Ms. Thomas' co
-
worker
s
all stated that
they did
not harass or th
reaten Ms. Thomas
in
any way and that they were shocked that she would say such things about them. They
claim that once Ms.
Thomas began to transition they were surpr
ised, but supportive
of
her
,
even though she began to exhibit strange behavior and poor performance at her
job. When Ms. J
ones was interviewed she admitted that she and Ms. Thomas had a
physical, romantic, relationship for approximately
5 months after she began working at
the Orion Star. Ms. Jones said that when Ms. Thomas told her that
s
he was beginning
the transition proces
s and no longer wished to continue their relationship,
she
understood and offered to support her through the process. Ms. Jones clearly stated
that at no time did she ever make any advances or have inappropri
ate contact with Ms.
Thomas, nor
did she ever
make any disparaging comments to her. She claimed to be
genuinely surprised by Ms. Thomas' claims, and had tried to do everything she could to
help her, but that her
poor
work performance and
erratic b
e
havior lead to numerous
guest complaints, leaving Ms. Jones with no choice but to terminate Ms. Thomas'
employment.
When the directo
r of Human Resources was interviewed she admitted
that the "investigation" into Ms Thomas' complaints consisted of talking to Ms. Jones,
who said that Ms. Thomas was "very strange" and "was trying to cover for her horrible
work performance". Upon hearing
this Ms. Thomas' complaints were declared
unfounded and nothing was done. When asked about the 50 guest complaints that
were used as a basis to dismiss Ms. Thomas, the director said that they were lost and
she could not pr
oduce them or provide any
c
ontact details
for the guests who filed the
complaint