Christopher Mendoza could be one of the worst bosses ever. Mendoza, now the former general manager for Ruby Tuesday's in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania was once accused of following a hostess around a restaurant with a vibrating sex toy in his pocket, buzzing his genitals and singing to himself. That accusation occurred in 1999 when Mendoza was working at a Denny's.
After that episode he still managed to land a job at a Ruby Tuesday's and he might still be working there if weren't for Michelle Gydosh, a waitress who went through all the proper channels to try to get Mendoza to stop his behavior. As a last resort, Gydosh went to the EEOC who filed the lawsuit on behalf of Gydosh and several other female employees. For some inexplicable reason, Ruby Tuesday's decided not to settle out of court.
Not sure which part of this story is more incredible- the fact that a general manager of a restaurant was allowed to behave this way for such a long time or that the restaurant had such hubris that they allowed the case to go to court. What were they thinking?
As they like to say, "You Can't Make This Stuff Up."
In what feels like the modern day version of a Scarlet Letter, the restaurant must post the settlement decree in the restaurant for the next three years and write a new policy and procedure for sexual harassment complaints. So, what do you think are the chances that the restaurant will still be open in three years? Two Years? By June 2010?Looking at a pregnant customer, Mendoza allegedly said: "She must be really horny. My wife was always horny. I am surprised my kids don't have problems with all the times we've had sex," the complaint states.
According to the complaint, Mendoza constantly told Gydosh that she was "hot" and that he wanted to "make a porn video" with her. Mendoza propositioned Gydosh, telling her he "wanted to throw her over the counter and (expletive) her," and repeatedly told her what he would do to her sexually if he were not a married man.
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