As the Phoenix Suns get ready to start the 2023 NBA Playoffs, their owner is receiving bad news after a recent report placed him under the spotlight for allowing terrible behavior in one of his mortgage companies.
The billionaire, who recently completed the purchase of the Phoenix Suns, is now in the eye of the storm over racism, sexual harassment, and bullying in his company.
“Mat Ishbia, the billionaire who bought professional basketball’s Phoenix Suns in February, runs a mortgage company where former and current employees complain of racial disparities, sexual harassment, and bullying by managers,” Mosendz and Melby write for Bloomberg.
“More than two dozen people who have worked at Ishbia’s United Wholesale Mortgage in recent years described a high-pressure locker-room environment at the company’s Pontiac, Michigan, offices. Several said some underwriting managers treated Black workers differently from White employees. Others said leering and sexually offensive remarks were common among sales staff. Most asked not to be named citing fear of reprisals.”
This is very serious, considering the position Ishbia is in right now. He bought the Phoenix Suns with the promise to make people forget about Robert Sarver’s terrible management, but this situation can change everything for the billionaire.
It’s mandatory to say that employees never accused Ishbia of using racial slurs or sexually harassing employees, but the people behind him did in the worst possible way. To make things worse, they also accused sales staffers, executives, and managers of repeated cocaine use.
This is incredibly bad for Ishbia and those who worked for him. This report could lead to major changes within this company. How did this happen under Ishbia’s management? That’s a question only he can respond to.
Phoenix Suns Were Sold To Ishbia After Robert Sarver Was Accused Of Allowing The Same Terrible Behaviors
This must feel terrible for Suns employees, who saw how Robert Sarver’s reign of terror came to an end only to learn about these disturbing details. Of course, nobody is blaming Ishbia for the way other people acted, but impunity goes a really long way when supervisors are making life hard for their subordinates.
Some employees claimed they found drugs on repeated occasions during their time in the company. A former employee said that she heard colleagues and managers discussing sex in the workplace. Lawyers from the company said that there is no evidence of people complaining about these issues, which could make things difficult for those accusing their supervisors of doing bad things.
We hope this situation gets solved like we’ve seen in the NBA before, and if somebody was hurt in some way, they can get justice and peace.
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