{"id":189757,"date":"2021-03-04T17:19:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=189757"},"modified":"2021-03-04T17:19:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:19:22","slug":"you-gotta-wear-heels-staffers-describe-the-cuomo-way-of-working-for-nys-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-gotta-wear-heels-staffers-describe-the-cuomo-way-of-working-for-nys-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You Gotta Wear Heels\u2019: Staffers Describe \u2018The Cuomo Way\u2019 Of Working For NY\u2019s Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyou-gotta-wear-heels-staffers-describe-the-cuomo-way-of-working-for-nys-governor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=189757&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Andrew-Cuomo-1-1.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Current and former staffers of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo say he oversees a hyper-competitive and toxic work environment driven by his bullying style.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly a dozen people who currently or used to work for the governor\u2019s office say that Cuomo is known for his edgy and inappropriate treatment of women working in his orbit. The testimonials, given anonymously to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/its-the-cuomo-way-former-staffers-describe-toxic-workplace-under-governors-relentless-thumb\">Gothamist<\/a>, come as the governor faces public accusations of sexual harassment from three women, two of whom are former Cuomo aides.<\/p>\n<p>One woman, identified by the Gothamist as Sarah, relayed a message one woman told her when she was starting a fellowship at the governor\u2019s office in 2013. \u201cYou gotta wear heels when he\u2019s in Albany sweetie, that\u2019s the rule,\u201d Sarah said she was told.<\/p>\n<p>Staffers described a high-stress work environment that often ran staff ragged as they scheduled their lives around the governor. Some compared Cuomo\u2019s staff to a \u201ccult\u201d and compared their then-loyalty to the governor to \u201cStockholm syndrome.\u201d As the Gothamist reports:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>They said they were expected to answer texts and phone calls and attend meetings at all hours of the day and night, any day of the week. They faced personal attacks on their professional worth and competence for seemingly small mistakes. And loyalty, rather than creative thinking, problem-solving, or passion for public service, was valued above all else.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no right or wrong way. It\u2019s the Cuomo way,\u201d one former staffer said she was told when interviewing for the job. \u201cHe wants people who are literally going to fall on the sword for him, and they all will.\u201d As Sarah told us, \u201cWe all would have taken a bullet for the governor. He was the most important person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Some former staffers who spoke to Gothamist\/WNYC had a more generous interpretation of what it\u2019s like to work for Cuomo. Some refuted the characterization that it was a toxic workplace or that there were dress codes, but they conceded the environment was not for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think everyone there wants to do the best work they can. Sometimes that work-life balance is sacrificed. I was definitely burned out by the end of my time there,\u201d one said, adding, \u201cI didn\u2019t take it personally.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cuomo addressed recent accusations of sexual harassment lodged against him during a press conference on Wednesday. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ny-governor-cuomo-responds-to-misconduct-allegations-i-never-touched-anyone-inappropriately\">denied<\/a> that he had ever \u201ctouched anyone inappropriately\u201d and pledged to cooperate with an investigation by the New York attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to address the recent allegations that have been made against me,\u201d Cuomo said. \u201cAs you probably know, the Attorney General is doing an independent review and I will fully cooperate with that review. Now, the lawyers say, I shouldn\u2019t say anything, when you have a pending review until that review is over, I understand that. I\u2019m a lawyer too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst, I fully support a woman\u2019s right to come forward,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd I think it should be encouraged in every way. I now understand that I acted in a way that made people feel uncomfortable. It was unintentional. And I truly and deeply apologize for it. I feel awful about it. And frankly, I am embarrassed by it. And that\u2019s not easy to say. But that\u2019s the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never touched anyone inappropriately,\u201d he said. \u201cI never knew at the time that I was making anyone feel uncomfortable \u2026 And I certainly never ever meant to offend anyone, or hurt anyone or cause anyone any pain. That is the last thing I would ever want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current and former staffers of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo say he oversees a hyper-competitive and toxic work environment driven by his bullying style. 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