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“ But along the way, Mr. Blahnik created a toxic work environment, said nine current and former employees who worked with or for Mr. Blahnik and spoke about personnel issues on the condition of anonymity. They said Mr. Blahnik, 57, who leads a roughly 100-person division as vice president for fitness technologies, could be verbally abusive, manipulative and inappropriate. His behavior contributed to decisions by more than 10 workers to seek extended mental health or medical leaves of absence since 2022, about 10 percent of the team, these people said.
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Mr. Blahnik would leer at the group’s creative director, Wil Tidman, and compliment the way Mr. Tidman dressed, two former employees said. During a work video call with staff, he joked that Mr. Tidman was having an affair with a male producer, they said.
One summer night in 2022, Mr. Blahnik sent Mr. Tidman a text message that Mr. Tidman considered inappropriate and unsettling, two people familiar with the message said.”
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“ But along the way, Mr. Blahnik created a toxic work environment, said nine current and former employees who worked with or for Mr. Blahnik and spoke about personnel issues on the condition of anonymity. They said Mr. Blahnik, 57, who leads a roughly 100-person division as vice president for fitness technologies, could be verbally abusive, manipulative and inappropriate. His behavior contributed to decisions by more than 10 workers to seek extended mental health or medical leaves of absence since 2022, about 10 percent of the team, these people said.
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Mr. Blahnik would leer at the group’s creative director, Wil Tidman, and compliment the way Mr. Tidman dressed, two former employees said. During a work video call with staff, he joked that Mr. Tidman was having an affair with a male producer, they said.
One summer night in 2022, Mr. Blahnik sent Mr. Tidman a text message that Mr. Tidman considered inappropriate and unsettling, two people familiar with the message said.”
