Credit: City of Yelm
- Editor’s note: Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), I submitted a Public Documents Request last week to obtain the report of the independent investigation into Michael Grayum’s workplace conduct by the Risk Management Agency with the Association of Washington Cities.
- These are the key sentences quoting this report, “Based upon many years of experience with workplace interactions and investigating employee complaints, is that assessment of the offensive nature of this conduct depends upon factors such as the relative organizational position and power, age differences between the parties, and gender dynamics. From this perspective, in a modern workplace, low status women should not have to challenge high status men and set boundaries to prevent unwanted physical contact.”
- “In my assessment, at minimum, Grayum’s behavior demonstrates poor judgment and lack of awareness of modern workplace norms.”
- The unabridged report is provided below for readers to assess for themselves:
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