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Exiting Hot Docs Programmers Cite “Toxic Workplace” For Mass Exodus In Open Letter
10 Hot Docs Programmers left the organization this week.
They continued to say the “once welcoming programming environment” at Hot Docs had “recently turned into a toxic workplace” due to “a lack of respect for business communication, team members voices not being heard and/or being dismissed, and contracts breached across various programmes.” The letter states that there was an effort by all parties in the matter to “work together” until what they describe as “public transparency” around “gender discrimination, cultural dismissal, and mismanagement of the process” was denied. “In order to keep a world-class event and documentary touchstone like Hot Docs relevant and thriving, the programming team believes it must be kept accountable and transparent,” the letter states.
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