Among employees and industry insiders, the third-floor space has earned a nickname: “the rape room.”
Mr. Friedman has also been intimidating in other parts of his empire, even to men on the staff. “There were definitely times I was scared of him,” said David Rabig, a former manager at several Friedman restaurants. “He’s a very large man. He likes to threaten to fire people. He liked to remind people he was the boss.”
Ms. Saibel wrote up a formal complaint about Mr. Friedman and sent it to the restaurant’s managers and Ms. Bloomfield. Soon afterward, she and her husband, both longtime employees, were fired for minor infractions.
Several other employees say they also brought their complaints and concerns about Mr. Friedman to Ms. Bloomfield. “Her response was always the same,” said Ms. Nelson, who did not bring her complaints to the chef but was close to others who did. “‘That’s who he is. Get used to it. Or go work for someone else.’”
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I hope she does a better job protecting Texas employees than she did in NY
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/12/dining/ken-friedman-sexual-harassment.html
Among employees and industry insiders, the third-floor space has earned a nickname: “the rape room.”
Mr. Friedman has also been intimidating in other parts of his empire, even to men on the staff. “There were definitely times I was scared of him,” said David Rabig, a former manager at several Friedman restaurants. “He’s a very large man. He likes to threaten to fire people. He liked to remind people he was the boss.”
Ms. Saibel wrote up a formal complaint about Mr. Friedman and sent it to the restaurant’s managers and Ms. Bloomfield. Soon afterward, she and her husband, both longtime employees, were fired for minor infractions.
Several other employees say they also brought their complaints and concerns about Mr. Friedman to Ms. Bloomfield. “Her response was always the same,” said Ms. Nelson, who did not bring her complaints to the chef but was close to others who did. “‘That’s who he is. Get used to it. Or go work for someone else.’”
[Texas monthly article](https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/nyc-chef-april-bloomfield-texas-driskill/)
This is the third post in the last 3 hours? Stop it.