As McDonald's CEO learned, workplace romance can be perilous

Submitted by Mastodon on Tue, 2019-11-05 16:51

Article here. Excerpt:

'Workplace couples are often romanticized — think Bill and Melinda Gates or Michelle and Barack Obama. But when the relationship involves two people with unequal power, it can also be fraught with peril, especially in the #MeToo era.

McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook is only the latest chief executive to be ousted over a consensual relationship with an employee. Increasingly, U.S. companies are adopting policies addressing workplace romances, a trend that began well before the #MeToo movement galvanized a national conversation surrounding sexual misconduct.

Addressing workplace romance can be complicated, but many companies remove any gray areas by forbidding managers, especially C-suite executives, from having relationships with subordinates given the potential for favoritism or lawsuits if the relationship sours.'

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... is an avowed feminist, too, who fucked her way to 9 figures in the bank. Bet she'd be noticably silent on the application of #MeToo to this kind of scenario.

One thing this might do: keep workplace gold-diggers off the boss' radar. Do we really need more ppl like Melinda Gates around?

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Submitted by Matt on Tue, 2019-11-05 19:40

I guess this is one instance in which following your strategy of hitting on "McDonald's" girls leads to disaster. :D

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Submitted by xtrnl on Sat, 2019-11-09 20:04

Alas, no strategy is perfect. :)

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Submitted by Matt on Tue, 2019-11-12 16:53