French 'zombie' worker sues boss over 'bore-out'

A Frenchman is suing his former boss over the crushing boredom he suffered in an 80,000 euro-a-year job which he claims turned him into a "professional zombie". On Monday, Frederic Desnard, 44, lodged a complaint at a labour relations tribunal, demanding 360,000 euros ($415,000) in compensation and damages for the "bore-out" he says he suffered as a well-paid executive in a perfume business. The plaintiff, who was paid an annual salary of more than 80,000 euros, was sacked in September 2014 after he had been on sick leave for seven months from his company, Interparfums.