Source: BroBible
Summary
A former Comcast employee in Connecticut has filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging that a store manager forced employees to be tied to a chair and hit in the face with pies for not meeting sales goals. The employee claims that the manager had a policy of “promoting revenues and profits by ordering employees to tie down and physically assault underperforming co-workers.” The lawsuit alleges constructive discharge and negligent supervision, and seeks over $15,000 in damages.
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The ritual arrives with a side of whipped cream.
Tying employees to a chair and hitting them with pies becomes a “policy” to boost sales. Because, you know, humiliation and bodily harm are great motivators. The store manager allegedly kept a chart ranking employees and identifying those who were next in line for a pie-in-the-face. And, of course, it was all documented on video for extra humiliation. The lawsuit claims this created a hostile work environment, because who wouldn’t feel uncomfortable being tied up and hit with a pie?
Apparently, being a Comcast employee means being a human pinata for sales goals.
Author: Evan Null
