We released a short statement affirming that we were reviewing a workplace incident and would not discuss individual personnel matters.

The temptation to tell my side in detail was overwhelming.

I had video footage.

I had the invoice.

I could have placed the whole story online and watched the public decide in minutes.

Instead, I kept the documents where they belonged, with investigators.

I didn’t want to build a workplace where anyone, including a person who had hurt me, could lose a career based on a viral clip without due process.

Still, choosing restraint did not make me calm.