Too Hot for Citibank???

[philw]

http://www.news.com.au/business/business-smarts/woman-fired-from-bank-for-being-too-hot/story-e6frfm9r-1225874830040

SHE was too sexy for her shirts, so sexy it hurt - her career, court papers say.

A curvy New York City woman said she was forced out of her job at Citibank because her male co-workers found her figure "too distracting",

Debrahlee Lorenzana said she was dressing professionally on the job, but her male bosses and co-workers still found her too hot to be around.
See pictures of Debrahlee Lorenzana here

Ms Lorenzana began working for Citibank as a business banking officer at their Chrysler Building branch in September 2008.
"Shortly after the commencement of her employment, branch manager Craig Fisher and assistant branch manager Peter Claibourne began articulating inappropriate and sexist comments concerning plaintiff's clothing and appearance," her court filings said.

"The improper comments made to plaintiff by Fisher and Claibourne included, but were not limited to, advising her that she must refrain from wearing certain items of clothing, in particular, turtleneck tops, pencil skirts, fitted business suits, or other properly tailored clothing.

Ms Lorenzana "complained to management, pointing out that other female colleagues wore similar professional attire" and that some dressed far more provocatively, her court filing said.

She was also told that "as a result of her tall stature, coupled with her curvaceous figure, she should not wear classic high heeled business shoes, as this purportedly drew attention to her body in a manner that was upsetting to her easily distracted male managers".

The fed-up woman made a formal complaint to human resources in May of last year, and asked for a transfer to another branch, according to the court filing. The transfer didn't go through, and she was stripped of some of her duties, and then not given proper training for her new ones, the suit said.

She was finally transferred in July, but matters didn't improve at the next branch, where she was chided for failing to recruit new customers despite being given an out of the way post on the second floor, her filings say. She was fired that August.

"The purported reasons for plaintiff's termination included that she failed to meet the required new account opening quotas, in addition to the credulity-straining assertion that her clothing choices were 'inappropriate'," the suit said.

Ms Lorenzana's gender discrimination suit was dismissed last month because her deal with Citibank called for any disputes to be settled in private arbitration. She's pressing on with her case there.

Citibank did not immediately return a call for comment.

[ericire12]

The ultimate in sexual harasment

[TAB]

Some how I really doubt her claim.  Well not the bit about people making comments, but the other stuff.  

[C.O.T.U.S.]

IDIOTS

 I'd be happy to work next to her all day long.  Any felt aggrivations about the situation would be taken out on the wife as soon as I arrived home after work.

[SwoopSJ]

Don't get me wrong, she's a VERY attractive woman, but this is ridiculous.  If they find her appearance too distracting to work with her, these guys must not get out much.  My view point could be somewhat askew, however, I mean I do live in Kentucky and I can find at least a half dozen women better looking than her, at any given time, at one of the local malls.   

Swoop

 

[Sponsor]

[crusader rabbit]

 

I do live in Kentucky and I can find at least a half dozen women better looking than her, at any given time, at one of the local malls.

 

Ought to come to Florida where you can find half-a-dozen better looking women at the Quicky-Mart, CVS, or walking up and down 4th Street in St. Petersburg.  Of course, it'll cost you nearly $20 for the 4th St gals--or so I've read in the paper.

[jaybet]

Yeah, but now she's famous.

[tombogan03884]

Can You say "Modeling Career",
Okay, who in the back screwed it up ?  
FQ !  Did You say YODELING CAREER ?
Well, she does have the lungs for it .     
                    

[Pathfinder]

Some how I really doubt her claim.  Well not the bit about people making comments, but the other stuff.  

The other stuff is probably true, TAB. I have worked white collar office jobs all my career, and the sheer pettiness of the environment is astounding - and appalling. In one case I saw a very capable young lady, a single Mom, procedurally abused by a male manager (and married too) who had made numerous passes at the woman who used to work for him (and now she was working for me, but I was an outside consultant and didn't count), and then trumped up charges and had her fired - and HR went along with the whole thing.

In white collar environments, bosses are always right, until proven otherwise.

[seeker_two]

Looks like she's going to go from being hot to being hot and rich....

Poor girl....