A former Google engineer is suing the tech giant, saying she was wrongfully terminated after years of sexual and physical harassment — including finding a male employee under her desk, being slapped by a male colleague, and having a drink “spiked.”
Loretta Lee — who worked at the Silicon Valley staple from 2008 t0 2016 — contends in her lawsuit, obtained by TheWrap, that a myriad of transgressions underscored “bro culture” rampant at the company. Lee said a male coworker texted her, asking if she wanted a “horizontal hug.” She also claimed male colleagues “spiked her drinks with whiskey and laughed about it,” and that she was slapped across the face by a coworker for “no apparent reason” at a holiday party.