If Lasseter were younger, I could possibly see him being a consultant that worked from home, only had 1 or 2 points of contact, and showed up occasionally for large meetings. However, he is probably getting closer to when he would retire anyway. They should just rip off the bandaid and figure out how to do it without him. I do agree somewhat with the article from Fast Company that maybe there is a middle ground. I don't know if now is the time for the middle ground yet. With this first wave of scandals, maybe all heads should be put on pikes. Later, it will be easier to be less shocked and emotional about new accusations, because they will hopefully be fewer and less severe. But right now, strong examples need to made. Some of the dufuses probably didn't realize that what they were doing was wrong. I find it hard to believe, but I am not a pig, so it's hard for me to empathize with one or understand how their minds work. If I get a bad meal and the restaurant corrects the situation to my satisfaction, then I won't keep them off my list forever. Not saying that what he did is as innocuous as a bad meal. However, I suspect no one ever told him that this behavior was unacceptable. You would think he would get this, but apparently, not enough people are getting it. As a society, we, generally speaking and unfortunately, including myself, have been allowing this behavior by not being consistently and loudly vociferous about it. We aren't allowing it anymore though. If Disney can come up with a that keeps Lasseter from having much, if any, interaction with others, then maybe it's ok. I wouldn't risk it though if I were Disney. Just cut the cord and move along.
I wouldn't block Disney from my life for allowing him to return, but I probably would be very disappointed. I don't have many companies that I boycott anyway. I do avoid Walmart, but that's pretty easy if you live in a big city with a lot of other options. My mom doesn't have many options where she lives, and she hates Walmart. Seaworld, and some other animal/marine keepers/zoos, are other places I avoid. Not because of Blackfish. I have been opposed to these places since I went to one as a child. I am not very strict about that though, because we do the safari at Animal Kingdom and visit some of the animals. However, I have spoken with a co-worker whose fiance has been a vet at AK and feel comfortable about the way they are treating the animals. We have also been to some select zoos. Boycotting Disney wouldn't be worth it for me personally. I garner too much joy from their products and wouldn't feel like I was making any impact by boycotting them. However, each person is free in this country to patron or avoid whomever they want for whatever reasons they want. I wouldn't tell someone else what they should or should not do.