Things allegedly obtained a bit of too spicy at one Taco Bell vacation get together!
A former worker is suing the quick meals joint after claiming a employees occasion was an alcohol-fueled orgy! According to the New York Post, Alana Bechiom filed a swimsuit in opposition to Taco Bell and the Colorado-based franchisee Alvarado Restaurant Group, who owns and operates the San Pedro location (not pictured above) the place the incident allegedly occurred final 12 months.
In docs reviewed by the outlet and filed on Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Alana claims she, her sister, and her sister’s associate attended a potluck-style Christmas get together after being invited by supervisor Lidia Ruiz final vacation season. She says issues have been a bit of unusual once they first arrived on the restaurant, the place the get together was held, to see “Ruiz covered the windows of the restaurant with wrapping paper” — and the cameras within the foyer have been additionally lined.
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Throughout the night, a number of staff have been allegedly “overserved” and round midnight is when issues actually obtained WILD! Alana alleged she walked into the again of the institution and noticed her co-worker “having sex with his wife in front of everyone at the party.” The spouse was supposedly “bent over” and kissing each Ruiz and one other feminine co-worker.
The worker was “shocked, disgusted and outraged by what she saw” and instantly ran out of the constructing! But she says she then had to return inside to get a bowl of guacamole she had introduced — however when she obtained inside, she claims she noticed the supervisor throwing up into it. The different lady concerned within the alleged orgy was additionally vomiting into a close-by trash can. Ew!
Per the lawsuit, Alana introduced all this up with Taco Bell’s HR and Alvarado Restaurant Group launched an investigation. Ruiz and people concerned within the intercourse act have been reportedly fired, however issues simply obtained worse as “someone associated with” them “retaliated” in opposition to Alana, by allegedly smashing her automobile window one evening. Jeez!
She then obtained alarming textual content messages from co-workers, together with from a male colleague who known as her “stupid n f**ked up” and “s**t” and a feminine co-worker who mentioned she needed to “break [her] face.” Alana reported these incidents once more to Taco Bell and the Los Angeles Police Department, however claimed the corporate and franchisee “did nothing about these threats and instead told [her] that they were transferring her to a new location rather than disciplining the employees who threatened her.”
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By final Christmas Eve, she “felt so overcome with significant stress, physical and mental illness and anxiety from the hostile work environment” that “she had no other choice but to” stop her job as a cashier. Oof. In her grievance, she argues she “has suffered actual, consequential and incidental financial losses” and that her “constructive termination” violated anti-discrimination legal guidelines. It’s unclear what damages she’s in search of. Whoa. This all occurred so quick, too!
Already, the Mexican chain has spoken out, telling The Guardian:
“While we don’t own or manage this location, the franchisee who owns and operates this restaurant has shared that they take these claims very seriously.”
Whoa. Pretty loopy! Reactions, Perezcious readers? Let us know (under)!
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