Sex, money and power. And nerds running the show. This was bound to happen.
The romantic relationships within the walls of Google made ideal fodder for gossip columns and magazine profiles.
Co-founder Larry Page dated Google lieutenant Marissa Mayer in the company’s early days, and co-founder Sergey Brin later drew attention for dating Amanda Rosenberg, a younger colleague. CEO Eric Schmidt dated publicist Marcy Simon when she did work for Google.
The stories had sex, money and power against a backdrop of one of the world’s largest tech empires. It was like something out of a rebooted soap opera—Dynasty 2.0.
[contentcards url=”https://www.theinformation.com/google-reckoning-with-history-of-interoffice-romance-by-top-execs” target=”_blank”]BREAKING: Several top Google executives had affairs with subordinates, violating at least the spirit of company policies. Many Google employees believe that history hurt perception of women at the company. https://t.co/TovCtjj1jR
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