ANGELFIRE1 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 All that is wrong with society. Thanks to the Telegraph for the information. A former Google senior executive, who reportedly received a £70m/$90m pay-off after he was accused of sexual harassment by an employee, has hit back at the allegations, saying they are part of a smear campaign. He allegedly coerced an employee into performing a sex act on him in a hotel room in 2013, The New York Times reported. When a sexual misconduct claim was made against him, Google asked him to resign. The company is reported to have paid him millions of dollars each month, totalling $90m (£70m) over four years, when he left. It did not reveal the allegation, instead praising him for his work. So if you are an alleged bad lad at work and have to resign, it seems it does your leaving "bonus" no harm. Madness. Angel1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 I'm sure that if the said person wasn't a senior executive at Google, he would have been thrown to the wolves and the company wouldn't have cared. Crap, but it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46054202 Funny you should mention it today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 I'm sure that if the said person wasn't a senior executive at Google, he would have been thrown to the wolves and the company wouldn't have cared. Crap, but it happens. from the BBC article: At least 48 other employees were sacked for sexual harassment without receiving a payout. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil-minx92 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 All that is wrong with society. Thanks to the Telegraph for the information. A former Google senior executive, who reportedly received a £70m/$90m pay-off after he was accused of sexual harassment by an employee, has hit back at the allegations, saying they are part of a smear campaign. He allegedly coerced an employee into performing a sex act on him in a hotel room in 2013, The New York Times reported. When a sexual misconduct claim was made against him, Google asked him to resign. The company is reported to have paid him millions of dollars each month, totalling $90m (£70m) over four years, when he left. It did not reveal the allegation, instead praising him for his work. So if you are an alleged bad lad at work and have to resign, it seems it does your leaving "bonus" no harm. Madness. Angel1 Is there an argument that his having to leave the company had nothing to do with his performance in the specific job role- in fact it appears he excelled in his role so perhaps should be compensated accordingly. Not to do so would be like an unofficial private fine for an offence he hasnt been convicted of in the courts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendix Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Is there an argument that his having to leave the company had nothing to do with his performance in the specific job role- in fact it appears he excelled in his role so perhaps should be compensated accordingly. Not to do so would be like an unofficial private fine for an offence he hasnt been convicted of in the courts. Precisely. His career was ruined by an unsubstantiated allegation, which doesn't seem to have been reported to police for investigation. Because he is high profile, his employers have done a risk / reward assessment and decided that on balance it's best for them to part ways. He hasnt been fired for poor performance; it is entirely appropriate that he gets a payoff commensurate with his earnings for losign his jobs for what remain unproven allegations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 So why, in your opinion, was he asked to resign, when other employees were dismissed for sexual misconduct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Don't be evil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 So why, in your opinion, was he asked to resign, when other employees were dismissed for sexual misconduct? Simple answer. High profile employee either knows the secret sauce, or knows where the bodies are buried. Easier and less grief to bump him off with $tens of millions and a gagging clause, than to have him squawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Hence the recent walkout by the Google staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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