why and how is that information useful to you bro?
Something I’ve seen in Corp America at least in my firm, is that senior leadership has a certain profile that is implicit for going far.
It encompasses education, work experience and “fit”. Part of that “fit” is being a family person. All of the men in senior leadership have wives and kids. It is what it is. Certain people get groomed for upper management, and the people doing the grooming will often look to groom people who look like them.
That’s why in part, black people have a tough time cracking into the C-Suite in the US. The people that would prep them for that role don’t really look like them at all.
My department head has his “inner circle” of people who get the promotions and high profile assignments. The people in his inner circle perform well, yes, but there’s politics involved as well.
Rising up the corp ladder isn’t just about doing your work well, but aligning yourself with people that are also rising high. As they rise, they’ll pull you up as well.
It’s like working for a conservative think-thank but reporting to one of the few liberal directors. That director may not go as far, and as a result, you can’t advance all that much (at least underneath them). I’m not looking to rise here, but it’s just something to keep in the back of my mind.
Anyway, doesn’t matter to me, but it just makes sense considering that everytime people have just casually asked if he was dating someone he always kind of changed the subject. Of course, it’s no one’s business but significant others are something people talk about in the office.