Monday
Team chat · #product-launch
9:12 AM
Chris
Maya, your technical explanation was good. Let’s have Daniel handle the client conversation. We need someone who sounds local.
Employee Compliance Training
A Respectful Remote Workplace
This compliance training explains Bostonian AI Journey’s expectations for a workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. You’ll practice recognizing concerns, responding appropriately, and using our reporting procedures in everyday remote work.
Work through realistic team chats, video meetings, and project decisions, then apply your skills in a final scenario.
The Quick Guide is available throughout the course, including the assessment.
Recognize
Notice potential discrimination or harassment.
Respond
Choose a safe, supportive response.
Report
Share facts through the right channel.
Follow up
Recognize possible retaliation and seek help.
Section 2 · Your role
Your role on the launch team
You are a member of a remote product team preparing for a client launch. A coworker raises a concern, and you will decide how to respond.
Your role is to take concerns seriously and use the appropriate process. You do not need to investigate or decide whether a law has been broken.
Your teammates
Maya
Machine Learning Engineer
Daniel
Product Manager
Chris
Project Manager and launch coordinator
How this course works
Practice decisions
Each choice shows a consequence and coaching. A less effective choice never blocks your progress.
Final scenario
A new situation checks that you can apply all four skills. You can retry missed skills with a new question.
Support tools
Open the Quick Guide or References from the header at any time. Your place and answers are kept.
Maya
Machine Learning Engineer · Direct message
Section 3: A message from Maya
Thursday
Maya9:12 a.m.
Can I ask you something before stand-up? Chris has been making comments about my accent. Earlier this week he said Daniel should present my work because clients need someone who ‘sounds local.’ I don’t know whether to say anything. We’re already behind on the launch.
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Launch stand-up
Video meeting · Section 5: During the meeting
Chris: Let’s have Daniel do the demo again. Maya can stay behind the scenes. Clients won’t have to work so hard to understand us.
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Maya
Machine Learning Engineer · Section 6: Support without promises
After the stand-up
Maya10:05 a.m.
{{supportOpen}} I’m worried Chris will take me off the launch if I complain. Can you promise this won’t get back to him?
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Choose a reporting route
Section 7: Prepare and route a report · Step 2 of 2
Your practice report is ready
You’ve drafted the facts. Now decide where the report goes. Check the company process in the Quick Guide if you need it.
Two weeks later
Section 8 · Project notifications and a direct message
For the next part of the scenario, assume a report has been submitted to People Operations.
Maya removed from Architecture Review.
Maya removed from Launch Planning.
Maya’s deliverable and responsibilities have not changed.
Direct message from Chris
ChrisProject Manager, launch coordinator
Since you and Maya involved People Operations, it’s better if we keep the core launch group small.
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Company contacts — Respectful Remote Workplace and Non-Retaliation Policy
Primary · People Operations
Jordan Lee
People Operations Partner
people@bostanianai.example
617-555-0142
Alternate · if People Operations is involved
Alex Morgan
Head of Operations
speakup@bostanianai.example
617-555-0168
Fictional demo contacts—not live reporting services.
Section 4
Look at the context
Here are three pieces of information from the project. Review them carefully.
Tuesday
Meeting note · Launch stand-up
11:00 AM
Chris imitates Maya’s pronunciation.
Two colleagues laugh.
Chris
Colleague
Colleague
Wednesday
Project board
2:15 PM
Client presentation owner changed:
Maya
Daniel
Owner changed from Maya to Daniel.
No explanation recorded.
Which details raise a concern?
Select all that apply. Consider the words, context, pattern, and impact.
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The “sounds local” comment, the imitation, and the ownership change all relate to how Maya speaks, and together they form a pattern that affects her work opportunities. The praise and the testing deadline aren’t concerns on their own.
You’ll document these details in Section 7.
These details warrant attention. Your task is to recognize the concern, not reach a legal conclusion.
Section 7 · Step 1 of 2
Practice only—nothing is sent. Your selections are saved in this browser.Build a factual report
Select the facts you would include. Leave out rumors and assumptions.
Statements
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Model report
I heard Chris imitate Maya’s pronunciation during a launch meeting. In a team message, he wrote that the team needed a presenter who ‘sounds local.’ Presentation ownership later changed from Maya to Daniel. I do not know the reason for that change. Relevant messages are in the launch channel. Maya has also expressed concern about losing her launch role if she raises this issue.
Tip: Include what happened, when and where, who was present, and relevant records you are authorized to access. You do not need a perfect report to raise a concern.
Section 9 · Final assessment
A different team
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Sam · Customer Success Specialist
Sam is a 54-year-old customer success specialist on your remote team, which is introducing a new analytics platform. Sam has requested training because the platform will be needed for upcoming client work. You’re a coworker on the team—not a manager or investigator. Review what you heard and saw.
Tuesday
Planning call · you heard
10:30 AM
Team lead
Let’s give the platform training to the younger staff. Sam probably prefers the old system.
Wednesday
Training roster · you saw
4:05 PM
Analytics platform training roster updated:
SamRemoved from rosterSam’s client responsibilities have not changed.
Thursday
Direct message
9:20 AM
Sam
This isn’t the first comment about my age. I want the same opportunity to learn as everyone else. Can you help?
One week later · New development
Platform rollout channel
3:40 PM
For this next part, assume Sam has submitted a report to People Operations.
Sam is removed from the platform rollout channel. The team lead writes:
Team lead
Since you escalated this, we’ll keep you out of rollout discussions for now.
Sam’s client responsibilities have not changed.
Separate situation
The Sam scenario does not apply to this question.
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Section 10 · Wrap-up and resources
You’ve completed the learning activities.
You do not need all the answers to raise a concern.
- Recognize concerning behavior.
- Choose a safe response.
- Share relevant facts through the right channel.
- Raise concerns about changed treatment afterward.
Where to raise a concern
Primary · People Operations
Jordan Lee
People Operations Partner
people@bostanianai.example
617-555-0142
Alternate · if People Operations is involved
Alex Morgan
Head of Operations
speakup@bostanianai.example
617-555-0168
Fictional demo contacts—not live reporting services.
Course finished. Keep the Quick Guide handy for real situations.