The article doesn’t say she took the phone. It says the president gave it to her and asked her to transfer data. So it is even worse and indicates he was not too smart. This woman will milk as much money as she can get out of this big company who bends over big time to appear black friendly.
I know what the article says and don’t believe it. That article and other ones on the subject makes make vague references to attempts at getting rid of her or having her transferred.
Anyone who has dealt with being in a bureaucracy will recognize that this is what happens with a person who doesn’t play well with others and/or is disgruntled.
As the AT&T employee in this thread pointed out, this person would need a MBA to advance, but she is playing the race card instead and trying to get a big lottery payoff.
Given the current climate — particulary that facts don’t matter if you are smeared with the Scarlet Letter of Racism — she likely will win at least some of what she’s demanding.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease — especially if it’s a member of a Designated Victim group.