After a costly and mind-boggling legal battle, one manager may regret what he ate for lunch.

Theresa Bailey, a telesales account manager at marketing firm Selectabase, sued her former employer, claiming she was sexually discriminated against during the three months she worked there.

Her major claim was against line manager David Nye, who apparently aimed his rear end in her direction and made Bailey the target of his repeated flatulations.

More upsetting to Bailey — and to us — was the fact that Nye seemed to enjoy breaking wind in her direction, since he’d laugh during it and mention it to his male co-workers.

Bailey was so humiliated by Nye’s actions that she quit. We’re surprised she wasn’t asphyxiated first.

After bringing up the harassment suit, Bailey was awarded a $2,500 settlement, and the company had to pay her legal fees.

This sort of workplace camaraderie comes as a surprise to Selectabase’s director, Steve Selwood. He described the company’s employees as “nice nice, not sugary nice people to deal with.” Maybe if Nye was “sugary nice” he’d have cut the cheese in the other direction.

Tags: Humiliation, Legal battle, Selectabase, Sexual harassment