Now this was the workplace from hell (allegedly). 23-year-old Priscilla Agosto of New York (pictured above and on right) has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against employer "People's Choice Realty," claiming that she "was groped, slapped, flashed, fondled and subject to racial abuse and death threats." (Is that all? Not like anyone actually tried to kill her!)
Apparently this Brooklyn joint thinks it has an airtight defense. The owner denies all charges of sexual harassment, saying that Agosto is "too ugly" and "no one would touch her." There you have it! Jackass.
Agosto reportedly hung on for 14 months of this tortuously hostile work environment (allegedly) before finally quitting. Which just goes to show: Jobs are so hard to come by in this absolutely rotten economy that people will actually endure hellish jobs out of fear they won't be able to find anything else.
Why else, after all, would any person endure 14 months of these things (my guess as to this braintrust employer's likely defense follows each item):
-Agosto says seven different male employees "made lewd advances at her even after she complained to the bosses." [Defense: Hey, they cut it out after she complained.]
-She says one male employee offered her 60 bucks for an Oral Roberts, telling her that "all Puerto Rican girls are good at it." [Defense: That employee never carries that kind of money around, and Puerto Rican girls ARE good at it!]
-Agosto alleges he also "groped" her and "stole a kiss" from her and would also ask Agosto (who happens to be a lesbian) to kiss pictures of naked women. [Defense: The women were not "naked," they were merely topless.]
-Just for good measure, Agosto says the same individual once "walked in while she was cleaning the bathroom, exposed himself and urinated in front of her." [Defense: When you gotta go, you gotta go!]
-Another employee allegedly demanded that Agosto "join him in a threesome." [Defense: He just wanted her to accompany him and his girlfriend to the Mets game.]
-Another employee allegedly offered Agosto $500 if he could watch her and her girlfriend having sex. [Defense: If you think Agosto's ugly, you should see the girlfriend. No one would pay to see that!]
-Agosto says another employee told her he would "get rid" of any employee who threatened the realty company, adding that "I don't have a problem killing anyone." [Defense: He didn't mean "kill" in the literal sense. It's like when the Obama campaign says it intends to "kill Romney."]
-She says the final straw came when another employee slapped her right across the face and "when she went crying" to management, the boss "waved her away." [Defense: I was on an important conference call at the time and, besides, I thought the only reason she was crying was because she'd just glanced in the mirror.]
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/explosive_sex_harass_suit_alleges_ICryjLHP8uZgu1hxrj97jN
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/08/11/2011-08-11_woman_sues_for_sexual_harassment_at_peoples_choice_reality_their_response_shes_t.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2025111/Shes-ugly-touch-Real-estate-firm-denies-employees-sexual-harassment-claim.html
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