Workplace Snitching: If You See Something, Should You Say Something?

When Corina Allen was dismissed from her job by Radio One, which owns two local stations in Texas, in 2007, she knew she had a discrimination claim on her hands. While Texas is an “at will” state, meaning employees can be terminated without reason, something felt amiss. She filed complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and didn’t look back, accepting a position with CBS before ultimately opening her own advertising and media placement agency. When she knocked on the door of Radio One in 2009, hoping to launch a campaign for a client on KBXX-FM, Allen was welcomed by former colleagues eager to do business with a familiar face. All seemed well, but soon the request was passed higher and higher up the ladder until Allen was told in no uncertain terms by Vice President Doug Abernathy that because of her previous complaint, the company would not do business with her or her clients.

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