A high-flying female executive at a software company was sacked for getting drunk at a work event despite her male colleagues being 'far more intoxicated' and facing no punishment, an employment tribunal heard.
Shannon Burns - who was on £220,000 a year - is suing for sex discrimination after complaining of the rampant 'tech bro' culture at the 'male-dominated' firm that hired her.
The engineer was headhunted for a senior role at Gitpod which she took on with the promise of a six figure salary and an equity package potentially worth over £30 million, the hearing was told.
However, soon after starting, issues emerged for Ms Burns - who suffers from ADHD and dyslexia -as she became aware of the problematic culture at company, it was heard.
The 'trailblazing' executive claims she was sacked after a 'Hackathon' work trip to Austria where she downed alcoholic shots with her boss and lost her hotel room key.
