McDonald's fired its CEO on Sunday. Here's why.
That language, however, ignores the power dynamic at play: Yes, technically, Easterbrook and the fry cook at your local franchise are both McDonald's employees. But in terms of corporate hierarchy, they are hardly co-workers; Easterbrook, who made an estimated $15 million last year, is not just their boss, but likely their boss's boss's boss. As CEO, he had few, if any, equals at the company, which could make even a consensual relationship incredibly complicated.
This is what abuse of power in workplace "romance" can look like, as high-profile examples have shown. Matt Lauerhis relationship with former NBC producer Brooke Nevils, who accused him of rape, as consensual, noting that the two did not work together directly. But Lauer was the ostensible public face of the network and Nevils says in Ronan Farrow's book,that she feared the control Lauer had over her career. “It was completely transactional,” she said.
Just because Easterbrook's relationship with a McDonald's employee was consensual, according to him and the company, does not necessarily mean it was okay—based on his firing, both he and the fast food giant know it. "By strengthening our overall policy...
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