An employee at one of mega publisher Conde Nast’s magazines fired a female employee for showing off her new breast implants to co-worker friends.
The Brides magazine employee (name protected) apparently showed the results of her breast augmentation surgery to her two friends secretly, in the privacy of her closed office, unbuttoning her blouse but keeping her sports bra on as she did it. However, after word spread to the Human Resources Department, she was promptly fired two days later. News reports indicate that the ex-employee did not receive any severance pay and benefits. She has hired a lawyer to deal with her unfair dismissal and has asked media to not reveal her name, to protect her future career possibilities.
This doesn’t sound fair, does it? Particularly when you consider that Conde Nast publishes such saucy magazines as Glamour, Allure and Vanity Fair. If reports are accurate, it seems that this was just an opportunity to axe another employee. Conde Nast recently reduced their empire by shutting down 6 magazines in 2009, eliminating 350 jobs. This incident happened late last year as well. Unfortunately, this looks like it’s just more bad press for the company.