Comcast store punished low sales by smashing pies in workers' faces, lawsuit claims
Motivational tactics Comcast store punished low sales by smashing pies in workers’ faces, lawsuit claims Comcast, accused of negligence, says lawsuit mischaracterized alleged events. The lawsuit claims the store manager took videos of the assaults and ordered employees to participate in the assaults and record their own videos. A Comcast store in Plainville, Connecticut, “had a policy that the highest-ranked Retail Sales Consultant for the prior month was instructed by his or her supervisor—Ms.
- ▪Motivational tactics Comcast store punished low sales by smashing pies in workers’ faces, lawsuit claims Comcast, accused of negligence, says lawsuit mischaracterized alleged events.
- ▪The lawsuit claims the store manager took videos of the assaults and ordered employees to participate in the assaults and record their own videos.
- ▪A Comcast store in Plainville, Connecticut, “had a policy that the highest-ranked Retail Sales Consultant for the prior month was instructed by his or her supervisor—Ms.
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Motivational tactics Comcast store punished low sales by smashing pies in workers’ faces, lawsuit claims Comcast, accused of negligence, says lawsuit mischaracterized alleged events. Jon Brodkin – Jul 29, 2026 3:33 pm | 36 Credit: Getty Images | Warren Price Credit: Getty Images | Warren Price Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav A lawsuit against Comcast’s cable division alleges that a store manager humiliated the lowest performing salesperson each month with a strange ritual in which a cream pie was smashed into the employee’s face. The lawsuit claims the store manager took videos of the assaults and ordered employees to participate in the assaults and record their own videos.
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