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Re:Sex Scandal Toppled a Silicon Valley Chief. Investors Say... by kolbe on Saturday July 28, 2018 @05:58PM (#17635275)
I guess you kind of answered my question. You think that there should be zero personal relationships (you seem to be hung up on a frat one, but I'll extrapolate to friendships) between a boss and anyone under their chain of command? Good luck having success building a company where those people aren't allowed to be friends. Mandated personal indifference sounds more corrosive than your scenario.
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Re:Sex Scandal Toppled a Silicon Valley Chief. Investors Say... by cycrutchfield on Saturday July 28, 2018 @06:24PM (#17635381)
No, I am just saying that care should be taken to reduce the appearance of impropriety when personal relationships are involved at work. The severity of the risk scales with the nature of the personal relationship (friend, lover, family). You seem to be trying to get me to say that this is a binary all-or-nothing thing, which is absurd.
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