
| just a few hours ago, cingular realist....
"Notan" < notan@ddressthatcanb
espammed> wrote in message
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> Sprint Realist wrote:
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> Haven't gotten any, lately, have you?
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> --
> Notan
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| Brian K 2007-03-11, 7:33 am |
| On 3/10/2007 3:53 PM Pegleg wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:13:40 GMT, "John Richards"
> <jr70@blackhole.invalid> wrote:
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> Amusement!
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I don't think that there's room for chicks in the workplace. The
exception being the recording industry, "Dixie Chicks" or Frank Purdue's
farms. Dogs of the working group have proven themselves. German
Shepherd, Labrador Retrievers, Blood Hounds, and even Beagles have
proven themselves in police/rescue and security work. A female
Staffordshire Pit Bull Terrier makes a great companion / protector of
young children when trained properly. The Australian Shepherd, Boarder
Collie, and Hungarian Vizla are still valued for their herding abilities.
Peeps make excellent subjects for experimental study every year around
Easter. But chicks? Not in the workplace. Women, on the other hand can
make valuable contributions on all levels in a corporation. Former top
Hollywood mogul, Sherry Lansing is a prime example. Under her helm
several great Oscar winning films were made.
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Brian M. Kochera
"Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!"
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| jgrove24@hotmail.com 2007-03-11, 3:33 pm |
| On Mar 10, 12:53 pm, clifto <cli...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Pegleg wrote:
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> Sounds like the sort of charges management cooks up when they have no
> legitimate reason to fire someone.
They settled before CEO Zander was to testify...if it walks like a
Duck...JG
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