Posted on 05/18/2023 3:11:30 PM PDT by simpson96
An IT worker sued her boss for sexual harassment after believing his use of "xx", "yy", and "????" in an email asking for more information was a coded way of asking for sexual relations.
Karina Gasparova also claimed that when Alexander Goulandris renamed a work file with his initials 'ajg' it was an abbreviation of "A Jumbo Genital".
The employment tribunal at London Central Court said Ms Gasparova's perception of events was "skewed".
Her claims were rejected.
Ms Gasparova was a project manager at the London office of essDOCS, a company that provides "paperless trade solutions".
She took the firm to the tribunal claiming sexual harassment, discrimination and unfair dismissal.
The tribunal heard she believed her superior, Mr Goulandris, was "trying to chat her up" when discussing business on work calls, and claimed he would stare at her.
It was also claimed that email correspondence from Mr Goulandris insinuated a desire to "engage in sexual acts".
Presented as evidence, the email from Mr Goulandris read:
"Can you please complete the following:
The solution us currently used by xx Agris companies and yy Barge lines in corn cargoes in south-north flows in the ???? waterways.
Also, can you remind me of what the balance of the rollout will be and the approx. timing.
Thanks"
Ms Gasparova, who represented herself, argued the 'xx' referred to kisses, 'yy' to sexual contact and '????' as a coded way of asking "when she would be ready" to engage in sexual acts.
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The claims from Ms Gasparova were called a "skewed perception of everyday events" by the tribunal panel, which also said she "demonstrated a tendency to make extraordinary allegations without evidence".
Ms Gasparova's claims of sexual harassment, discrimination and unfair dismissal were rejected and she was ordered to pay £5,000 costs to essDOCS.
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Unfulfilled fantasy?
Lots of lonely and broken hearted people out there.
Watch out!
She was probably inspired by the $5 MILLION awarded to Carroll, but she didn’t want to wait 25 years to make up a story.
She must have been unaware that it’s ABD not AGJ
Lock her up for being mentally defective ... as well as ugly.
Now she’s suing the BBC for having a suggestive name.
Siriuslee, what’s next? Woketards flipping out over X/Y charts?
XD XD
I’m sure she was their best employee.
LMAO!
She has quite an imagination.
What a loon. Whelp now she’s gotta pay $5k in legal costs for the guy she sued. She should have realized her case was ridiculous when no lawyers were willing to take it on and she was forced to represent herself.
Funny, she doesn’t’t *look* like E.
Jean Carroll?
Mighty high opinion of herself, I just say.
😂😂😂 I see what you did there!
Man! Don’t hire chicks! Geez. Though at this point it may be don’t hire anyone under forty.
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