Bank employee fired for being too sexy: lawsuit
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A former banker at a Manhattan branch of Citibank is suing parent company Citigroup, alleging she was fired for being too hot, reports the Village Voice.
Debrahlee Lorenzana, 33, alleges she was getting into trouble over her outfits, and that her superiors, unable to concentrate, ordered her to stop wearing turtlenecks, pencil skirts, three-inch heels or fitted business suits.
She said other co-workers wore far more revealing clothing.
"They said their body shapes were different from mine, and I drew too much attention," she told the Village Voice.
According to the lawsuit, "as a result of the shape of her figure, such clothes were purportedly 'too distracting' for her male colleagues and supervisors to bear."
Her lawyer, Jack Tuckner, agreed that Lorenzana is a sexy woman, but said that shouldn't matter in the workplace.
"It's like saying that we can't think anymore 'cause our penises are standing up, and we cannot think about you except in a sexual manner and we can't look at you without wanting to have sexual intercourse with you. And it's up to you, gorgeous woman, to lessen your appeal so that we can focus," Tuckner told the newspaper.
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By QMI Agency
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A former banker at a Manhattan branch of Citibank is suing parent company Citigroup, alleging she was fired for being too hot, reports the Village Voice.
Debrahlee Lorenzana, 33, alleges she was getting into trouble over her outfits, and that her superiors, unable to concentrate, ordered her to stop wearing turtlenecks, pencil skirts, three-inch heels or fitted business suits.
She said other co-workers wore far more revealing clothing.
"They said their body shapes were different from mine, and I drew too much attention," she told the Village Voice.
According to the lawsuit, "as a result of the shape of her figure, such clothes were purportedly 'too distracting' for her male colleagues and supervisors to bear."
Her lawyer, Jack Tuckner, agreed that Lorenzana is a sexy woman, but said that shouldn't matter in the workplace.
"It's like saying that we can't think anymore 'cause our penises are standing up, and we cannot think about you except in a sexual manner and we can't look at you without wanting to have sexual intercourse with you. And it's up to you, gorgeous woman, to lessen your appeal so that we can focus," Tuckner told the newspaper.
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