Specifically, Blakely claimed that because Google discouraged managers from having relationships with subordinates, she was encouraged by HR to transfer teams.
"One of us would have to leave the legal department," Blakely told the New York Times. "It was clear it would not be David."
As Drummond would continue to rise the ranks at Google, Blakely left the company in 2007.
"Google felt like I was the liability," she said.
That same New York Times report would help spark a worldwide company walkout in which 20,000 employees protested Google's history of giving multimillion-dollar payouts to departing executives accused of abusing their power and sexual harassment.
Source: The New York Times