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This Man Sued His Former Company Because His Work Was "Too Boring"
By Rick Noack
The French government recently faced huge protests against unpopu- lar changes to the coun- try's labor law.
Most of its critics would argue that French work- ers increasingly face burnout and exhaustion. But one employee has had far different prob- lems: He sued his for- mer company because his job was allegedly extremely boring.
The plaintiff, 44-year-old Parisian Frédéric Desnard, is demanding more than $400,000 from his former employ- er, a perfume enterprise, as compensation for the boredom it allegedly caused. According to the Frenchman, the compa- ny should be held responsible for
mental and other health damages as well as the financial consequences of him missing out on a
promotion.
Desnard claims that he was removed from his previous high-profile position in the company, which included managing certain contracts and travel expenses. For the next four years, he was asked to carry out much duller tasks.
Speaking to French newspaper Le Monde, Desnard said his company wanted to bore him "to death" in order to convince him to quit vol- untarily and therefore limit severance pay- ments. But amid a slug- gish French
economy, Desnard sim- ply decided to stay and do nothing. In the follow-
ing four years, he report- edly earned more than $90,000 per year -- but the money did not fulfill him, he said.
"I was ashamed to be paid to do nothing," Desnard was quoted as saying by AFP. In an interview, he described the time as "hell" and "a nightmare," which caused multiple health issues, including "epilep- sy, ulcers, sleep prob- lems and serious depres- sion."
The Frenchman was fired two years ago after a car crash forced him to go on sick leave for more than half a year. After having paid him a salary of about $360,000 over four years, his employer stated that his prolonged absence was interrupting work processes and ended their relationship.
A verdict is expected July 27.
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Dating Website To Match Canadians With Americans Escaping Trump Presidency
The Canadian Press
A new dating website is offering to pair Americans with Canadian singles to save them from a Donald Trump presidency.
MapleMatch.com promis- es love and a U.S. escape plan if Trump becomes commander-in- chief.
CEO Joe Goldman says 4,150 people have signed up for the site -- 70 per cent of them Canadian.
The Texas-based Goldman says he hatched the idea while watching Trump's "Super Tuesday" victories in March.
During the primaries, American Google searches for "move to Canada" hit record num- bers.
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