a couple of comments on this from a mere bystander:
“we do not feel this is the relevant or appropriate venue to discuss anonymous accusations from a former intern(s) without first discussing them privately”
this is how gossip works
also confused because the original commenter says that they were not involved:
“I can’t share any specifics because anything specific was told to me in confidence; I also have no way of knowing whether the things I’ve heard were exaggerated. Additionally, a lot of what I was told I remember only vaguely. Given that none of the people wronged spoke up, it’s not clear that I should (due to concerns about the reliability of secondhand knowledge, for example).”
“especially given the personal issues of the ex-interns involved”
this seems disingenuous to me, esp b/c you could’ve chosen not to say this
“the fact that every organization has disgruntled former interns/employees”
for small orgs (ie # of employees and contractors < 30), I think this is just false.
I partially agree that even small orgs will likely have someone who’s disgruntled if you ask them, I think this is just not true about having a number of people who complain about it unprovoked or warn others (as seems to be the case here)
“who we have verifiable evidence we paid as much as we committed to.”
fwiw, this could still be consistent with the main comment
a couple of comments on this from a mere bystander:
“we do not feel this is the relevant or appropriate venue to discuss anonymous accusations from a former intern(s) without first discussing them privately”
this is how gossip works
also confused because the original commenter says that they were not involved:
“I can’t share any specifics because anything specific was told to me in confidence; I also have no way of knowing whether the things I’ve heard were exaggerated. Additionally, a lot of what I was told I remember only vaguely. Given that none of the people wronged spoke up, it’s not clear that I should (due to concerns about the reliability of secondhand knowledge, for example).”
“especially given the personal issues of the ex-interns involved”
this seems disingenuous to me, esp b/c you could’ve chosen not to say this
“the fact that every organization has disgruntled former interns/employees”
for small orgs (ie # of employees and contractors < 30), I think this is just false.
I partially agree that even small orgs will likely have someone who’s disgruntled if you ask them, I think this is just not true about having a number of people who complain about it unprovoked or warn others (as seems to be the case here)
“who we have verifiable evidence we paid as much as we committed to.”
fwiw, this could still be consistent with the main comment