March 10, 2021 at 4:42 PM
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As South Park might say, “It’s Sexual Harassment… Panda.”
A former employee at the Santa Clarita, California Panda Express has sued the company alleging sexual battery, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and intentional infliction of emotional distress after a “self-improvement seminar” went horribly wrong. And not just because she accidentally ate some of that orange chicken glop they pass off as food.
The plaintiff alleges that the “area coach of operation” Matthiu Simuda “informed Plaintiff that in order to be considered for promotion, she needed to complete a ‘self-improvement seminar run by Alive Seminars.” At the time, the plaintiff was making $11.35 per hour, but she dutifully borrowed hundreds of dollars for what she believed was an essential investment in her career.
A former Panda Express employee alleged in a lawsuit Wednesday that the fast-food chain pressured her to attend a "bizarre" self-improvement seminar that "quickly devolved into psychological abuse" when she was "forced to strip down to her underwear" in front of strangers and coworkers.
Will you be having panties with your entree at Panda Express?
One former team member claims that she was forced to strip during a team building activity with her asian cuisine preparing crew. You know, like the Ropes Course or the Trust Falls, like they did in Mean Girls.
Former Team Member, Jennifer Spargifiore, an ex California team member is coming forward about an incident tha took place in 2019.
Spargifiore said the event was provided by Panda Express, and ran by the team building events company, Alive Seminars and Coaching Academy. The former team member explained that these activities were usually prerequesites for promotion, according to NBC.
Panda Express employees allegedly had to strip down to their underwear during a work team-building event dubbed as a “self-improvement” seminar where they were told to talk about their weaknesses with colleagues and were berated by session leaders. When a male co-worker started crying as he was asked to strip, a female cashier and the man were told to "hug it out" while still in their underwear. The 23-year-old woman said she was filmed and that.