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Alphabet’s Chief Legal Officer Stepping Down Amid Investigation

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Re: Alphabet’s Chief Legal Officer Stepping Down Amid Investigation

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Post by pinewurst »

thrwn_frthr_awy wrote: post #27
lacker wrote: post #11

These sexual misconduct investigations at Google are really finding some critical stuff. At this point my guess is that it is related to the Larry and Sergey resignations, and we will eventually hear information that reflects poorly on them directly.

We've heard it already. They literally had a "masseuse room" where Sergey would have sex with employees inside the Google building.

Quote from link above: "HR told me that Sergey's response to it was, 'Why not? They're my employees,'" Ayers said. "But you don't have employees for f---ing! That's not what the job is."

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Post by rvz »

The multiple scandals, trip-ups, investigations and blunders at Google sounds very eligible to be turned into its own theatrical melodrama set.

In this rehearsal, the CLO has already been "off script" for many years and the "directors" have told him that he isn't getting his $50m golden parachute this time. Instead, he leaves with nothing and takes an Uber back home. No travel expenses paid.

Re: Alphabet’s Chief Legal Officer Stepping Down Amid Investigation

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Post by johnhughesco »

lacker wrote: post #11

These sexual misconduct investigations at Google are really finding some critical stuff. At this point my guess is that it is related to the Larry and Sergey resignations, and we will eventually hear information that reflects poorly on them directly.

Larry used to "date" Marissa Meyer. More like FOB

Re: Alphabet’s Chief Legal Officer Stepping Down Amid Investigation

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Post by jiveturkey »

huh.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/10/alphabets-legal-chief-is-lea...

> Drummond is also a board member of private equity firm KKR & Co. L.P.

KKR is the PE firm well known for destroying the companies they buy, for their benefit ... and not for their LP's benefit. Dastardly.

Re: Alphabet’s Chief Legal Officer Stepping Down Amid Investigation

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Post by onetimemanytime »

jacquesm wrote: post #16
onetimemanytime wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, she thought that he'd marry, and stay faithful to her. She knew the deal, should be happy with child support...the rest is bitter grapes

You clearly did not read the linked article.

I did but I don't take her comments after the disappointment at face value. How dare a married, billionaire cheater not settle down with her but continue to sleep with other women?

She was an adult that entered in a consenting relationship with a married man (I can guess why), she admitted so much. Google policy or not, is irrelevant since both sides knew the deal.

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Post by jacquesm »

ProAm wrote: post #23
jacquesm wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You clearly did not read the linked article.

Yes, this is a woman who entered a relationship and it didnt work out. Ive definitely read it and this is not a #metoo story. He didnt force himself up on, he didnt take advantage of her, he didnt threaten her, he didnt demand she date him, it's about dating someone at work when there are clear rules around it. No one said she had to leave the department, but that one of them would have to leave. It's a tragically sa…

Well, then maybe you read the story but did not understand it. That's fine with me, but I did read the story and that is not my takeaway at all.

For starters, there is a clear abuse of power here with one party being the senior person at the company suggesting that things will be 'ok' when clearly there was a plan all along to create a situation of asymmetry and dependency, followed up with a lot of very mean and manipulative action.

Besides using the child as leverage against the mother there is a clear - and continuous - act in the self interest of the dominant party, more wealthy, still employed and willing to use every dirty tactic in the book and a couple I'd never even seen before against the other.

Utterly revolting and not simply 'two consenting adults in an adult relationship full of bad choices'. That's victim blaming at its worst.

Re: Alphabet’s Chief Legal Officer Stepping Down Amid Investigation

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Post by elliekelly »

ProAm wrote: post #23
jacquesm wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You clearly did not read the linked article.

Yes, this is a woman who entered a relationship and it didnt work out. Ive definitely read it and this is not a #metoo story. He didnt force himself up on, he didnt take advantage of her, he didnt threaten her, he didnt demand she date him, it's about dating someone at work when there are clear rules around it. No one said she had to leave the department, but that one of them would have to leave. It's a tragically sa…

Do you think he got the same phone call saying one of them had to leave?

Re: Alphabet’s Chief Legal Officer Stepping Down Amid Investigation

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Post by unapologetic »

im3w1l wrote: post #22
jakobegger wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> After our son was born, I received a call from HR notifying me that one of us would have to leave the legal department where David was now Chief Legal Officer (...) This sounds like the worst possible policy I can think of. Get pregnant from your boss, and HR kicks you from the team! How does that help anyone?

It's not a punishment, it's to prevent nepotism and moral hazard. I think normally they will try to place you in the same role in some other project but that may not have been possible in this case(?)

No, it's punishment.

It's not down out of cruelty, it's done out of greed. He's more important, so even though he should absolutely 1000% be the one on the chopping block, she gets forced to sales. Then he uses the financial hardship and promises from him to get her to quit.

How to tidy up a disastrous bit of professional misconduct in just a few easy completely sociopathic steps.

Re: Alphabet’s Chief Legal Officer Stepping Down Amid Investigation

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Post by unapologetic »

ProAm wrote: post #28
jakobegger wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> After our son was born, I received a call from HR notifying me that one of us would have to leave the legal department where David was now Chief Legal Officer (...) This sounds like the worst possible policy I can think of. Get pregnant from your boss, and HR kicks you from the team! How does that help anyone?

They knew the relationship was against company policy from the get go, what did they think was going happen? Two people made a poor decision and have to live with the consequences? > aware that our relationship was in violation of Google’s new policy which went from “discouraging” direct-reporting-line relationships to outright banning them.

He forced the consequences onto her.

None of these men will ever actually face consequences. They are all obscenely wealthy and well connected.

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