He cut her short.
A 4-foot-8 Bronx woman claims a city job counselor got her fired from her gig as a Parks Department janitor in Queens — because he thought she was too short to do the job.
Sandra Petersen, 51, claims she never had a problem at work until she asked counselor Louis Marchi about switching her assignment.
“I could do the job,” Petersen told The Post. “The managers really liked me and know I worked hard.”
Peterson landed the six-month, subsidized city job in June, a position that was later extended by several months. But she hoped to work as a home health aide, and wanted to discuss the change with Marchi.
“He said: ‘You’re too short. Are you sure you’re working for Parks?’ ” Petersen recalled from their first meeting.
In a lawsuit filed last week against the city and Marchi, Petersen claims the counselor got her booted from Parks — and she is now seeking $12 million in damages for alleged discrimination.
“I lost sleep. I lost appetite. I was crying,” she recalled. “I was going out of my mind. I felt humiliated.”
The city Law Department had no immediate comment.