alt Hacker NewsI hope there was more to these claims that we weren’t privy too.
IMO, should be illegal for company policy to retaliate against someone for a personal romantic relationship.
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I would agree for a "regular" employee - as the CEO you are literally the face of the company, so you are held to a higher standard. When you look bad publicly, the company looks bad - that's the job you agree to when you become CEO.
You don’t see an issue sleeping with the CEO of a company you made a business deal with?
Are you serious?
It's not a personal romantic relationship if the other side is either a direct subordinate or the head of a chip smuggling operation in violation of federal export control laws
Supposedly he started working with a crisis communications firm over a year ago. Where there is smoke there is fire.
Which of the following views do you find problematic, inexplicable, or unjustifiable
- Conflicts of interest compromise trust and judgement
- Relationships with direct reports create a conflict of interest
- Relationships with direct customers create a conflict of interest
- Policies should be set such relationships are either disallowed or require strict oversight / disclosure
- Companies should enforce their stated policies equally as required by employment law
- Affairs demonstrate a lack of judgement, a lack of candor, and are problematic for positions of trust
- An executive that lies about an affair creates a risk of blackmail and a liability for the company