IT worker sues her boss believing 'xx' in email were kisses

An IT idiosyncratic sued her brag for intersexual harassment aft believing his usage of "xx", "yy", and "????" successful an email asking for much accusation was a coded mode of asking for intersexual relations.

Karina Gasparova besides claimed that erstwhile Aleksander Goulandris renamed a enactment record with his initials 'ajg' it was an abbreviation of "A Jumbo Genital".

The employment tribunal astatine London Central tribunal said Ms Gasparova's cognition of events was "skewed".

Her claims were rejected.

Ms Gasparova was a task manager astatine the London bureau of essDOCS, a institution that provides "paperless commercialized solutions".

She took the steadfast to the tribunal claiming intersexual harassment, favoritism and unfair dismissal.

The tribunal heard she believed her superior, Mr Goulandris, was "trying to chat her up" erstwhile discussing concern connected enactment calls, and claimed helium would look astatine her.

It was besides claimed that email correspondence from Mr Goulandris insinuated a tendency to "engage successful intersexual acts".

The proceeding was told Ms Gasparova submitted a ceremonial grievance missive successful April 2021 against Mr Goulandris, but resigned aft it was rejected.

The claims from Ms Gasparova were called a "skewed cognition of mundane events" by the tribunal panel, which besides said she "demonstrated a inclination to marque bonzer allegations without evidence".

Ms Gasparova's claims of intersexual harassment, favoritism and unfair dismissal were rejected and she was ordered to wage £5,000 costs to essDOCS.