Bath & Body Works Manager Doesn’t Want to Work With “Satanists”
A sales manager at a Bath & Body Works in Hartford, Connecticut was allegedly fired by her new regional manager for making a religious pilgrimage to Salem for Samhain. Gina Uberti, who had been working for the chain for eight years, and taking the pilgrimage for six, had already gotten prior approval from her former regional manager for the Samhain trip. But her new boss, Sandra Scibelli, had other ideas.
“Uberti says she explained that her vacation had already been approved and that she was celebrating a religious holiday. Uberti says Scibelli responded, “That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Let me ask you where your priorities should have been?” Uberti says she asked what was ridiculous, and Scibelli replied: “Well, you will need a new career in your new year.” Scibelli allegedly added, “I will be damned if I have a devil-worshipper on my team.” Uberti says she was fired in November 2008. She seeks lost wages and punitive damages for religious discrimination.”
Oops! Doesn’t sound like a great PR move for Bath & Body Works during a recession and just before the Winter holidays. Maybe the Pagan community (and their allies) should contact the firm and tell them they’ll be buying their nice-smelling soaps and bubble-baths elsewhere this year. If they don’t want “devil-worshippers” on their “team”, then they certainly don’t want any of our filthy Pagan money! Perhaps Bath & Body Works should ask Sandra Scibelli where her priorities are. If you’d like to read the full complaint, click here.
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I like Bath n body..I will still shop there no matter what…and FIRE the HO…the manager HORE! that BISHHH.ch.
[...] seeing this in a tweet, I read this article posted up on The Wild Hunt that a Bath and Body works manager was fired when taking off a week [...]
Hard to believe it still happens, but it does. True, they don’t want our money, sux because I love the candles, but I will live without.
Scathing e-mail sent!
thanks for the link, it was an interesting clip!
Wicked retarded. I can’t tell which one is dumb and dumber here. The author of the story or the victim. Uberti? Is that a seafood or something you scrap off your heel coming in from outside. I would love to see respective GED’s produced.
[...] Beth Owl’s Daughter reminds us that Freedom of Religion is one of those Rights that is not simply handed to us, we must be willing to stand up and invoke and protect our rights. Even with legal protections in place we can face hardship and injustice simply for our faiths. [...]
It doesn't, that's the point.
Personally I am angered and could spit nails right now.
I think we should all not only boycott the company, but hold protests in front of every bath and body works store. Peaceful yes, but we need to stand up and be heard.
It is obvious that we do not have freedom of religion in this country if such practices are allowed. We must stand up for our rights!
[...] Coverage at The Wild Hunt. [...]
[...] next question, which some people have been discussing over at the Wild Hunt, is whether Uberti should have even told the manager the reason for her absence or vacation. In an [...]
Lols, you so funny spork.
Wicca is a Religion. It’s okay for all those FOREIGN people to get days off,and do their thing that only THEY do,us AMERICANS don’t. And MORONS…..Wiccan’s DON’T believe in the “devil” so how can she be a “satanist”????? Give the lady her job back and PAY HER!!!!!
[...] I first reported on it, the story of the fired Bath & Body Works employee who claims she was let go after her newly appo… has spread like wildfire through the Pagan community with many calling for a boycott of the chain [...]
[...] Dollar. This issue was highlighted for me again this October when The Wild Hunt did a story about a Wiccan who alleges that Bath and Body Works fired her for her religion. It was actually in the comments/discussion of this last story that my thoughts on Pagan Economic [...]
[...] power. Or do we? It seems pagans are writing into the company and boycotting the store. The Wild Hunt talks a bit about the boycott and provides a handy link for contacting the company to state your [...]
[...] the press, they settle. Better a lump sum than humble pie. A trend we may well see repeated in the Bath & Body Works and Google [...]