# NHS worker likened to Darth Vader awarded £29,000 at tribunal - BBC News 

Source: https://share.google/nXKmkDEAJFvvpPTPo
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/NHS-worker-likened-to-Darth-Vader-awarded-pound29000-at-tribunal-BBC-News?index=0x687a164fe6ee7a608058a283d815eadb09b23482763a0dfd9b9c849c46f2fa7281579e51
Submitted by 0x9778...D535 on 2025-07-18 UTC, 1 upvote, 0 comments

## Summary

An employment tribunal in Croydon has awarded NHS worker Lorna Rooke £28,989.61 after a colleague completed a Star Wars-themed personality test on her behalf that categorised her as Darth Vader. The tribunal found the incident was a "detriment" that harmed Ms Rooke, who worked in a blood donation department and felt "unpopular" and suffered low mood and anxiety. Judge Kathryn Ramsden said being aligned with the Star Wars villain was "insulting" and that it was "little wonder" Ms Rooke was upset, since the test was done on another colleague's perception and then shared with the group. The incident was one of the reasons Ms Rooke resigned in 2021, after joining NHS Blood and Transplant in 2003.

## Article

Getty Images

An NHS worker was given a pay out after she was compared to Darth Vader

An NHS worker has been awarded almost £30,000 in compensation after being compared to Stars Wars villain Darth Vader at work.

Lorna Rooke's colleague took a Star Wars-themed personality type test on her behalf, with it concluding that Ms Rooke fell into the Darth Vader category.

An employment tribunal in Croydon, south London, found that the incident was a "detriment", meaning it caused harm or a negative impact to Ms Rooke, who worked in a blood donation department.

The claimant was made to feel "unpopular" and suffered from low mood and anxiety in relation to her work environment.

'Insulting'

The team were taking a Myers-Briggs questionnaire with a Star Wars theme, with the result characterising each of them as a Star Wars character, the judgement explained.

While Ms Rooke was out of the room, another colleague did the test for her.

The Darth Vader category was described as a "very focused individual who brings the team together", however the judge was not convinced that the categorisation had any positive attributes.

"Darth Vader is a legendary villain of the Star Wars series, and being aligned with his personality is insulting," Judge Kathryn Ramsden said.

She said on the basis that the test was done on the perception of another colleague and then shared with the group, it was "little wonder" that Ms Rooke was upset by it.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator sorts people into 16 categories based on how introverted they are, their level of intuition, if they are led by thoughts or feelings and how they judge or perceive the world around them.

The tribunal heard that in 2003 Ms Rooke began working for the NHS Blood and Transplant service as a training and practice supervisor and the incident was one of the reasons for her resignation in 2021.

She was awarded £28,989.61 in compensation.