SAN FRANCISCO — Declarations by close to 250 women and men describe one of the nation's largest jewelry companies, which operates under the name of Kay Jewelers and Jared the Galleria of Jewelry as a hotbed for sexual harassment where senior men treated young saleswomen as their private harems, groping, demeaning and demanding sex in return for better jobs and job security, the Washington Post reported Monday.
The declarations are part of a private class-action arbitration case first filed in 2008 that alleges female employees at the conglomerate were routinely sexually harassed, paid less and passed over for promotion.
Sterling, which has its headquarters near Akron, Ohio, operates close to 1,500 stores in the United States.
Chief executives of Sterling's parent company Signet Jewelers, including CEO Mark Light, are among those accused of demanding sexual favors, according to documents filed in the case.
The Post has been seeking access to the sworn statements for several years but it wasn't until Sunday night that the more than 1,300 pages of statements were released to the newspaper.
The class-action case includes 69,000 current and former females employees of Sterling. However, David Bouffard, vice president for Signet Corporate Affairs, said in a statement to USA TODAY that "the arbitration matter contains no legal claims of sexual harassment."
The statements describe top male managers at the company sending "scouting" parties to stores to find female staffers to target for sex.
The managers so frequently demanded sex from female workers in exchange for better positions within the company that there was an internal phrase for it — "going to the big stage," the Post reported.
Imagine being a cute 18 year old blond girl from the Midland, your mom tells you to get a summer job to get some experience on your resume. You go to the local mall and apply to a bunch of different places. Some restaurants, clothing stores, and a jeweler.
A few days later you get a call back for an interview, yay! It's the jewelry store. During the interview, the job looks great. You'll be paired with some senior sales staff for a week to pick up the job, the hours and pay are good. The interviewer is the local franchise owner, a old hunched man with a large nose and small glasses. He looks like a kindly grandfather.
You start work and it's pretty fun. Nothing too complicated. The store is rarely crowded. Your co-workers look strangely haggard for such a relaxed job, and the other sales staff is often called into the back offices for long periods, leaving you alone to take care of the store front.
When you bring this up to another salesgirl after being rushed by a large number of clients all at once one weekend because she'd been in the back for an hour, she looks at you with scorn and says you should be glad you don't have any extra duties to take care off yet.
After this happens a few more time, you decide to ask the boss about it. During a lunch break, you head to his office. He's chatting with his son, a taller man about your father's age.
After hearing your complaint, he asks you if you'd like to be promoted since you're such a good employee and clearly have good ethics. You're surprised but pleased. The money you'd been earning had quite nice but a raise could potentially help you get the first car your parents were unable to get you. You agree, and hear the office door lock behind you.
The owner's son puts his hands on your shoulders and starts massaging you. You try to shake him off, but he holds you down while the owner stands up and walks around the desk to stand next to you.
Blake Phillips
JARED DID NOTHING WRONG
I'd make bitches lick each other for $ if I could, too
Chase King
Unfortunately you had taco deal mar at the food court before your shift >BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPFTT
Josiah Foster
>company exploiting the inflated value of diamonds and the cultural significance they have on marriage in America is also found exploiting women Color me surprised
The smell permeates the room. You find yourself relieved in more ways than one that you asked for extra hot sauce on your mondo burrito . Surely burning liquid shit pooling onto the carpet of the managers office would make these chuckleheads think twice >BRAAAAAAAAPPPRTRHRHTTPKKKTT *squirt squirt sccchhhhllopp* BRAAAPP
Cooper Myers
Girl's gotta earn her jewelry.
Luke Hill
this. I dont understand why my fellow bitches want diamond, at least my mom was based enough to get an emerald. diamonds are for cremating old family members.
Connor Hill
>As he reached down to untie her panties- BBBBRRRREEEEAAAAAAAAHHHPPP
Hunter Morales
You know how it ends
Grayson Torres
>Queues theme music THAT'S JARED!!!!!!!
Cooper Lopez
He says the extra pay comes with extra responsibilities. The same kind of work the rest of the sales staff gladly does.
His son's hand suddenly reach down to your breasts. Your breath catches in your throat. You want to scream but can't. You're paralyzed by confusion and fear. He undoes your shirt while the owner removes his pants and shoves his penis in your face. The son wraps his hands around your throat gently, but the message is clear. You close your eyes squeezing out a tear, and open your mouth.
Your complete inexperience is quickly apparent but then but it doesn't put them off at all. They take turns having you clumsily delate them while fondling your breasts or ass.
An hour later, you're back at the cashier. Dazed and confused, but somewhat placated by the large bonus the owner gave you after they were done... Using your mouth. The other sales girls obviously know what happened but none of them say anything. The lack of reaction enforces some kind of normalcy and calms you down.
You still cry yourself to sleep that night, but your shame prevents you talking about this to your family and friends.
It becomes a routine part of your work. Not every day, usually once or twice a week. Always when. The owner's son is there.
After one of these sessions, while wiping their seed from your face, the owner asks you to come with him to a local branch office. A local manager would like to speak with you about the promotion and further advancement.
Ayden Cox
You say yes without really thinking about it. They usher you into their car a few minutes later, and on the drive over praise you for how good a sales girl you are. And for how mature and discreet you've been about the extra work. The owner even pulls out a large envelope of bonus pay.
The local manager and his assistant both look similar to the branch owner and his son. Not quite like family, but close. There is no pretense of anything work related here. As soon as you're seated in their office along with your boss, the door is locked and all four men undress. You open your mouth and lean towards the one in front of you, but are suddenly yanked up and placed on your back on top of the desk.
Your heart racing, you try to struggle, but one of them is holding your arms down, others are removing your clothes and another steps between your legs. He's fondling himself and you. Rubbing liquid on and into your vagina, all you can do is squeek out a little "no" right as his penis pierces through you.
It hurts, but you can't say so as the one holding your arms starts to roughly kiss you, then stands and puts his dick at your mouth. You part your lips and he rams in, his balls resting on your face.
Your mind goes blank as the two men saw in and out of you at both ends. You hope for it to end soon so you can leave, but the moment they cum, the other two take their places.
They pass you around between them for what feels like hours. Their hands, mouths and genitals go all over and into you over and over. They're happily chatting and laughing while they do it. They sometimes even praise you, or each other for how well you're doing...
Months later, after many more such sessions, a new girl is hired at work. A cute young rehead. No older than 18. She's paired with you so you can teach her the job. This part of it, at least...
Jace Hernandez
This is hawt
Alexander Ortiz
>class-action arbitration
Ryan Harris
Good, fuck the diamond industry.
James Scott
Go on...
Leo Jackson
OY VEY
Anthony Rivera
underrated poast
Parker Gonzalez
That's it senpai. Not about to make a shitty novel out of it. Especially because typing on a phone is fucking horrible. Just read those court notes if you want the rest, I guess.
Samuel Price
That was a great read.
Thanks, you could make the next 50 shades of grey.
Christian Hill
Got a shameful semi from this. Thanks cunt.
Caleb Edwards
So did I while writing it, which is weird.
Wait, do most porn writers also get hard while writing porn? Man that's awkward.
I don't even know why I did this. The original story just felt so Sup Forums and so Jewishly scummy that I couldn't stop myself.
Nathan Fisher
Kek
Jose Williams
I write erotic literature all the time and yes. 99.9% of the time I'm writing I'm as hard as a fucking rock. Usually I'll try to get the story done before I try to bust. More often then not I do which is why I keep my writing to once or twice a month.
Gavin Smith
Nice. How do you rate my "work" here? I felt like it'd be pretty good rage fuel for Sup Forums but I guess not.
Dominic Howard
Their commercials are ear rape. Hope they go bankrupt
Cooper Richardson
good fuck the jews and their artificial gemstone pricing
William Williams
yessssss excelent
fourthpbp
Cooper Carter
fucking keked
Dylan Fisher
Like a 7/10 everything was pretty good for me but I'm a detail kind of guy. I describe everything I can imagine for my stories. You have a promising start if this is your first time doing this kind of thing. Also your still on Sup Forums. A good portion of Sup Forumsacks are probably /d/eviants contrary to popular belief.
Adrian Parker
50shades of Kay
Luke Sanders
>I'm a detail kind of guy. I describe everything I can
I figured it was better to not have a lot of details, just outlines and let the readers fill in the rest with their preference.
I also debated using euphemisms for the genitals but decided it was better to be straightforward.
Ayden Price
Never buy jewelry here, ever. You are better off going to a mom and pop jewelry store, or even eBay.
