I take harassment issues pretty seriously, having had extensive training in such things as a manager.
Still, it’s a bit difficult to feel much sympathy for someone who was “executive assistant to two top officers” of Larry Flynt Publications (you know, the company run by Larry Flynt, world-famous pornographer and gubernatorial candidate), and yet who found herself shocked, shocked I tell you, to discover sex toys in the office.
Raymond, who was fired from her job a year ago, claims that Flynt fostered a hostile work environment. She said in the lawsuit she had found sex toys in the company dishwasher that were “used on the prostitutes who visited his office.” Raymond was dismissed shortly after complaining to her supervisors.
Good heavens — in the offices of the company that publishes Hustler and equally savory publications, there was (gasp) sexual activity going on? And the management had the nerve to not pay attention to her complaints about it?
What next — suits over exposure to second-hand smoke in the offices of R.J. Reynolds?
(via Blather)
I can’t say with absolute certainty, but this is probably the first blog entry I’ve ever seen with references to both Casablanca and Super Chicken.
I had to reread the “found in the dishwasher” sentence a few times. We have a dishwasher here and for some reason I don’t think I’ll use it anymore.
Scott: It’s always a pleasure to bring an eclectic mixture of cultural references to my many readers.
Adam: I suppose you could do a Top Ten list of “What embarrasing things you might find in the dishwasher depending on the business you work for.” Or maybe not.