The former teller said customers abused and bullied her while her managers stood by, laughing or “playing silent.”
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 10: A Wells Fargo branch on January 10, 2023 in New York City. Wells Fargo agreed the bank would pay $3.7 billion to settle with a U.S. consumer finance watchdog, for years of mistakenly freezing accounts, wrongly reposseA transgender former bank teller is suing Wells Fargo, claiming her managers laughed after customers mocked her.
The lawsuit stated that Edwards was "abused and bullied" by customers. Edwards cited that in 2020, two customers repeatedly harassed her on a weekly basis saying "she’d never be a real woman because she could never have kids" in front of others.Fox 11 Los Angeles' "The Issue Is" with Elex Michaelson interviewed Republican candidate for governor Caitlyn Jenner.
According to the lawsuit, Edwards would then catch her managers "play silent" and at times be "laughing at the customers’ hurtful statements."Pope Francis clarifies stance on homosexuality: 'Every sexual act outside of marriage is a sin' She also alleged she was blackballed and denied several opportunities for a promotion despite having good performance reviews.
Edwards also said one manager commented that a customer complained "about you giving high attitude and being extra flamboyant with your nails.""While we decline to comment on this lawsuit specifically, Wells Fargo has a clear policy that prohibits employee harassment of any kind," a Wells Fargo spokesperson told FOX Television Stations.
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