Lawsuit
Ξ November 4th, 2009 | → 21 Comments | ∇ work |
In my last post I mentioned one of the things making me not all WAHOO about writing over here is the fact that Midnight Cliff was mentioned in a lawsuit. Although I probably shouldn’t talk about this here, I can’t imagine that anything is especially private so what the hell.
Basically my incredible company had one not white, female employee who gave both women and blacks a bad name. She would only do her job and never lend a hand with anyone else’s overwhelming workload. Even when doing her job she would cut corners or provide crappy service. When I started here almost 11 years ago she worked with a certain attitude that is so against everything I believe in and it never changed. While I won’t go into everything, let’s just say that I am surprised she kept her job as long as she did.
One thing I will mention is that no matter what normal stuff happens in her life she files a lawsuit (teen aged son got in a fight at school and she sued the school, used car had mechanical issues and she suited the dealer or mechanic or whatever…I never wanted details). The owner of my company owns the building we are in and in the winter we all take turns shoveling, salting, etc. Not this employee. In fact, if I notice it is getting slippy I say to myself, “Oh shit, someone had better salt before Bad Apple falls down and sues us.”
She is just that kind of person, going so far as joking about when we all hit the lottery’s Powerball she is going to sue us for more than her share even though she put in the same $2 we all did. You have no idea how much I hate that type of attitude.
ANYhow, the company terminated her in late September and it was no surprise that she filed a lawsuit. From what little I know she claimed racial bullshit because we kept two women who are white and haven’t worked here as long as she had (guess what…they are hard workers who take on multiple roles at the company!). Also claimed sexual harassment because the company knows about my blog and “encourages” me to post naked images of myself for customers and vendors to look at. (SUCH A LIE! None of my supervisors ever told me to post anything here…sexual or otherwise. I do my best to avoid talking about this site with coworkers and supervisors.)
I mean, I almost threw up when when I realized that because of her suit the big, important folks at my company now know of Midnight Cliff. While I always am all sunshine and rainbows about my job, this site still isn’t something that I wanted to share with executives. I mean, my bare breasts are on here! Aaack. Not cool that because of her they now know about it (because to the best of my knowledge they didn’t before the papers were filed!).
This blog is SO not something that I ever made Bad Apple look at, not something the company endorses. Midnight Cliff is MY little slice of the internet, not a corporate space. I’ve never mentioned my company name, never said a bad word about the place. And wouldn’t, because i love my job. When I write about a trade show I sing the praises of the location, the people, my job, etc. and might post a photo that was taken at the show, but never something that was taken while I was on the clock, never something that involved company logos of any type.
I just am so mad that Bad Apple was grasping at straws and pulling me into her bullshit. It isn’t like I ever asked her to give me HNT photos or anything, why would she trash me and risk my job in her anger at being let go? I mean grrrrrrrrrr!
So you guys asked about the lawsuit. That is pretty much the gist of it. Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere. Yinz are stuck with me.
on November 4th, 2009 at 9:24 PM
Damn, that’s out of nowhere, isn’t it?
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on November 4th, 2009 at 9:49 PM
That sucks the big one.
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on November 4th, 2009 at 9:53 PM
I’m sorry to hear that one Bad Apple is causing you and your company so many problems.
Hugs!
on November 4th, 2009 at 9:56 PM
I hate it that people like this can spoil it for an otherwise happy unit. I hope her suit is recognized for what it is, and that everything works out ok!
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on November 4th, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Oh wow that sucks.
Whenever I blog about the shit at my job I risk being let go every time I do it. But I don’t love my job and it’s not something I will be doing for the rest of my life so it doesn’t bother me as much.
But you love your job and it sucks that she put you at risk by being a general asshole.
on November 4th, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Un-fun!!!
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on November 5th, 2009 at 12:05 PM
Well that bites. Some people really suck. And not in a good way.
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on November 5th, 2009 at 2:28 PM
Damn. Talk about a really bad apple. She needs an attitude adjustment. Glad to see you’re still here.
on November 5th, 2009 at 4:32 PM
I KNEW it had to be a litigious nincompoop. I hate that kind of attitude, too. When I worked at the youth hostel, an underaged girl got drunk and fell out a 2nd floor window. She sued on the grounds that the window was not clearly marked “Not an Exit.” Seriously, there has to be a big karmic spanking coming to folks like that.
on November 5th, 2009 at 9:39 PM
I’m going to offer the same to you regarding this that you offered to me regarding my HOA bully. You want I should introduce her to my cousin Guido? My right fist? My mad writing skillz?
I could also give you a hug.
There.
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on November 6th, 2009 at 7:45 PM
That sucketh.
on November 7th, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Wow. Just…wow.
Some people live their lives trying to take the easy way out & get away with it…I wish you luck that this is thrown out & you don’t have to go through a bunch of B.S. before it’s seen for the waste of time it really is. ((hugs))
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on November 9th, 2009 at 12:12 AM
I knew this story…and just reading it now, I am angry all over again. She thinks this is her ticket to all the riches in the world. Maybe she should try WORKING for it like the rest of us. It is a bullshit suit with no grounds whatsoever. She CHOSE to go to your website. If she is offended…there is this REALLY neat little button in the upper right hand corner of the page. You know, the one with an “X” that makes it all go away. Fuck her.
on November 11th, 2009 at 10:25 AM
That sucks big hairy dangly donkey balls. Gah.
Also, you say “slippy.” Such a Yinzer!
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on November 11th, 2009 at 3:46 PM
A sue happy employee (ex-employee now) who finds the best way of trying to get out of doing anything and letting others pay her way in society. Bitchity-bitch that Bad Apple is.
Blogging about work, specifically trashing or bad mouthing is something you don’t do and have never done. What her agenda means to include you seems beyond me.
Well, I would think that your execs will realize that you are valuable asset to the company and even if they went to read a few posts here and there, all they are going to find is cool and fun posts (with a boob or two in-between)
Hope this lawsuit goes away quick. Or maybe I should say that karma needs to meet up with Bad Apple someday so she knows what it’s like to get sued for no reason at all.
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on November 15th, 2009 at 11:32 PM
If it helps, I have no idea who you work for and we’ve, you know, actually hung out… so, that person is obviously an idiot and the lawyer that took the case should know better. Also, HELLO, you’ve actually been posting… I, apparently, did not get the announcement that your feed was messed up until a few days ago. Sorry & I love you!!
on November 20th, 2009 at 6:13 AM
I’d say she is just jealous because you have really nice boobs, but I don’t want to get sued.
And seriously, that sucks. She should have minded her own business. Sorry you have to go through that.
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on November 23rd, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Wow. I am really PISSED that you are being bullied like this!
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on November 24th, 2009 at 1:05 PM
Please don’t let that asshole get to you. FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION FOREVER!! GOD BLESS THE USA! Love you!
on December 1st, 2009 at 11:16 PM
What a completely useless bitch. That kind of stuff makes me so angry… WTF is wrong with people wanting to sue all the time to get money?! GAH!
That said, I’ve also met you a couple of times, and I have absolutely no clue where you work! I do know, however, that you’ve stated numerous times how much you love your job.
Plus, you have great boobs.
I really hope this bitch gets shot down ASAP like she SHOULD.
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on December 12th, 2009 at 1:32 AM
I’m with Faiqua. I’ve hung out with you AND your coworkers and i still don’t know where you work. I’m sure someone told me at some point that night but then they told me I should have another margarita. Next thing I knew, I was in your bed. LOL. Miss you. Lemme know what your Reno schedule looks like this year!
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