#Latest news with #softwareindustryTimes15-05-2025BusinessTimes‘Tech bros' sued by female who slept in sauna after drunken nightA female executive who was sacked for allegedly becoming so drunk at a work event she slept in a sauna is now suing the company — claiming that male colleagues who were 'far more intoxicated' were not punished. Shannon Burns is suing the software company Gitpod amid claims that a rampant 'tech bro' culture existed at the 'male-dominated' business. An employment tribunal has been told that Burns was headhunted for a senior role at Gitpod, which came with a £220,000 salary and an equity package potentially worth more than £30 million. Burns has claimed that soon after taking up the position she became aware of problems with the company's working culture. The American executive — who the tribunal was told suffered from attention deficit hyperactivity
Times15-05-2025BusinessTimes‘Tech bros' sued by female who slept in sauna after drunken nightA female executive who was sacked for allegedly becoming so drunk at a work event she slept in a sauna is now suing the company — claiming that male colleagues who were 'far more intoxicated' were not punished. Shannon Burns is suing the software company Gitpod amid claims that a rampant 'tech bro' culture existed at the 'male-dominated' business. An employment tribunal has been told that Burns was headhunted for a senior role at Gitpod, which came with a £220,000 salary and an equity package potentially worth more than £30 million. Burns has claimed that soon after taking up the position she became aware of problems with the company's working culture. The American executive — who the tribunal was told suffered from attention deficit hyperactivity
15-05-2025
