Apple is dealing with questions on its dealing with of sexism within the office after it positioned a feminine worker on depart following tweets about her experiences on the firm. Ashley Gjøvik, a senior engineering program supervisor with Apple, says she has spent months talking with Apple about unsafe working situations, sexism and a hostile work atmosphere.

Her feedback had been first reported by The Verge, which notes the corporate closed a earlier investigation into Gjøvik’s claims — apparently with out taking any motion. Gjøvik stated Apple initially responded to her complaints of sexism she request “disability accommodations.”

On Wednesday, she was positioned on “indefinite paid administrative leave” whereas Apple conducts a brand new investigation. In a press release to The Verge, she stated the corporate “implied they did not want me on Slack where I had been vocal about my concerns with certain policies at the company.”

In a sequence of tweets, Gjøvik offered a number of examples of interactions she dropped at the eye of Apple’s worker relations, who allegedly advised her the conduct was “ok.” In one alternate, a supervisor referred to her “tone” in displays, and stated “I didn’t hear you going up an octave at the end of your statements.” She added that feedback about her tone had been additionally included in a mid-year evaluate at one level.

She that Apple worker relations advised her it was “okay” after she obtained complaints {that a} variety coaching she led was “too hard on the white man.” In , she stated a “heartfelt email” asking management to indicate “support of women and condemn sexism and sexual assault” in 2018 was disregarded — an interplay the corporate’s worker relations additionally allegedly stated was okay. 

“We are and have always been deeply committed to creating and maintaining a positive and inclusive workplace,” an Apple spokesperson said in a statement. “We take all concerns seriously and we thoroughly investigate whenever a concern is raised and, out of respect for the privacy of any individuals involved, we do not discuss specific employee matters.”