Loading the player... A former Panda Express employee has filed a lawsuit alleging she was forced by higher-ups to strip down to her underwear in front of both colleagues and complete strangers during what was supposed to be a “trust-building” exercise Jennifer Spargifiore worked at the Santa Clarita Panda Express from August 2016 till July 2019 when she was enlisted to take part in a “trust-building” activity. It was hosted by Panda Express in partnership with self-improvement consulting company, Alive Seminars, and Coaching Academy. (Credit: Panda Express) According to the civil complaint, the 23-year-old was informed by her manager that the Alive seminars were often “a prerequisite to promotion,” and attendees were even required to provide their work ID numbers so seminar fees “could be debited directly from their Panda Express employee accounts.”