2023-05-16 09:28:25
It had been more than four months since Florence Hardouin had not spoken publicly, since a heart attack which she suffered following her layoff and her dismissal from her position as general manager of the FFF. In an interview given to the team, she returned to this episode and the criticisms that fell on her. “I am recovering slowly. Physically, I remain cautious, I am followed medically. The hardest part is the psychological aspect, ”she says.
Admitting that she did not anticipate a layoff, especially in this way, she explains the strong criticism that targeted her, in particular misogyny and homophobia. “I worked for a lot of things at the federation concerning women. First on equal pay. Making the necessary adjustments is important. Pushing women to great responsibilities too, ”she says, adding that she was shocked to hear the accusations of homophobia.
Florence Hardouin admits all the same to have been an intractable leader. “It’s true, I’m demanding. It’s also true that I set ambitious goals, but I made sure they were achievable and that we all reached them together with the employees (…) When I had difficult decisions to make, I took them. I can be cash and direct. it doesn’t appeal to everyone, but does that make me a hateful, brutal person? I have faults like everyone else but frankly, I am not the monster that has been described, ”she says.
“I should have had the courage to say it”
The former director general also spoke of “the inappropriate behavior and inappropriate remarks” that she suffered, which had prompted her to file a complaint for “sexual and moral harassment” within the framework of the preliminary investigation opened against Noel Le Graet. “I should have had the courage to say it more openly or denounce it. But you are afraid to denounce such things because you also care about your position, ”she regrets.
Asked about the dismissal of Corinne Deacon, she admits having been “shocked by the way she was treated and dismissed”, adding that she called her and ensured that she understood “the violence and brutality of what happened to her. »
Finally, she returns to the information from Le Monde, which affirms that the former general manager is claiming the sum of 2.5 million euros from the FFF for the damages suffered following her dismissal. She had also seized the prud’hommes at the end of March to obtain the nullity of this one. “It is first and foremost a reparation for damage to my image, my honor, my health. And then, as in all these stories, it also goes through a financial repair that I assume, ”she concludes.
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