Chucky doll allegedly ruins a woman's life

[unicorn]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14822367/Banker-Debra-Jones-fear-dolls-lawsuit-PTSD-Chucky.html

"A former banker with a deep-seated fear of dolls has claimed she has suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ever since her boss left a Chucky toy on her chair. Debra Jones claims in her lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina that her supervisors at Truist subjected her to workplace discrimination and created a hostile work environment - causing her emotional and financial harm. Jones had already been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, general anxiety disorder, autoimmune disorder and vitiligo when she was hired as a full-time relationship banker in April 2024 in Rocky Mount, according to court documents obtained by DailyMail.com.

She claims she suffered discrimination and retaliation at the Charlotte-based bank due to those disabilities, and the Chucky incident caused her to be newly diagnosed with PTSD. Chucky is a fictional character in horror slasher films about a doll possessed by a serial killer. The first film, Child's Play, was released in 1988 and numerous sequels have followed.  It all went down in June 2024, during her last week of training, when Jones claims her manager at the time, Matthew Korr, placed 'the doll that kills people' in her chair.

She says Korr 'was aware of her fear of dolls and how her fear of dolls negatively affected her disabilities, as Plaintiff had shared this with Korr when he had invited Plaintiff to his home for a team cookout.' When he then saw how Jones reacted, Korr allegedly started to laugh. Immediately after the incident, Jones said she had to be treated by her medical provider - and was placed on eight weeks of medical leave to treat her disabilities. She finally returned to work in August 2024, and was assigned to a new manager, Jennifer Briley, who said she was aware of the Chucky incident and moved Jones to a different office. Yet, Jones said her treatment at the bank became worse as she continued to face mockery, and was subjected to unequal treatment related to her job and her workplace accommodations. 

'Plaintiff contends that Plaintiff and her coworkers alike were subjected to making some mistakes, but Plaintiff was treated differently than her coworkers when she made mistakes,' the lawsuit asserts. It also claims Jones had an accommodation to leave work at 3pm three times a week to seek treatment 'for flare-ups that started as a result of the Chucky doll incident.' ..."

Those "flare-ups" were supposedly to treat her vitiligo (the "autoimmune condition"), a condition which does not require 3 times a week treatments. This whole situation sounds so preposterous, I wonder if there ever was a doll placed on her chair. I wonder if this will ever make it to court. Why would anyone hire such a woman?

[thaiophilus]

3 hours ago, unicorn said:

This whole situation sounds so preposterous, I wonder if there ever was a doll placed on her chair.

Well, you are quoting from the Daily Mail.

[unicorn]

7 hours ago, thaiophilus said:

Well, you are quoting from the Daily Mail.

This was reported in multiple sources, including my local newscast--the newscasters had a little chuckle when they gave the story.

[Keithambrose]

3 hours ago, unicorn said:

This was reported in multiple sources, including my local newscast--the newscasters had a little chuckle when they gave the story.

Good pun...