Workplace affairs costing CEOs jobs

Across US, companies are removing CEOs at the fastest pace — 41 so far this year

- BY LEKSHMY PAVITHRAN Assistant Online Editor

The year 2025 has already seen several high-profile executive exits linked to workplace romantic affairs.

Romantic relationships are not inherently wrong, but when they involve colleagues or subordinates, they often raise serious questions about office ethics, transparency, and corporate governance. Across the US, companies are removing CEOs at the fastest pace in two decades: at least 41 CEOs have exited S&P 500 companies so far this year, compared with 49 for all of 2024.