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Lorna Rooke, an NHS blood donation worker in the UK, won about $40,000 after a coworker compared her to Darth Vader. During a team-building activity in August 2021, her team took a Star Wars-themed Myers-Briggs personality test. Rooke stepped out for a phone call, and a colleague, Amanda Harber, filled out the quiz for her, saying Rooke’s personality matched Darth Vader’s. The test described Vader as a “focused individual who brings teams together,” but Rooke felt it made her seem unpopular.
The Croydon employment tribunal agreed, with Judge Kathryn Ramsden calling the comparison “insulting” and a workplace “detriment,” meaning it caused harm. She won her case for harm after a protected disclosure, but lost claims for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination.
Source: NY Post