As much as I like him, he’s her direct superior. You shouldn’t be asking out someone who is your direct subordinate or even a subordinate you’ve never encountered at work before if you’re that high up in the company. That power dynamic is really toxic after a while since once you start relaxing, either you relax at work and it’s unprofessional or you’re too uptight at home and it becomes very awkward. He should have transferred teams if he wanted to ask her out or he could have waited until she got promoted by a third party manager and then asked her out. That way he had no ties to her promotion and is not in charge of her at all.
As much as I like him, he’s her direct superior. You shouldn’t be asking out someone who is your direct subordinate or even a subordinate you’ve never encountered at work before if you’re that high up in the company. That power dynamic is really toxic after a while since once you start relaxing, either you relax at work and it’s unprofessional or you’re too uptight at home and it becomes very awkward. He should have transferred teams if he wanted to ask her out or he could have waited until she got promoted by a third party manager and then asked her out. That way he had no ties to her promotion and is not in charge of her at all.