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Originally Posted by GioforPM
First of all, those actions would probably have led to him being treated differently on his termination - no recommendation, etc.
Second, the main point is that Q has said he didn’t know until THIS SUMMER. I find that impossible to believe since he was at the meeting. And what - he never asked why Aldrich resigned? Had no idea he was meeting with HR? And moreover, either he is lying or Bowman is. And Bowman has no good reason to name Q in that fashion.
Third, Q wrote a nice evaluation of Aldrich in June 2010, after he resigned. I bet that helped him get his next job.
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If Bowman was telling the truth, do you believe this was the truth:
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Bowman recalled that, during the May 23, 2010 meeting, either MacIsaac or Gary stated that there was an incident between John Doe and Aldrich in which Aldrich had tried to “climb into bed” with John Doe one night at Aldrich’s apartment. Bowman recalled that Gary said he had spoken to John Doe earlier that day and that John Doe did not want to talk about it. Bowman told us that, as described to him, the situation did not strike him as immediately alarming at the time as the allegation did not involve a sexual assault as having occurred.
Bowman recalled that, after learning of the incident, Quenneville shook his head and said that it was hard for the team to get to where they were, and they could not deal with this issue now. Bowman further recalled that McDonough referenced his previous employment with the Chicago Cubs. Bowman recalled McDonough saying that the Blackhawks might never make it this far in the playoffs again, and that they needed to think about when to handle the issue. (The Blackhawks had not played in the Stanley Cup Finals in 18 years.) Bowman did not recall anyone explicitly referencing the notion that the issue should be tabled until after the playoffs. Rather, Bowman recalled discussion about the need to find out more about what happened. Bowman further recalled that he asked McDonough what McDonough wanted to do and McDonough responded that Bowman should leave it to McDonough. Bowman stated that when the meeting ended, Bowman believed the issue was in McDonough’s hands and everyone else should focus on the upcoming Stanley Cup Finals.
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If Bowman is telling the truth, and the situation as presented did not seem alarming in nature or involving sexual assault, then that is very different than the allegations that came out over the summer. And McDonough's commitment to handling it explains JQ's inaction.
And I very much doubt those actions would have him treated differently. HR answers to the President, HR did nothing, and few (if any) records of Aldrich were kept. Why? Obviously we know why. McDonough is, by far, the person with the most blood on his hands. It's not even a discussion.