Microsoft executive watched ‘VR porn’ in front of subordinates

According to a new report, a top Microsoft executive watched “VR porn” in front of his subordinates in the office. 

The Virtual Reality chief, Alex Kipman, reportedly witnessed a sexy pillow fight involving scantily-clad young women in front of half a dozen employees, the insider reported.

A screen in the room reportedly displayed the sexy video while Kipman was watching it on a virtual reality headset. 

According to the report, the employees were stunned with several deciding to leave the room. An employee present at the meeting told Insider that seeing things Kipman described as “VR porn” made people “incredibly uncomfortable.” 

“It was in the office, in front of the women,” one employee that decided to stay reported. 

Insider reported that the incident happened several years after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella attempted to clean up Microsoft’s culture in 2014 and cracked down on “talent jerks.” 

Nadella’s pledge gained momentum last year after reports emerged accusing Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates of decades of poor workplace behaviour.

Gates was accused of lying to a woman at a company event in 1988, sending flirtatious and “inappropriate” emails to a female Microsoft employee in 2007, and even having an affair with another female Microsoft employee. After Gates’ wife Melinda announced they were separating last year, Melinda accused Bill of cheating and breaking his trust. 

After reports of Gates’ alleged behaviour surfaced last year, Nadella insisted that the company had changed, saying “The Microsoft of 2021 is very different from the Microsoft of 2000.” 

But the Insider report alleges that Nadella overlooked the misconduct of officials, including Kipman.

When employees prepared a report last year with dozens of allegations of misconduct against Kipman, the company took no disciplinary action against the VR chief, according to the report. 

Sources told the outlet that people like Kipman, long considered the “golden boys,” have long been patronised by executives including Gates and former CEO Steve Ballmer. 

“When they are golden, nothing can be done against them,” a former Microsoft executive told the outlet. “The person believes that they are untouchables and they can do whatever they want. You can even swallow the abuse.”

Apparently Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment instead telling the Insider that it was “ignorant of any reports” of Kipman watching sex videos in virtual reality. 

“Every claim we receive is investigated, and clear action is taken to substantiate each claim,” a company spokesperson said. “This disciplinary action may range from dismissal, relegation, loss of pay or bonus, official reprimand, compulsory training, coaching, or a combination of some of these.”