Originally Posted by Rave
How, exactly, does his prediliction for kinky sex affect his ability to do his job? That's the crux of the matter.
My best friend (who I've known since I was 13; I'm now 29) is both bisexual and promiscuous. He's also very good at his job, and has been promoted accordingly. I don't see any reason why his out-of-hours behaviour should have any bearing on the job he's very good at.
The prediliction for kinky sex doesn't affect his ability to do his job. The fact that his prediliction for kinky sex is common public knowledge and the talk of many a dinner table is likely to have a significant effect on his ability to do his job.
Pre-publicity he would have been fine engaging in whatever acts he so chose, with whoever he so chose (and presumably was, for an extended period), but post-publicity he becomes a joke figure, the butt of innuendo, and therefore not suitable as the figurehead of a proud and business-like organisation.
There are many people who will not want to be seen (and particularly photographed) consorting with such a man, and when these people are a business' important clients (e.g. for the FIA, heads of oil-wealthy Arab states willing to pay vast sums of money to host Grand Prix), that is a serious problem for the business and one which must be addressed.
With regard to your best friend, there is no incompatibility between having an interesting sex life and being good at a job. However, promotions are usually not given simply on ability but also usually relate somewhat to the state of the relationship between appraiser and appraisee. If your friend comes up agianst (boom boom!) a manager who has strict views against such behaviour, and your friend's proclivities are known to this manager, your friend may face a difficult, if not impossible, task to proceed any further with a career in that organisation. Again, it's a question of publicity. If the private is kept private, no problem. If it becomes known at work, potential problem.