For Bosses, There’s No Such Thing as a Harmless Office Romance
Since #MeToo, companies like McDonald’s and BlackRock have pushed out executives who broke rules.
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Bit by bit, corporate America is rewriting the rules of office romance—and raising the stakes for top executives.
For years, consensual affairs were often overlooked, even when they violated company policy. But now, for the second time in a month, a senior U.S. executive has been dismissed for having a relationship with an employee, a sign that workplaces may have changed in the #MeToo era.