For what it's worth, this is not the first time I've heard that Mr. Goodson enjoyed the company of certain female staff members. I'm reminded of an anecdote a former colleague related to me when he worked as an editor on the G-T production, That's My Line. This was a 1981 CBS summer replacement series that was hosted by Bob Barker and three female correspondents. The show was something of a mix of PM Magazine, That's Incredible! and Real People.
One day, this fellow was recording voice-overs from one of the ladies who was situated inside an announce booth down the hall. A few minutes into the session, the narration was interrupted by the sound of a door opening and closing ... then the muffled voice of the young woman: "Ooh, Mr. Goodson! Ooooh!"
Intimate relations with attractive models? That's good work if you can get it. What becomes objectionable, however, is when the relationship is between people of different "ranks" within the same organization. (Yes, Les Moonves and Julie Chen: I'm looking straight at you.) Ultimately, these situations bring bad mojo to the workplace. When Dian Parkinson (allegedly) started having affairs with two of the show's executives, her status rose beyond that of her coworkers on the set. People felt they had to walk on eggshells around Dian lest she whisper something negative about them into Mark's or Bob's ear.
There's another important reason why managers ought not date their staff. Most all workplace dalliances will eventually reach an ugly conclusion rather than a happy forevermore. When the end does come, one or both parties is going have hurt feelings and be apt to become vengeful in ways that do further damage within the work environment.
To my thinking, although Dian might have been the instigator of the relationships with her bosses, each man showed poor judgment by becoming intimately involved with a coworker/subordinate. But that's what happens when we let organs below the waist do our thinking rather than our brains.
