McDonald's CEO ousted after having 'consensual' relationship with an employee

[Gefn]

McDonald's fired its CEO after he violated company policy by having a "consensual" relationship with an unnamed employee, the fast-food chain announced on Sunday.

Steve Easterbrook was at the helm of the fast-food behemoth since 2015. He will be succeeded by Chris Kempczinski, 51, who previously served as the company's former head of U.S. business.

In a press release, McDonald's said Easterbrook was ousted "following the Board's determination that he violated company policy and demonstrated poor judgment involving a recent consensual relationship with an employee."


https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/11/03/mcdonalds-ceo-gets-replaced-after-relationship-employee/4151234002/

[sneakypete]

I understand why such policies exist and agree that employees need protecting,but if the man and the woman both agree it is by their choice,it's nobody's business but theirs.

[truth_seeker]

I understand why such policies exist and agree that employees need protecting,but if the man and the woman both agree it is by their choice,it's nobody's business but theirs.

I had a boss, and a subordinate, involved in their affair.

They kept it very discreet, and then one left the company, so that their love could flourish.

They were both CPAs, so they followed GAAP, for

Generally Acepted Affair Principles.

[Smokin Joe]

FUnny, noone kicked that fellow out who had an affair with the gal in the blue dress....

If some folks were held to the same standards the rest of us are, things would be a mite different.

That said, don't get laid where you get paid.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

[GtHawk]

I understand why such policies exist and agree that employees need protecting,but if the man and the woman both agree it is by their choice,it's nobody's business but theirs.

I spent a couple of decades employed by a MickyD's franchisee and let me tell you that at our regional conventions, and I am positive it was the rule not the exception, there was so much boozing and...ahem social intermingling going on between low level managers looking to advance their positions and higher level corporate managers that one could spend an entertaining night just watching the traffic in and out of rooms. No one seemed to give a crap about it back then.

[240B]

I spent a couple of decades employed by a MickyD's franchisee and let me tell you that at our regional conventions, and I am positive it was the rule not the exception, there was so much boozing and...ahem social intermingling going on between low level managers looking to advance their positions and higher level corporate managers that one could spend an entertaining night just watching the traffic in and out of rooms. No one seemed to give a crap about it back then.

Saw the same thing with a major Fortune 500 company. Every time there was an off-site company trip. It is like everyone reverted back to college behavior, and marriage seemed to have no meaning. Just ask Lisa Page.