November 15, 2010
Bachler
has been a WSI employee for 17 years.
Long was her supervisor from June 2005 through November 2007.
When
asked whether Long's attitude changed after Halvorson was appointed interim
CEO, she said she only noticed slight agitation the day Halvorson was
appointed.
She
described the relationship between Long and Peltz as giddy, flirtatious, and
unprofessional. She recalled times when
she was to have a Friday morning meeting with Long, but he would be with Peltz
and she would have to wait 5 or 10 minutes and he would not recognize she was
there.
She
remembers Long came out from behind his desk one day wearing no socks or
shoes. He explained how he had a
pedicure and how good that felt. She
said that made her uncomfortable. Bachler said she felt threatened by Long
because he said to her, "I know you're friends with Sonja Nallie. I don't want you to think I'd do or say
anything because of that."
Plaintiff
attorney Tuntland then took over the questioning. He asked whether Billie initiated flirtations
with Jim and she said yes.
He asked
whether Long seemed ashamed of having had a pedicure. She said he did not. As to whether Long had recommended a pedicure
to her, she did not recall.
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