Let’s play a little game called “What Does It Take to Get Fired at Nestlé?”

Because history shows it’s not child labor. Not killing babies with formula marketing. Not stealing water from drought-stricken communities. Not covering up contamination in Perrier. Nope—none of those made the cut.

What finally crossed the line?

Falling in love.

Yes, in August 2025, Nestlé’s CEO was sacked for an “undisclosed romantic relationship” with a subordinate. And honestly, it’s refreshing to see Nestlé finally fire someone for something. It’s just… hilarious that this is the hill they chose to die on.

Nestlé’s Resume of Horror (That Didn’t Get Anyone Fired)

• Baby Formula Scandal (1970s–now): Misled poor mothers into abandoning breastfeeding. Result: diluted formula, malnutrition, infant deaths. Response? Global outrage, boycotts… but not a single exec ousted.
• Child Labor in Cocoa Farms (2000s–now): Lawsuits, exposés, NGOs pointing at child slavery. Nestlé promised fixes year after year. Still happening. Executives? Kept their jobs, kept their bonuses.
• Water Theft in California (2010s): Pumped water from drought zones with expired permits. Sold it back at 300,000% markup. Public fury. Executives? Untouched.
• Perrier Contamination Cover-up (2024): Filters slapped on to hide pesticide and bacteria. Government inquiry. Executives? Still employed.

But romance in the office? Good heavens, no! Out comes the guillotine.

Corporate Morality, Nestlé-Style

Apparently Nestlé can shrug off:

• Exploiting children.
• Starving infants.
• Depleting ecosystems.
• Lying about contamination.

But if you dare to mix business with pleasure, that’s the real crime. That’s the one that “damages trust.”

This is the corporate equivalent of Hannibal Lecter being acquitted of cannibalism but jailed for jaywalking.

Why? Because PR > People

The truth is, scandals don’t get you fired at Nestlé. Bad optics do. Exploiting kids? Complex issue. Killing babies? “A matter of perspective.” Water theft? “Debatable.” But a consensual workplace romance? That’s messy, public, and can’t be spun into a sustainability campaign.

So out goes the CEO. Not for crimes against humanity. Not for corruption. But for love.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is Nestlé in a nutshell:

• A company that can survive boycotts, lawsuits, and moral outrage for decades.
• But can’t survive a human relationship without hitting the eject button.

Because at Nestlé, water, forests, and children are all negotiable. But HR paperwork? That’s sacred.