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Panda Express is known for emphasizing self-improvement programs for employees, but the lawsuit against the fast-food chain by a former employee in California alleges that some training was disturbing.
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In a new lawsuit against Panda Express, a former employee alleges that in 2019 she was forced to strip down to her underwear and hug a similarly undressed colleague in front of fellow workers and strangers. The incident allegedly occurred at a “self-improvement” seminar that her manager told her was required in order to be considered for promotion.
The employee whose name Eater is not disclosing had been working as a cashier at Panda Express in Santa Clarita, California, for nearly three years when she was told about the seminar, which was described as a prerequisite for career advancement, according to the lawsuit. She alleged that she paid out of pocket for the four-day program, which was administered by the company Alive Seminars and Coaching Academy but sponsored by Panda Express. The seminar “quickly devolved into psychological abuse,” per the complaint: Attendees were allegedly verbally berated, prohibited from using their cell phones, and kept isolated in a room w