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A female Google exec has hit back at a former colleague – who alleges that she sexually harassed him – saying that his time at the tech giant was ‘marked by repeated instances of misconduct toward women.’
Ryan Olohan, 48, a married New Jersey father-of-seven, alleges Tiffany Miller rubbed his abdominals, told him he had a nice body and that her marriage lacked ‘spice,’ according to a lawsuit filed in November.
Miller, who is Asian American, told Olohan she knew he liked Asian women — referring to his wife, who is from Korea, according to the earlier filing.
‘Ryan Olohan’s claims against Tiffany Miller are completely meritless. Instead of acknowledging the reality that – as Google has publicly stated – Google fired Mr. Olohan for cause after investigating numerous complaints about him by his co-workers,’ Miller’s spokesperson told DailyMail.com in response to the suit.
‘Mr. Olohan has concocted a fictional conspiracy theory that Ms. Miller and others supposedly orchestrated an elaborate years-long scheme to have him fired. The facts do not support Mr. Olohan’s attempt to blame others for the consequences of his own misconduct,’ the statement continued.
Former Google executive Ryan Olohan, 48, claims he was fired after he rejected advances from his boss Tiffany Miller who allegedly groped him at Manhattan’s Fig & Olive restaurant
Google executive Tiffany Miller is accused of rubbing Olohan’s abs, telling him he had a nice body and that her marriage lacked ‘spice,’ according to a lawsuit filed in November
The new filing from Miller also refers Olohan’s original allegations as a ‘fictional account’ aimed ‘to blame others for his own significant shortcomings to avoid the reality that Google – not Miller – fired him.’ Olohan was let go from Google after 15 years in August 2022.
Olohan has filed a lawsuit against Miller and Google in New York’s Southern District alleging that he was the victim of sexual harassment, gender discrimination, racial discrimination and retaliation.
‘Olohan’s attempts to recast himself as a victim are particularly ironic in light of his troubled tenure at Google, which was marked by repeated instances of misconduct toward women and subordinates,’ one section of the new complaint filed by Miller’s lawyers reads.
The court filing sees Miller deny nearly every allegation made by Olohan.
The complaint also downplays Miller’s interactions with Olohan, saying she was never his boss, never ‘engaged in an improprieties’ with him or that she had any thing to do with his getting fired.
Miller’s lawyers also took issue with Olohan’s assertion that she was drunk at a Google-event in December 2021, in which Miller drunkenly rebuked him front of numerous employees, loudly telling Olohan that she ‘disagreed with him 70 percent of the time’ and ‘did not like him 70 percent of the time.’
The complaint says rather she said that approved of Olohan’s leadership methods 70 percent of the time. She denies being drunk at the time.
In a statement on Olohan’s firing, a Google spokesperson told Insider the he ‘was terminated with cause after a thorough investigation of complaints by numerous employees. We firmly stand by our decision here and we will vigorously defend ourselves against these claims.’
The new filing from Miller also refers Olohan’s original allegations as a ‘fictional account’ aimed ‘to blame others for his own significant shortcomings to avoid the reality that Google – not Miller – fired him’
Olohan, 48, claims he was fired after he rejected advances from his boss Tiffany Miller who allegedly groped him at Manhattan’s Fig & Olive restaurant
The company has rejected Olohan’s claims in court and asked the judge to dismiss the case ‘with prejudice.’
While Olohan’s lawyers said: ‘We are disappointed by Google’s refusal to take accountability and look forward to vindicating Mr. Olohan’s rights.’
In Olohan’s lawsuit, he says that the chest rubbing incident happened at Manhattan’s Fig & Olive restaurant in December 2019, which Olohan said he reported to human resources the next week, but nothing ever came of the complaint. And that it was only the beginning of the harassment.
Olohan claims Miller began retaliating against him by reporting him to human resources for ‘microaggressions.’ He claims harassment went on until he was ultimately fired in August 2022 after 16 years with the company.
He had just been promoted to managing director of food, beverages, and restaurants and joined a new management team that included Miller, when the alleged incident happened at the company outing.
Following his firing, Olohan joined the Klick Group as the executive vice president of growth. He also owns an ice cream shop in New Jersey
When he suggested later that night that Miller may have had ‘too much to drink,’ he was told that it was just ‘Tiffany being Tiffany’
The court filing sees Miller deny nearly every allegation made by Olohan
The New Jersey father said he was initially uncomfortable bringing it up because many of his colleagues had been ‘drinking alcohol excessively.’
When he suggested later that night that Miller may have had ‘too much to drink,’ he was told that it was just ‘Tiffany being Tiffany.’
Olohan reported the incident to Google’s Human Resources department who ‘openly admitted that if the complaint was ‘in reverse’ — a female accusing a white male of harassment — the complaint would certainly be escalated,’ according to the lawsuit.
There was no discussion or investigation about the incident and Olohan claimed in the lawsuit there was retaliation from Miller after he filed his complaint with HR.
In two instances mentioned in the lawsuit in which Miller allegedly criticized him and reported him to human resources for ‘microaggressions,’ there were managers present.
Google’s Human Resources Business Partner, Jacky Schiestel agreed that Miller was ‘being petty’ in both instances and that there were no microaggressions from Olohan.
Olohan said Miller’s retaliation and hostility caused him anxiety and made him feel like he was on probation.
But ‘although Google was aware that Miller’s continued harassment of Olohan stemmed from his rejection of her sexual advances, it again took no action,’ the suit claims.
Olohan had just been promoted to managing director of food, beverages, and restaurants and joined a new management team that included Miller, when the alleged incident happened at the company outing at Fig & Olive restaurant at 420 W 13th Street in Manhattan
The New Jersey father said he was initially uncomfortable bringing it up because many of his colleagues had been ‘drinking alcohol excessively.’ Pictured: Fig & Olive in Manhattan
Olohan said he began feeling increasing pressure from his supervisor Adam Stewart, who told him in February 2022 that there were ‘obviously too many white guys’ on his management team, according to the lawsuit.
Alleged retaliation by Miller continued and in an incident in April 2022, Olohan claims he was drunkenly berated by Miller during a company outing at a karaoke bar.
The suit claims Miller mocked him in front of Google employees and reiterated that she knew he preferred Asian women over white women.
In June 2022, Schiestel informed Olohan that an employee had complained to Human Resources about him and approximately three weeks later, Olohan informed Schiestel that the complaint was made at Miller’s behest in retaliation for his refusing her sexual advances.
In June, Olohan was told to only hire female applicants for the team and in July, he was encouraged to fire a male employee to make room on his team for a woman, the suit claims.
The following month, Google fired Olohan, ending his employment after 16 years at the company.
During a videoconference call, Olohan said he was told by the Google Employee Investigations team that he was being fired because he was not ‘inclusive.’
Google’s Employee Investigations team explained that he had shown favoritism towards high performers, which it considered ‘non-inclusive,’and commented on employees’ walking pace and hustle, which it considered ‘ableist.’
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and names both Google and Miller as defendants accusing them of discrimination, retaliation, and fostering a hostile work environment.
Following his firing, Olohan joined the Klick Group as the executive vice president of growth. He also owns an ice cream shop in New Jersey.
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