FRENCHMAN LEGALLY ALLOWED TO BE BORING AT WORK

A Frenchman has won the right to be boring at work after he was fired for not going out with colleagues. The company, called Cubik Partners, stresses “team building,” which mostly means forcing employees to go out for drinks together after work. One employee – simply named “Mr. T” in the lawsuit – refused to go along with the group. He was fired on the grounds of “professional inadequacy” in 2015, accused of, basically, being boring. Mr T argued in court he was entitled to refuse company policy based on “incitement to partake in various excesses.” Last week, a court agreed with him, and ordered the company to pay Mr. T 2500 euros.
* The “T” must stand for “tedious.”
* He took the money and bought a case of champagne to celebrate, but he doesn’t have anybody to drink it with.
* On the other side of the spectrum, another worker was fired for being the worst karaoke singer at the company.
* If being boring at work is now legal precedent, Ben Affleck has the right to continue acting in movies.
* To avoid future boring workers, the employment application will now include a talent competition.