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“In 2012, Google also lent Mr. Rubin $14 million to buy a beach estate in Japan. “

Sounds like the culture of embezzlement everyone knows corporate executive management is.

A loan that the company knows about is not embezzlement. It's a perk designed to make Rubin's life easier which is worth more than money to both Google and Rubin. He could of course arrange his own loan, just like an average Google employee could arrange their own lunch.

I guess though, the notion of fairness would be that Google would provide similar loans for all of its employees.. e.g. if they want to buy a house.

Using company funds to hedge against personal risk is shady and selfish, even if it might technically be legal. It’s as close to embezzlement as you can get. I can’t imagine explaining to investors why I needed to loan myself company funds for a fucking vacation home, for my mistresses no less!

But whatever, executives are Gods who can do no wrong and deserve 90 million for sexual harassment and assault, and they deserve company loans for vacation homes for their whores. What a joke!

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