"Justin Mateen joined Tinder as Chief Marketing Officer, a position that made him Ms. Wolfe’s direct supervisor. Within two months after he became an employee, in November 2012, Mr. Mateen began pursuing a romantic relationship with Ms. Wolfe."
IANAL but AFAIK if I send a mail to you it's not private and can totally be accepted as evidence in a court of law.There is no notion of privacy in sending a mail,a text message,... the only thing that would not be admissible is if I recorded a conversation between us without telling you you are on record.
the only thing that would not be admissible is if I recorded a conversation between us without telling you you are on record.
Doesn't that vary by state? IIRC in some you can record anything you're involved in while in others everyone involved has to agree (or at least know?). Or maybe this was about getting sued under privacy laws rather than admissibility...
Ignoring the romantic relationship, check pages 6 and 7 for how multiple officers didn't want a "girl" to be seen as a co-founder. It's not as salacious but the allegations, if true, move things out of the "one rogue manager" territory.
AFAIK, the Tinder guys were not the ones with a leaked Fraternity leadership e-mail that clearly exposed them as misogynistic douches with little sensitivity outside their bro-ubble.
That said, Tinder and Snapchat are two peas in a pod, eh?
Where do you draw the line when you work with and are dating the same person? The only fault I see here on IAC is hiring people who are dating.