It was stupid of him to do. The executive suite of large companies is very Game of Thrones. Why leave a knife around for someone to stab you in the back? Of course people knew. And then they were “shocked!!” to formally find out.
This is a serious thing. What if you knew about the relationship, and the other person was promoted over you?
I worked at a place where 2 colleagues had an open/secret relationship. One was senior but there wasn’t a reporting relationship so everyone looked the other way. When the senior exec weighed in on the junior’s promotion, he lost all credibility in the organization.
If the CEO does this, they lose the entire organization.
This is a serious thing. What if you knew about the relationship, and the other person was promoted over you?
I worked at a place where 2 colleagues had an open/secret relationship. One was senior but there wasn’t a reporting relationship so everyone looked the other way. When the senior exec weighed in on the junior’s promotion, he lost all credibility in the organization.
If the CEO does this, they lose the entire organization.
I guess he can always go to Oracle.