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MBTA to pay $500,000 to chief communications official whose hair general manager Phil Eng pulled in ‘insensitive’ incident - The Boston Globe (bostonglobe.com)

Gabrielle Mondestin, the T's chief communication officer, will resign effective Sept. 18 and receive a $495,000 settlement.

So the victim is resigning? This feels not great, no matter how well the #mbta or #DOT is doing. What message does that send to those of us who speak out in our workplaces? #mapoli www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/14/m...

#dot #mapoli #mbta

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yellowschwinn.bsky.social · 2 · 1d ago

It’s a tough decision given his expertise and dire state of affairs at #MBTA and #MassDOT but he probably should’ve been terminated. She was likely very uncomfortable working with him after that. At least she got a settlement and now has an opportunity to move on and heal. What is wrong with men?

pacquah.blacksky.app · 1 · 1d ago

What kind of expertise can even matter in the face of pulling employees' hair?