Woman Sues Over Spankings At Work

The Indy Channel ^ | April 25, 2006 | AP

[Abathar]

FRESNO, Calif. -- A former saleswoman for a Fresno alarm company said she was humiliated when her supervisors spanked her with a competitor's yard sign while co-workers watched and jeered.

Janet Orlando, 53, is suing Alarm One Inc. in Fresno Superior Court.

Lawyers for the company said the spankings were done in fun, and that both male and female employees were spanked.

Alarm One's lawyers said Orlando voluntarily quit after five months of employment, The Modesto Bee reported. The paper reported that lawyers also said the woman was a willing participant in the spankings and that the company did not intend to hurt any of the spanked employees. The company reportedly wanted to spank employees to "build camaraderie among the sales force."

The employees at the company reportedly work on commission and are required to attend daily sales training meetings, at which they were spanked for talking out of turn or arriving late, the paper reported

"The spankings also were used to increase productivity from its work force," Orlando’s lawyer told the paper. The paper reported that during the spankings, the workers yelled lewd comments and hooted. Some of the comments reportedly were "bend over, baby" and "you've been a bad girl," according to court documents.

Former Alarm One supervisor Nina Correia testified that she trained Orlando and that Orlando never complained about being spanked -- also saying that Orlando had fun at the meetings and participated in yelling foul language when people got spanked, the paper reported. "She was willing, ready and excited about being there," Correia testified.

The case that is expected to wrap up Tuesday.

[Abathar]

Geez, can't have fun at all anymore....

[2banana]

We need to spank lawyers with some tort reform...

[Gay State Conservative]

why is this a problem.I'll wager that Bill Clinton spanked an intern or two while commanding White Trash One.

[samtheman]

I know what the judgement is going to be:

"Bailiff, whack the CEO's pee-pee!"

[Tijeras_Slim]

"The spankings also were used to increase productivity from its work force,"

Even my boss would see this as a quick path to sudden death.

[george wythe]

The article boils down to:

It was consensual.

Both men and women got 'spanked'

It was a facetious exercise.

Too many lawyers chasing a lawsuit

[CzarNicky]

Ok I know my tagline say that the problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time but what part of spanking people at work sounded like a good idea at the time?

[p. henry]

First the spanking and then the.....

[pikachu]

"There are things you have when you area kid you don't appreciate. Like getting spanked my a middle aged woman. Something that costs real money when you get older." -- Emo Phillips

Sorry, just had to post it.

[Abathar]

LOL!! I work with/for family in a family business. Dad is pushing 70 and I still have to dodge a thrown wrench every now and again if I screw off too much (like now). He would be all for smacking my ass to get me motivated if it would work...

[pissant]

Gotta lift the skirt for the proper effect.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

If a salesman loses an order they should be spanked. Its in the book!

[Moose4]

"Team-building" is evil. Generally it's just a way for middle management to humiliate the employees while getting bonuses from the top executives for being "proactive."

Of course, the last team-building exercise I was on was seventeen years ago. And we ended up doing $3,000 of damage to the hotel and conference center...

}:-)4

[Political Junkie Too]

Dave?

-PJ

[Waverunner]

Managements problem is they didn't bring in a profesional spanker for these motivational meetings. Who did that new york charity guy use?

[FearlessFreep]

pic? and none of Helen Thomas.

[Vicomte13]

"First the spanking and then the....."

Let me go back and face the peril!

No, it's too perilous.

[TexasCajun]

Cha-Ching!

[gardenparty]

bump

[HOTTIEBOY]

[HOTTIEBOY]

I thought you two might be able to relate....just saying...

[Mike Bates]

Just another day at the office. . .

[Yo-Yo]

Paulie Jr? Is that YOU?

[najida]

Only you Pissy would take that path :)

[Millee]

Is that why you keep begging me to work for you? ;o)

[Mike Bates]

Don't blame me. You're the one volunteering to bring your own yard sign.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Because it's meant to humiliate them without any hint of seriousness-- to keep them from being late, etc. Like standing in a corner or wearing a stupid hat. Except spanking adults with soft paper signs is funnier.

[Sam's Army]

You forgot to add "low class" and "tacky"

[newgeezer]

Do not rely solely on your spell checker. The Preview button is our friend. ;O)

[GraniteStateConservative]

Dwight does not approve.

[Sam's Army]

The Closer's got coffee, however....

[Millee]

Only because yours have the tacks on them!

[Toby06]

Damn "journalists", they left out way important details. Did they have to drop their skivvies or not? Inquiring minds NEED to know!

[Mike Bates]

Dwight does not approve.

Is he a mod?

[Lucky9teen]

How old are these people? This has bad idea written all over it...

[Mike Bates]

Put on by request.

[Auntbee]

I can relate.......totally.

[NutCrackerBoy]

The spanking as motivation for sales force is a stupid practice. The workers should complain, threaten to leave, even leak it to the press. But no lawsuits or criminal complaints, please.

[Abathar]

LOL!! My old man could teach him a thing or two about how to motivate people, he thinks Paul Sr. takes too much $#!& and is a p&$$y too, I'm not kidding either...

[MotleyGirl70]

First the spanking and then the.....

Boss: I'm going to get right to the point. It has come to my attention that you and the cleaning woman have engaged in sexual intercourse on the desk in your office. Is that correct?

George: Who said that?

Boss: She did.

George: Was that wrong? Should I have not done that? I tell you I gotta plead ingnorance on this thing because if anyone had said anything to me at all when I first started here that that sort of thing was frouned upon, you know, cause I've worked in a lot of offices and I tell you peope do that all the time.

Boss: You're fired.

George: Well you didn't have to say it like that.

Boss: I want you out of here by the end of the day.

[jdm]

LOL. That episode was on last night! "The Red Dot," I think.

[Cagey]

LOL! Hilarious!

[Toby06]

"She'll never notice the spot."

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

The company reportedly wanted to spank employees to "build camaraderie among the sales force."

At what non-drunken moment would this have seemed to have been a good idea?

[ladyjane]

The article boils down to: stupidity

[najida]

You could say the same about the thread ;)

[Larry Lucido]

It was the Hennigan's.

[MotleyGirl70]

[martin_fierro]

[nmh]

What's the name of THIS company?

This is creepy.