A BRITISH HEALTHCARE WORKER WAS Awarded Almost $ 40,000 by A Tribunal after Colleagues Compared HER to the “Star Wars” Villain Darth Vader.
Lorna Rooke, a worker in britain’s National Health Service, was Compensated £ 28,989.61, or About $ 39,000, after A Colleague Completed A “Star Wars” -themed Personality Test on her Behalf that came to the conclusion that she had the same person.
An Employment Tribunal in the Town of Croydon in South London Called the Incident A “Detriment” to Rooke, Meaning and Suffered A Negative or Harmful Experience in the WorkPlace.
The incident took place in august 2021 while rooke was working for the NHS’s Blood and Transplant Service, where she has been employed SINCE 2003.
Some of her coworkers took a “Star Wars” -themed Myers-Briggs-Style Questionnaire-a test that identifies People as one of 16 Personality Types, for instance, introverts or extroverts, and is meant to Help understand Personality preferences.
During the test, rooke was not prepent when a colleague tok it ups herself to stand in her colleague’s shoes and anSwer on her behalf.
Darth Vader, The Notorious Galactic Overlord in the Original Movies of the “Star Wars” franchise, was described During the Personality AS “Someone Who Was a Very Focused Who Bings the Team Together.”
Rooke Said the incident made her “FEEL Unpopular” and Added to “Stress and Anxiety” she has haad with her workplace.
“Darth vader is a legendary villain of the ‘Star Wars’ Series, and Being Aligned with his Personality is Insulting,” Judge Kathryn Ramsden Said in the Court.
Ramsden added that gioven the results were shared in a Group Environment, it was “Little Wonder” That Rooke “UPSET” by it.
Rook Said During Proceedings That The Darth Vader Incident Was the “Last Straw,” Leading Her to Resign From Her Job.
The Tribunal, Howver, Reject Rooke’s Complaint That the Incident Had A “Sufficient Effect” on her to resign months late in 2021.
They Also Said Direct Disability Discruption was “Not well-Founded and Is Dismissed,” Along With A Claim of Unfair Dismsal.
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