Model banking behavior im sure. Right up there with that Indian Wells Fargo executive urin8ing on some old lady on a plane.
The corporate culture here cannot be fixed.
Shut it down.
Wells Fargo's Latest Lawsuit Alleges Massive Se-ual Harassment, Ra-e
The latest lawsuit, which was filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Thursday, alleges that a female Senior Vice President was subjected to a "hostile work environment that included ra-e by a superior, ongoing se-ual harassment, vulgar behavior, and retaliation" after she tried to report it to superiors.
According to the lawsuit, a plaintiff referred to as Jane Doe, whose identity was confirmed by TheStreet, joined Wells Fargo as a Senior Vice President, Wealth Advisor in Southern California in April 2018. Between then and her resignation in July 2021, she alleges to have been subject to "se-----y explicit comments and inappropriate touching" by superior Eric R. Pagel. The allegation includes multiple groping instances, telling the plaintiff her "bu-t look[ed] good in skinny jeans," suggesting that she "exchange s-x for money" and referring to other women as "dogs" in her presence.
On one occasion, the plaintiff reports drinking at a hotel bar with Pagel, Regional Private Banking Manager and Senior Vice President David Weitzel and four other colleagues during a business trip to Bakersfield, CA in late Jan. 2020. The lawsuit claims that Weitzel walked the plaintiff back to her hotel room and left her there, but Pagel knocked soon after and, after entering, "proceeded to se-----y as----t and ra-e Plaintiff while she was intoxicated."
"I had thought that, being in a professional environment, something like this would never happen to me," Doe, to whom TheStreet has granted anonymity, said. "I had this mix of emotions from scared to disbelief. A lot of trauma and a lot of shock and just being completely disappointed in Wells Fargo and how they handled and did not handle my case."
Wells Fargo's Latest Lawsuit Alleges Massive Se-ual Harassment, Ra-e
The latest lawsuit, which was filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Thursday, alleges that a female Senior Vice President was subjected to a "hostile work environment that included ra-e by a superior, ongoing se-ual harassment, vulgar behavior, and retaliation" after she tried to report it to superiors.
According to the lawsuit, a plaintiff referred to as Jane Doe, whose identity was confirmed by TheStreet, joined Wells Fargo as a Senior Vice President, Wealth Advisor in Southern California in April 2018. Between then and her resignation in July 2021, she alleges to have been subject to "se-----y explicit comments and inappropriate touching" by superior Eric R. Pagel. The allegation includes multiple groping instances, telling the plaintiff her "bu-t look[ed] good in skinny jeans," suggesting that she "exchange s-x for money" and referring to other women as "dogs" in her presence.
On one occasion, the plaintiff reports drinking at a hotel bar with Pagel, Regional Private Banking Manager and Senior Vice President David Weitzel and four other colleagues during a business trip to Bakersfield, CA in late Jan. 2020. The lawsuit claims that Weitzel walked the plaintiff back to her hotel room and left her there, but Pagel knocked soon after and, after entering, "proceeded to se-----y as----t and ra-e Plaintiff while she was intoxicated."
"I had thought that, being in a professional environment, something like this would never happen to me," Doe, to whom TheStreet has granted anonymity, said. "I had this mix of emotions from scared to disbelief. A lot of trauma and a lot of shock and just being completely disappointed in Wells Fargo and how they handled and did not handle my case."