Madness on stilts. An extract:
“Mr Freixe had been with Nestle for nearly 40 years but stepped up to the global chief executive role last September, replacing Mark Schneider. Nestle confirmed that he will not receive an exit package.”
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Justice for Men & Boys 
I’m old and street-wise enough to smell a rat here. Perhaps this is the outcome of a power move by someone, or perhaps for some reason he was not popular in some circles in the company, but they did not have a legit reason for removing him from his position. Then the romantic relationship claim (unsubstantiated) came up. That’s all that was needed.
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Thanks Rob, you could well be right. But I can’t help wondering if the issue was that he didn’t declare the relationship to whoever was the appropriate person for such things. After all, countless intimate relationships have started in the workplace, many of them with direct subordinates.
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On the theme of being suspicious this caught my eye. As this woman wins case against employer over ADHD, firms should take note | Money News | Sky News The first thing is that its yet another thing that begins with males and then “spreads” to women. PTSD being an obvious example, initially men having experienced hell, and eventually an actress who leaves a dancing competition suffering from “mild PTSD ! Or RSI initially affecting men operating pneumatic drills and other such tools but then an epidemic amongst women who use keyboards in offices. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that ADHD “spreads” to Girls and “This is a trend that is particularly pronounced among older women” in the workplace. “You don’t want to be cynical,” said Ms McGlone. Well I’m sorry I’m very cynical about sudden dramatic increases in “diagnoses” that effectively obtain concessions in workplaces.
“I was trying to avoid taking the legal route because I really liked the company. This was my dream job, I loved it, and I knew I could do it. So I was trying to manage it in my head and trying to do what they asked. But when I realised that I couldn’t, I was experiencing anxiety,” Could it possibly be she just wasn’t up to the job?
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