Rifts Break opened on Facebook after Kavanaugh hearing

Some Facebook employees noted that, according to the company's internal human resources management software, Mr. Kaplan did not take a personal day to attend the hearing. Last Thursday, someone from Facebook updated the system to indicate that Mr. Kaplan had taken a personal day, current and former employees said.

At the staff meeting last Friday, Mr. Zuckerberg defended Mr. Kaplan's appearance as a personal decision that did not violate the company's rules. Zuckerberg also said he trusted Kaplan's judgment, although he probably would not have chosen to attend the hearing himself, two people at the meeting said.

The mail has returned to her. Some employees – particularly women – claimed that Zuckerberg had ignored Dr. Blasey's comments about the sexual assault, saying that the CEO's comments had caused "stress and trauma" and were "painful to hear".

Many employees were also unhappy that Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, who made women's issues a personal platform and project, did not speak publicly about Dr. Blasey and sexual assault. Mr. Kaplan is known to be a friend of Ms. Sandberg, both of whom knew each other at Harvard, who attended.

Ms. Sandberg wrote internally last Friday, writing, "As a woman and a person who cares so much about the way women are treated, the Kavanaugh problem energizes me a lot." She added : "I explained to Joel why I think it was a mistake for him to attend given his role in the company. "

In an internal Facebook group aimed at supporting female employees, dozens of women published this week reports of their own sexual assault issues. The presence of Mr. Kaplan at the hearing made them feel uncomfortable, they wrote, according to articles commented by the Times. Many said they would not feel comfortable working in the Washington office under the leadership of Mr. Kaplan.

Other employees have started to criticize Mr. Zuckerberg directly in recent days.

"I appreciate your willingness to avoid taking sides, but please, do not insult our intelligence services by stating that this act did not constitute a violation of our policies or policies." that it was only an honest error of judgment, "wrote an engineer in a message to the director general. "Please do not tell us that you know how difficult it is for us when it is very clear from your words, your actions and your tone that you do not do it. "