Sources told the outlet that people like Kipman have long been considered “Golden Boys” that have long been protected by executives including Gates and former CEO Steve Ballmer. When employees last year compiled a report with dozens of allegations of misconduct against Kipman, the company took no disciplinary action against the VR chief, according to the report. Microsoft employees allegedly compiled a report with dozens of allegations of misconduct against Kipman. Gates’ wife Melinda announced they were splitting last year, with Melinda accusing Bill of cheating and breaking her trust.Īfter reports of Gates’ alleged behavior emerged last year, Nadella insisted that the company had changed, saying, “The Microsoft of 2021 is very different from the Microsoft of 2000.”īut Insider’s report alleges that Nadella has overlooked pervy behavior by executives including Kipman. Gates was accused of lying on top of a woman at a company event in 1988, sending flirtatious and “inappropriate” emails to a female Microsoft employee in 2007 and even having an affair with another female Microsoft employee. The Microsoft executive allegedly watched a frisky pillow fight in virtual reality. Nadella’s pledge took on new urgency after reports emerged last year alleging decades of pervy workplace behavior by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
Insider reported that the incident took place several years after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella pledged in 2014 to clean up Microsoft’s culture and crack down on “talented jerks.” “It was in the office, in front of women,” the employee said. One employee who was at the meeting told Insider that Kipman watching what they described as “VR porn” made people “incredibly uncomfortable.” The staffers were baffled and two of them walked out of the room, according to the outlet. The executive, virtual reality chief Alex Kipman, allegedly watched a sexy pillow fight involving young women in skimpy clothing in front of a half-dozen staffers, Insider reported.Ī screen in the room reportedly displayed the frisky video while Kipman was watching it on a virtual reality headset. Microsoft doubles budget for employee salaries to address inflation, retain talentĪ top executive at Microsoft watched “VR porn” in front of his subordinates in the office, according to a new report. Microsoft censors Bing searches for Xi Jinping, Tiananmen Square: study World’s 50 richest people have lost half a trillion dollars this year
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