dismissal was that she had called attention to the fact that one of the
lab’s main vendors had put its purchase orders on hold because of
unpaid bills.
Upset about the way she was treated, Dupuy fired off an email to
Sunny that weekend insisting that she be allowed to retrieve her
belongings, which in addition to lab books included a makeup bag
containing her eyeglasses and her California CLS license. The email,
on which she copied Elizabeth, provided a searing indictment of
Sunny’s management style and of the state of the lab:
I was warned by more than 5 people that you are a loose
cannon and it all depends on your mood as to how [sic]
what will trigger you to explode. I was also told that
anytime someone deals with you it’s never a good outcome
for that person.
...
The CLIA lab is in trouble with Kosal running the show
and no one watching him or Arne. You have a mediocre
Lab Director taking up for a sub-par CLS for whatever
reasons. I fully guarantee that Kosal will certainly make a
huge mistake one day in the lab that will adversely affect
patient results. I actually think he has already done this on
several accounts but has put the blame on the reagents.
Just as you stated everything he touches is a disaster!
I am [sic] only hope that somehow I bring awareness to
you that you have created a work environment where
people hide things from you out of fear. You cannot run a
company through fear and intimidation...it will only work
for a period of time before it collapses.Sunny agreed to have someone meet her in front of the East
Meadow Circle building to return her belongings but warned her that
she would be hearing from the company’s lawyers. Over the next
several days, Dupuy received a series of sternly worded emails from