Even in such a thin economy, he could no longer stomach the fat “jokes.”
Thomas Hunt, 48, claims his manager at a Raymour & Flanigan furniture store in Queens was so fixated on Hunt’s weight that she ordered him to establish a “fat club,” recruit members and act as its president.
The exec, Marlene Albarano, relentlessly ribbed Hunt about his extra poundage, a Brooklyn Supreme Court lawsuit claims — even denying him a promotion solely because of his appearance and once ordering him to walk around the building for 30 minutes on his lunch break, according to court papers.
When she espied Hunt eating cookies at a staff meeting, Albarano allegedly announced to everyone present that her mother had taught her to keep her mouth shut — “something [Hunt] clearly did not know how to do.”
The constant criticism was discriminatory and humiliating, said Hunt.
He added that he had no other problems in his two years with the company yet was fired last February — after he had officially complained about Albarano’s singling him out.
Out of work ever since, he is seeking unspecified damages.
Albarano could not be reached for comment.