Comcast store manager sued for forcing cream-pie assaults on low-selling staff
A former retail sales consultant alleges that a Comcast store manager in Plainville, Connecticut, required the month’s lowest seller to be tied to a chair and hit with a cream pie as a performance-boosting ritual.
A lawsuit filed by former retail sales consultant David Figueroa alleges that a Comcast store in Plainville, Connecticut, operated a policy in which the top-ranked salesperson each month ordered the lowest-ranked colleague to be bound to a chair and struck with a cream pie. The manager, identified as Sully Fuentes Peterson, is said to have directed employees to film the assaults and to create their own recordings. Figueroa, who began employment on February 2, 2026, contends the ritual was designed to lift sales numbers and improve customer-survey results, and that he was forced to quit on February 27 under constructive discharge. The complaint claims Comcast was negligent because it should have known about the manager’s conduct and failed to provide adequate oversight, allowing the humiliating practice to continue in pursuit of revenue goals.
Why it matters
The case highlights potential workplace abuse and corporate liability for employee mistreatment.
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