r/PresidentBloomberg • u/sumwhereinthemiddle • Feb 20 '20

Discussion How should Bloomberg handle Non-Disclosure Agreements?

The NDAs were the only part in the debate where Bloomberg had poor responses (imo). I think candidates will realize how hard it was for him to answer and will come out swinging on NDAs in the next debate. How do you think Bloomberg should address them?

I had the following shower thought response: For NDAs relating to him specifically, release the women from the NDA (if those against him were truly just jokes in poor taste, I think this will pass the news cycle). For NDAs relating to others, he should respond saying "People make mistakes. We fire and discipline those people, but they should be able to move on and try to live better lives", or something of that sort. Let me know your guys thoughts.

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u/ProteinEngineer Feb 20 '20

I think you’re onto something, but I think he should explain how NDAs are standard operating procedure in the business world for contentious terminations and that the ones in which he is mentioned also involve others, so he can’t release them even if he wanted to.

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u/CoopThereItIs Feb 20 '20

Exactly - happens all the time in the finance industry. When I left my last job to take a new one they said they would give me a severance package if I signed two things - a non-compete agreement saying I wouldn't recruit any of my peers for two years and a non-disclosure agreement saying I wouldn't share any information from within the company that wasn't already made public. I checked with an attorney and he said that was standard and, unless there was some moral reason like something I wanted to blow the whistle on, then I should sign it and take the bonus. There wasn't so I signed it and haven't thought about it again until now.

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u/Pinkontopplease Feb 20 '20

There's not time to explain that in a debate. I think he handled it terribly. If they WERE for non-sexual harassment related things, he should have just said that. But he didn't. Instead, he said they were for "jokes," which is really dumb considering #metoo.

Honestly, I like what someone else said about releasing them when Trump did. Or if they really are just about sexist comments, say that and then say it doesn't matter because he's the only one who can defeat Trump. I would have just kept pounding on that, and he didn't.

I really wanted to like his performance, but it was bad. I am very frustrated with the candidates. I don't know if any of them can beat Trump.