--- title: Frenchman Sues Ex Employer Over Boredom at Work description: Frenchman suing employer Interparfums for bore out at work, AFP says. canonical: https://time.com/4316625/frenchman-bored-tribunal-paris-bore-out/ author: Olivia B. 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Waxman Staff Writer May 3, 2016 5:19 PM UTC A Frenchman is suing his former employer because he did not have enough to do at work, the AFP [reports](https://in.news.yahoo.com/french-zombie-worker-sues-boss-134724040.html). Frederic Desnard, 44, filed a complaint against the perfume company Interparfums in an employment tribunal in Paris on Monday. He is asking for $415,000 (360,000 €) in compensation for being “killed professionally through boredom,” his lawyer Montasser Charni [told AFP](https://in.news.yahoo.com/french-zombie-worker-sues-boss-134724040.html). Suffering from a phenomenon that has been called a [“bore-out”](http://www.theguardian.com/money/shortcuts/2016/may/03/bore-out-burnout-frederic-desnard-job-isnt-stimulating) instead of a burnout, Desnard also claims that the lack of meaningful work caused a decline in mental health that led to his dismissal and brought on a seizure once while he was driving. The company’s lawyer Jean-Philippe Benissan said that Desnard never brought up these issues to his supervisors at a hearing on Monday, [_The Telegraph reports._](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/02/frenchman-demands-280000-after-being-bored-out-of-his-job/) A ruling on this case is expected to be handed down on July 27, according to [AFP](https://in.news.yahoo.com/french-zombie-worker-sues-boss-134724040.html). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4316625/frenchman-bored-tribunal-paris-bore-out/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4316625/frenchman-bored-tribunal-paris-bore-out/"},"headline":"Frenchman Sues Bosses Because He Was Bored at Work","datePublished":"2016-05-03T17:19:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:32:05.997Z","description":"He is reportedly asking for $415,000 in compensation","url":"https://time.com/4316625/frenchman-bored-tribunal-paris-bore-out/","keywords":["Newsfeed","World"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt785a92ccdc4715e8/6988604b524fc06711df4294/aging-health-illo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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