A fired NBC employee claims a recruiter who initially contacted her for a job as an audio-visual coordinator told her that NBC “specifically asked for good-looking employees”— and wanted to see pictures before she could get her foot in the door.
Not even 24 hours after announcing Megyn Kelly’s Sunday show had been canceled, former employee Stephanie Belanger filed a lawsuit against NBC, claiming the network’s search for “good-looking employees” created a toxic, discriminatory environment.
Former employee alleges NBC only hires attractive people https://t.co/zTgADdP5Eq
— New York Post (@nypost) July 31, 2017
Belanger claims her recruiter wanted to see her Facebook profile photo, along with other social media pictures.
Here’s more information from the Free Beacon:
A former NBC employee claims the network blatantly looked for “good-looking employees” and asked that she submit photos before being allowed to interview.
Stephanie Belanger has filed a lawsuit against the network, claiming that NBC’s focus on beauty enabled a toxic, discriminatory environment, the New York Post reported Monday.
In the lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Belanger alleges disability discrimination, sexual harassment, and termination after she complained.
When Belanger was first contacted for a job as an audio-visual coordinator, the recruiter told her that NBC “specifically asked for good-looking employees.”
With poor ratings for what was supposed to be a breakout hit in Megyn Kelly’s Sunday night show, this is just more bad news for the popular network.
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