Citibank -- Intimidated by her hotness?
 

Heard this on the radio this morning.

Debralee Lorenzana, a 33 year old Queens woman, is suing banking giant Citibank because, she claims, she was fired for being too sexy and distracting her male co-workers.

Really.

Lorenzana worked as a business banking officer for Citibank from September 2008 to August 2009, when she was fired. Lorenza's lawsuit says that she was fired basically for two reasons. One was that she was not opening enough new accounts. The other was that despite dressing appropriately by any reasonable business standard, she was told by at least two managers that she needed to stop wearing heels and tailored clothing that accentuated her curves and other bodily assets.

Lorenzana's lawsuit even goes so far as to say that other women in the office were allowed to dress the way she was not allowed to dress because the other women were not blessed (cursed?) with height, curves, and general womanliness.


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What say you, GC?

Pics or GTFO.

Yeah I saw that, after I posted. I was hoping she'd be a total trainwreck and I'm disappointed.

Love those shoes though.

LOL right. I didn't think she was that hot, when i read this in the NYPost.

Here's one:
http://vvoice.vo.llnwd.net/e12/too-h...4877406.87.jpg

Others here. Some are way extra, but others, really? That's par for the course when youre ballin in NYC. Theyre totally intimidated by her hotness. Her body is pretty awesome though, i won't hate.

She should go on over to Morgan Stanley or Goldman. They'll appreciate her assets there.

I tried to click the link but I was logged. :(

I'll have to look when I get home.

She's not *that hot* but she's also not fug, which is what I was hoping.

Yeah. Louboutins, holla!

I only saw the one picture in the original article, but from what I heard on the radio, the complaints were more about her body (wearing form fitting clothing, TOO high heels, etc).

Of course, I see no problem with this. The more Bensons, the better...

LMAO. done witchu.

Read: she's taller than the shorties at Citibank, but won't let them get close enough to rub their heads against her Bensons.

LOLZ at Citibank being a "white shoe corporation."

The outfit she's wearing IS inappropriate - the top looks practically see through and it's on the verge of being too low cut. Sorry to say, if you're built like a brick house, there are things you can't get away with that skinny flat-chested girls can. At 34, she should have gotten that memo.

Is it just me or are her feet enormous? Not hating...she's quite pretty. But daggone girl.

first thing i did was google to see a bikini pic.

don't judge me.

^^@PJeni -Sometimes you have to upsize on a shoe because the stiletto-ness. I can't even get into pumps that tall without going up a full size to accommodate.

Anyways, she stays steady fierce. I thought she was going to turn around and have a case of pancake a** like Ke$ha, but she's got that covered too.

It is possible that her co-workers did not appreciate her wardrobe, but most of it seems appropriate, although I certainly would go up a size for work appropriateness. If she was wearing the dress she claims she was wearing to her interview, they knew what was up from day one. It's all about whether she can prove what she claims though.

She can send me some of those shoes. Watch me walk it out! I'm throwin' on my Louboutins!

Her "real" business outfits aren't really that offensive. I've seen many women, particularly at banks, with similar attire.

Her "showing off my Bensons so I can get some secks!!!11" outfits are doing the most.

Exactly. Are all of those things she wore to work or were a few of them personal outfits? Because the business-looking ones were fine, except the turtleneck, which is the "blessed" woman's enemy. They make people wanna throw us in the ocean to see if we can float.

Her stilettos would be against our dress code. 2.5" is the maximum heel height allowed in my work environment. Oh, and we are required to wear hose. And no open toes.

However.. who has all these model type photos of themselves at work? Who has any photos of themselves at work?

I think those pictures might have been taken after the fact by the newspaper. They definitely look professional.

So we don't really know that's what she was wearing every day in the office.

Every company has a dresscode--while you'd think banks would err on the conservative side, if you're working the sales sides, in that you have a lot of face time with clients, you really need to dress to impress.

Especially in the bigger cities, i think. Men have it so easy - throw on a suit, tie and make sure your socks go with your shoes. A lot of the top (male) bankers have personal shoppers so they look the part but not over the top/borderline inappropriate, which is what this woman is accused of doing.

Re: the pics, these were a spread for a story in the Village Voice, which I'm sure did a spread specifically for the story, to show her in a certain light. I can't imagine she wears ALL of those outfits.

Showing the difference between her being "fully dressed" (turtleneck, pants and jacket) and... not so much (the "All About the Bensons" shots, pic #2, and MAYBE #3) proves (i'm hoping) that she's not on slutbucket mode every day, but if she wanted to be all the way turnt up, she very well could.

I like how this part is being glanced over. LOL

I haven't seen her photos but I imagine it's like Vivica Fox in "Two Can Play That Game." Nicely tailored suits and heels with men who act like they haven't seen a pretty woman with curves before.**



**Yes, there are inappropriate clothes that women and men can wear in the workplace. Looking wonderful doesn't mean that you need to necessarily accentuate your curves and muscles AT WORK. It is tolerable in moderation but there is a point where it goes too far---especially if you're having other problems doing your job.

LOL this is true.

Perhaps the woman in question is hoping that fact will be glanced over as well. How else is she going to afford all those fancy outfits?

If we focused on that part, it wouldn't be news ;)

Now that you say it, I can kind of see that. Except she's probably being viewed as more of a "Connie" :eek:

Haha...but, Connie had the skank behavior beyond the clothes. :eek:

As Vivica said "...I don't like this bitch!"

She claims she didn't get training because of this issue, so that may be her defense to that charge.
No, if you look at the slide show, some are definite model shots and some are provided by the lawyer's office and show 'examples' of her work clothes. The only problem with those is the shoe height if there's a restriction on that, the model shots are more bank inappropriate.

I also have a feeling she didn't keep a jacket on all day. Without the jacket, some of those outfits could be questionable for a conservative work environment as well.

I agree.

For instance, some camisoles are only meant to be worn under a shirt or jacket. They are not tank tops or shirts unless you are going for a different kind of look. Taking off the jacket or shirt is a BOOM CHICKA WOW WOW.

Another movie reference: In "Why Did I Get Married, Too," Tyler Perry's wife was going to wear a sexy black satin and lace camisole and underwear combo to work the next day. He was like "uhmmmm....."

Ok, a. I really hope these shots are professionally done, because otherwise she was essentially posing at work, instead of doing actual work.
b. If I saw the people who worked at my bank dressed in some of those outfits, I would definitely be taken aback, and quite honestly, a little concerned. I'm not THAT conservative, and I understand that I live nowhere close to New York and I'm a student, but I don't look to my banking institution to give me fashion advice. As long as you are dressed professionally, I'm good. I'd prefer the people handling my investments and the like to be focused on that, instead of "being too hot" (damn, that must be such a curse for her lol).

I live in DFW, and when I worked for a bank in the area, the "real" outfits were not uncommon.

The bankers that looked frumpy or unkempt didn't seem to stay long, and those who dressed the part, so to speak, had healthy portfolios.

Of course, I'm not saying the sexiness was ALL that kept those bankers afloat. It didn't hurt, though.

Keep in mind that sexy is in the eye of the beholder. There are people who fix themselves up and wear nicely tailored outfits but they never achieve attractive and/or sexy. You have to be fair to everyone.

True dat. My ex evil bitch boss frequently wore very low cut, very tight, and very high heels. She thought that since she paid out the yinyang for it it made it okay. On the other hand, "sexy" was the last thing she was - she kind of put me in mind of an approaching Viking ship with a very large prow.

*snicker*

I'd definitely would be distracted by that. Damn, she fine.

I finally looked at the pictures, some of those outfits were pretty cute and I would totally wear them to work, but I work in an office setting where I don't tend to interact with people outside the company/my department in person unless it's a special occasion. That white suit was fug though.

She was on some show (Inside Edition?) last night. She's attractive and wore some nice outfits. She claims she was told not only that the outfits were "too sexy" but that men were coming to that branch only to see her and that was distracting.

I can see that and I can also see how consciously being "sexy" at the workplace (stilettos and pencil skirts are not a leisurely and relaxed type of hotness) can be distracting in terms of HER productivity and the productivity of others.

Yeah, she was on The Early Show with her story the other day. I guess it is becoming even bigger news now because she now works at Chase and they are supposedly "threatening" to fire her since she went public with her claims against Citibank. I was getting dressed while it was on so I didn't really get to hear all of the story and details.

That would be exceptionally foolish right now.

Yep her lawyer said if Chase fires her they will pursue with a lawsuit.

She will never have to work again.

But isn't that the goal of most armtrophies?

You've got that right. Damn, I wasted so much time in school when I should have been getting hot...on second thought, that sounds sexual. Enhancing my hotness? Hell, either way it works.