Comcast store punished low sales by smashing pies in workers' faces, lawsuit claims
Summary
A lawsuit claims a Comcast store manager in Connecticut forced low-selling employees to have cream pies smashed in their faces as a punishment and motivation method. The lawsuit says the manager made others take part in and record these actions, creating a hostile work environment that led to an employee’s resignation.Key Facts
- The lawsuit alleges a Comcast store manager made the lowest salespeople monthly get a cream pie smashed in their face.
- Employees were tied to chairs and assaulted as part of this punishment ritual.
- The manager also made other employees participate in and video record the pie attacks.
- The plaintiff, David Figueroa, said he was not told about this at hiring and resigned due to the hostile environment.
- The lawsuit claims Comcast failed to supervise the store and should have known about the harmful policies.
- Comcast said it disagrees with the claims and has zero tolerance for harassment.
- The lawsuit seeks compensation for lost income and emotional harm.
- A chart was kept ranking employees and marking those who were or would be assaulted.
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