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In reply to the discussion: Female CEO says white males can't sue her because they are not a "protected class" [View all]Hassin Bin Sober
(27,458 posts)It might all be fun and games until there is some other beef... and then the lawyers get involved.
I used to work with a woman who liked to goof around and play grab-ass with our office that consisted of more than a handful of gay men (me being one of them). There was a lot of butt grabbing and breast grabbing.
I would steer clear of it like the plague because I have seen how these things devolve once someone decides to make an issue.
Anywhoo, she ended up taking a branch manager position at a large retail mortgage lender. And took some of her buddies with her.
One of her employees lied to a customer and "floated" their jumbo loan with the hopes of making more spread for himself. It ended up costing like $18k to close the, now underwater, loan at the customer's expected rate. They closed at the customer's rate because she could prove she requested a lock even though the loan officer lied. So my friend back-charged $18k worth of the shady loan officer's commissions. He was incensed that the branch didn't eat the deficit like they had done in the past.
Then the shit hit the fan.
She got called on the carpet with a "hostile work environment" claim, lost her job and couldn't even get unemployment.
What did her in? "That cake looks like a giant dick!"
The loan officer and one of his buddies were the witnesses. She couldn't deny it because she said it. And no amount of "but but but" would sway the HR people or their attorney.