Am I the only one who wants to see the shoes? I'm confused about whether her colleagues are temps, as well, or Disney employees.
They're in the first article linked to, or at least the back half, and "spiked pumps" is dead accurate. Her hair is poufed a couple of inches higher than I've ever seen in a Disney employee, but I have no idea what their "behind the scenes" rules are.
I join you in wanting to know whether the colleagues are temps. Speaking as someone who spent a decade happily temping, much of what she complains about is pretty standard if you're the only temp (smaller space, don't have own printer, etc.). I find the "holiday card" story really weird. I worked one place through two Christmases, and never expected to be part of that sort of thing, even though I got along great with my coworkers -- temps generally aren't even asked to the in-office Christmas parties, let alone included in photos. I was sometimes included in card signings or birthday lunches and stuff like that, if I'd been there a while, but it was pretty random and I never expected it.
It sounds to me like "Plaintiff" never understood what being a temp is all about. She says she "hoped for a long lasting and bright future at Disney," but she never worked for Disney, she worked
for the temp agency,
at Disney. She'd been there over a year without being offered a job, meaning any hopes of staying there long term were pretty futile.
I am not a lawyer and don't pretend to be one, but if she never actually worked for Disney, then I don't see where she has a case against Disney. I would think she's got a case against the temp agency, if she has any case at all (if she told Shanna she was dealing with racial discrimination, Shanna should have looked into it or just found the Plaintiff a different job). Which is not to say Disney won't pay her just to keep their name clean, of course. But if I'm right, I hope they won't.
