Frederic Desnard: Frenchman Sues His Employer For a Boring Work

A Frenchman sued his employer for giving him a boring workload. Frederic Desnard claims that his boring workload caused him to suffer depression.

According to CNN Money, Frederic Desnard, a 44-year-old employee blames his bosses for his depression. Desnard complained that his boring workload for four years threw his mental state off balance. The employee demanded £280,000 from his employers.

It was mentioned that Desnard quit his job because it was "too boring." He works for a perfume company in Paris in a span of four years. Desnard also claims that the company and his previous employer left him depressed, ashamed and destroyed.

'I left for work each day with a desperate, sinking feeling," Desnard told the French reporters. "Then when I arrived I would often break down in tears. But no one noticed because no one really cared whether I was there or not. I was left depressed and ashamed of being paid for doing nothing.'
Frederic Desnard's lawyer defended his client by claiming that his lack of workload could be considered as moral exhaustion. They used the term bore-out, where it was cited that it usually occurs when an employee feels that the work place is once sided, thus promoting lack of motivation.

"It can be defined as a moral exhaustion due to the total lack of caseload", Montasser Charni, Desnard's lawyer said. "And it comes with a feeling of shame of being paid to do nothing."

The company disputed Desnard's claim. The company stated that Desnard was dismissed in 2014 due to his demotivation with his work.

"We refute all these charges, He wasn't so motivated after several years and despite our attempts to give him more missions, he was missing (for) more than six months...That's why he was dismissed in 2014."

According to Daily Mail, the case was dismissed. The company lawyer Jean-Philippe Benissan questioned his motives as to why he waited four years to voice out his concern.

"Mr. Desnard never said anything about being bored during the four-year period. And if he actually had nothing to do over all these years, why didn't he mention it? We estimate that around 30 percent of the French workforce is bored with their jobs, but most stay because of their fear of unemployment."