'Women aren't funny': BP 'fire' employee over humour

'Women aren't funny': BP 'fire' employee over humour

A female BP employee claims she was sacked for her sense of humour, as she was told by her female boss “women simply aren’t funny”.

Kathryn Buttle, 38, was made redundant in March 2016 from her £87,000-a-year job as a surveyor and claims the reason is due to being funny – The Telegraph reports.

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