Bill Gates was banned from flirting with interns by Microsoft; new book claims tycoon was like a ‘kid in a candy store’ around women
interns was safe from being propositioned by Bill Gates.
In an explosive tell-all book, New York Times journalist Anupreeta Das paints a decidedly unflattering picture of the Microsoft co-founder and divulges scandalous details of his philandering habits. Das claimed that Gate’s dalliances left his ex-wife Melinda “seething for a long time.”
Bill Gates’s calendar reportedly had mysterious time blocks, and his security staff was restructured by Melinda Gates, who believed they were “enabling” his behavior.
Billionaire Playboy?
According to the book ‘Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King: Bill Gates and His Quest to Shape Our World’ by Das, Gates frequently flirted with women and made unwanted advances, such as inviting a Microsoft employee to dinner while he was still the company’s chairman.
Das describes Gates’s early Microsoft days as being filled with post-work parties at strip clubs, where his male colleagues were oblivious to the negative perception.
Before his marriage, Gates was often pursued by women and Microsoft employees who sought his attention by wearing “Marry Me Bill” t-shirts. A former senior Microsoft employee likened Gates’s behavior to a «kid in a candy store.»
The book notes that even during his marriage, Gates continued to make inappropriate advances, including flirting with interns at the Gates Foundation. This created uncomfortable situations where interns had to balance their career aspirations with avoiding Gates’s advances. In one instance, a colleague reprimanded someone for sending a young
