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I am speculating that he may have given her a promotion without disclosing his relationship to HR.

• dguaraglia 9y ago
  Yeah, that'd definitely be a huge issue. One interesting aspect people are missing in this thread is that the power dynamic goes both ways: a manager could coerce a report into a relationship or a report gets unfair advantage over their peers by exerting influence on their manager. Or both. Not only that, it opens the door to blackmailing. That's why the dynamic is bad and people trying to make a defense of it (I've seen co are misguided or haven't considered all the factors. There's a reason why there's a legal-approved training on this.
• nappy-doo 9y ago
  no one gives promotions at Google. They go to a review committee who decides if the person is performing above their current level. It is possible he wrote for her promo committee packet, but managers are generally not as important as peers in the promo process.
  • dguaraglia 9y ago
    That's true, at least for most of the people I worked with. I'm not sure what the process is for administrative staff.
    • nappy-doo 9y ago
      It's the same, but harsher than tech.