Dwight does not approve.
Posted on 04/25/2006 12:18:13 PM PDT by Abathar
FRESNO, Calif. -- A former saleswoman for a Fresno alarm company said she was humiliated when her supervisors spanked her with a competitor's yard sign while co-workers watched and jeered.
Janet Orlando, 53, is suing Alarm One Inc. in Fresno Superior Court.
Lawyers for the company said the spankings were done in fun, and that both male and female employees were spanked.
Alarm One's lawyers said Orlando voluntarily quit after five months of employment, The Modesto Bee reported. The paper reported that lawyers also said the woman was a willing participant in the spankings and that the company did not intend to hurt any of the spanked employees. The company reportedly wanted to spank employees to "build camaraderie among the sales force."
The employees at the company reportedly work on commission and are required to attend daily sales training meetings, at which they were spanked for talking out of turn or arriving late, the paper reported
"The spankings also were used to increase productivity from its work force," Orlando’s lawyer told the paper. The paper reported that during the spankings, the workers yelled lewd comments and hooted. Some of the comments reportedly were "bend over, baby" and "you've been a bad girl," according to court documents.
Former Alarm One supervisor Nina Correia testified that she trained Orlando and that Orlando never complained about being spanked -- also saying that Orlando had fun at the meetings and participated in yelling foul language when people got spanked, the paper reported. "She was willing, ready and excited about being there," Correia testified.
The case that is expected to wrap up Tuesday.
I thought you two might be able to relate....just saying...
Just another day at the office. . .
Paulie Jr? Is that YOU?
Only you Pissy would take that path :)
Is that why you keep begging me to work for you? ;o)
Because it's meant to humiliate them without any hint of seriousness-- to keep them from being late, etc. Like standing in a corner or wearing a stupid hat. Except spanking adults with soft paper signs is funnier.
You forgot to add "low class" and "tacky"
Do not rely solely on your spell checker. The Preview button is our friend. ;O)
Dwight does not approve.
The Closer's got coffee, however....
Damn "journalists", they left out way important details. Did they have to drop their skivvies or not? Inquiring minds NEED to know!
Is he a mod?
How old are these people? This has bad idea written all over it...
Put on by request.
I can relate.......totally.
The spanking as motivation for sales force is a stupid practice. The workers should complain, threaten to leave, even leak it to the press. But no lawsuits or criminal complaints, please.
LOL!! My old man could teach him a thing or two about how to motivate people, he thinks Paul Sr. takes too much $#!& and is a p&$$y too, I'm not kidding either...
Boss: I'm going to get right to the point. It has come to my attention that you and the cleaning woman have engaged in sexual intercourse on the desk in your office. Is that correct?
George: Who said that?
Boss: She did.
George: Was that wrong? Should I have not done that? I tell you I gotta plead ingnorance on this thing because if anyone had said anything to me at all when I first started here that that sort of thing was frouned upon, you know, cause I've worked in a lot of offices and I tell you peope do that all the time.
Boss: You're fired.
George: Well you didn't have to say it like that.
Boss: I want you out of here by the end of the day.
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