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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by rgmerk on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @06:18PM (#50460356)
Having an extramarital affair in and of itself isn't a fireable offence. Having sex with a subordinate is.
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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by s1artibartfast on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @07:25PM (#50461111)
Shouldn't be if the other person is an adult and there were no high pressure tactics.
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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by fwlr on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @07:37PM (#50461243)
Having sex with a subordinate is the high pressure tactic.
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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by s1artibartfast on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @08:53PM (#50462018)
No its not, quite literally. Can can come with some.

It is basically the difference between impropriety and appearance or possibility of impropriety

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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by kelnos on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @10:50PM (#50462856)
The problem is that you can't know. You can't read the minds of the people involved, so you can't know if there was pressure, coercion, or something else going on, and you can't be sure if either of them are telling the truth when they both insist it's fine and fully consensual.

So you prohibit it in all cases, punish in all cases, and then you don't have to wade into that mess.

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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by s1artibartfast on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @11:53PM (#50463198)
Thats a crazy approach. By that standard no man should ever have sex with a weaker woman, because you cant rule out physical fear entirely.
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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by ethersteeds on Thursday November 12, 2026 @03:07AM (#50464357)
Nobody should have sex with people whose livelihoods they have control over, it's not that crazy and its not a "men aren't allowed to flirt anymore" thing.
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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by s1artibartfast on Thursday November 12, 2026 @09:56AM (#50468364)
Married couples off and a half control over each other's livelihoods. Tremendous Leverage.
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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by triceratops on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @09:13PM (#50462201)
His other subordinates will wonder if they have to do the same to get promoted.
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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by Taniwha on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @09:27PM (#50462306)
It's actually illegal in 16 states ....

https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-16-states-where-its-illeg...

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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by codethief on Thursday November 12, 2026 @06:47AM (#50465834)
That doesn't necessarily make it a fireable offense, though.
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