An employee with Facebook parent Meta is suing the company after the tech giant rehired a former colleague who had been accused of stalking and harassment.
A Meta employee has filed a lawsuit against the company alleging retaliation and negligence after the tech giant rehired a former staffer who had been accused of stalking and harassment.
"I had spoken to my employer about this … on numerous occasions and I was told that he would not be able to enter our offices, that he would not be hired again, and then like, all of a sudden, this guy is reaching out to me ," Napoli, a marketing leader who works out of Meta's New York City office, told CNBC in an interview.
Before the layoffs, G.F. and Napoli occasionally saw each other in meetings but were no more than "work acquaintances," Napoli said. After G.F. lost his job, he reached out to Napoli for support and asked him to get a coffee. During that meeting, the accused stalker started making "disturbing" comments, the filing states.
"I am being mind tortured with an A.I tech which I don't know where it's coming from and I am feeling like my love for you is being used for experiences I didn't agree for, while I am being told by spirits that you and I are the two messengers," G.F. wrote in one message to Napoli, according to the complaint.
In September 2023, Napoli informed Meta that the stalking had increased "in both frequency and severity," and the HR department assured him that G.F. was on the company's "Do Not Hire" list and its "No Entry" list, which identifies people who shouldn't be permitted into company buildings.
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