A baby boomer who worked as a hardware test engineer at Google is suing the company, claiming his manager called him “grandpa” and retaliated against him after he raised complaints of discrimination.

Rodney Broome, the 72-year-old former employee, asserts that he faced “a relentless campaign of harassment and discrimination” when his 40-something boss joined the team in 2017. The complaint, filed Sept. 5 in Santa Clara County Superior Court, alleges that his supervisor referred to him as “a worthless piece of shit,” directed his co-workers to “tell Grandpa to pick up the pace” and said he was in “retirement mode.” Beyond being labeled “grandpa,” the complaint claims Broome’s car was broken into and burglarized not long after his boss suggested he might have a hard time getting to work one day or have car trouble.

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