Fired for rejecting female executive’s advances: former Google staff
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New York: A former Google employee filed a suit alleging he was fired for having rejected a woman executive’s sexual advances, New York Post reported.
Ryan Olohan claimed that Tiffany Miller, a director at Google's programmatic media, rubbed his abs and complimented his physique during a dinner party.
During the party in Chelsea, Manhattan in December 2019 she told him she knew about his affinity for Asian women, the report said.
She allegedly gave him sexual innuendos saying that her marriage lacked "spice".
The meeting, according to the report, took place after Olohan's promotion as managing director of food, beverages, and restaurants.
After Olohan reported the issue to the HR department, Miller allegedly berated him during a company get-together.
Miller who was part of his new team allegedly mocked Olohan upon his arrival at the party.
She allegedly told him she knew about his preference for Asian women, obliquely referring to his Asian wife.
The lawsuit said the married father of seven was initially uncomfortable to raise the incident because everyone was drunk.
The HR department allegedly failed to take action over the complaint; the department however reportedly admitted if a female were to raise the charge, it would have “escalated”.
Olohan claimed in the lawsuit that Miller retaliated against him over his complaint, reporting him to human resources for "microaggressions".
The New York Post said that Google fired Olohan in July allegedly for not being ‘inclusive’, thus ending his 16 years of service at the company.
Meanwhile a spokesman for Miller denied the accusations saying that the lawsuit “is a fictional account’.
