- Report: #423600
Complaint Review: FAMILY DOLLAR - BURBANK Illinois
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FAMILY DOLLAR
8505 SOUTH HARLEM BURBANK, 60459 Illinois, U.S.A.
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708-598-0325
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FAMILY DOLLAR WRONGFULLY TERMINATED BURBANK Illinois
I WAS AN ASST. MANAGER FOR 1 YEAR. I WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE BURBANK STORE AS A 'TEST'. THE MANGER AT THE BURBANK STORE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A CO-WORKER THERE. THEY SENT ME IN TO WORK THERE WHILE HE (THE CO-WORKER) WAS SENT TO MY STORE. THEY WANTED TO SEE WHO THE PROBLEM WAS. WHILE I WAS WORKING AT THIS STORE, IVE FOUND MANY WRITE-UPS ON THIS BOY. LONG STORY SHORT, THE MANGER WALKED OFF THE JOB & THE BOY WAS BROUGHT BACK TO MANAGE THE STORE. I WAS HIS ASSISTANT. ABOUT 3 MONTHS WORKING THERE, I REALIZED I COULDNT DO BOTH MINE & HIS JOB. HE WOULD PUNCH IN & LEAVE THE STORE FOR HOURS AT A TIME, HE WOULD CLEAN OUT HIS CAR, RUN & GET HIS HAIR CUT OR SLEEP IN THE BACK OFFICE WHILE I RAN THE STORE. 2 DAYS BEFORE MY 5-DAY VACTION, I TOLD HIM "WHEN I COME BACK FROM VACATION, IM THINKING ABOUT STEPPING DOWN AS AN ASST. SO YOU CAN DO YOUR JOB AS A MANAGER. HE SAID "YOU KNOW YOUR GONNA LOSE PAY & HOURS IF YOU DO THAT". I SAID, THATS FINE BECAUSE I CANT DO YOUR JOB ANY LONGER. I WALKED INTO WORK THE NEXT MORNING & HE CAME UP TO ME & ASKED FOR MY KEYS. I WAS SHOCKED WHEN HE SAID I WAS TERMINATED. I ASKED HIM WHAT I WAS BEING TERMINATED FOR. HE HAD NO ANSWER. I HANDED HIM MY KEYS & WALKED OUTSIDE. I GOT ON MY PHONE & CALLED CORPORATE. I HAVE A MEETING SET UP WITH CORPORATE THAT MORNING & DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO THEN. I WAS TOLD BY THE SECRETARY TO GO HOME & THEY WOULD CALL ME. IVE CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER THAT AND WAS TOLD "THEYRE BUSY...WAIT FOR THE CALL". THAT WAS BACK IN JUNE OF 2008. I GAVE 110% AT WORK AND THIS IS THE THANK YOU I GET. HOW SAD.
Karen
BURBANK, Illinois
U.S.A.
Karen
BURBANK, Illinois
U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Karen
BURBANK,Illinois,
U.S.A.
YOUR RIGHT JOE....
#2Author of original report
Sat, February 14, 2009
This boy went from store to store I was told....Because of his behavior....IF corporate knew half the things he DIDNT do at work, Im sure he'd be out of a job now. He came to work hung-over many times...and looked like s**t....He would lay across the counter in front of the customers....Our cashier had 8 customers waiting in her line one day, I called Chris (The Manager) up front to open up so he can help get the line down, since he was the only other person with a drawer...He gave me the dirtiest look & refused to open...I told him to pull his drawer & I would open up....He stomped his feet & pouted like a lil boy that he is & opened up. Customers have came up to me & said "Thats the Manager, hes sooo rude". He has turned his back on Customers that needed assistance. He is not Management material thats for sure. He hired his best friends wife to work with us back in December....A week after she started working, I had her ringing up the Customers while I was working on the floor. 3 guys walked in & filled up 2 carts of merchandise & walked out the front door! I had no clue till a good 20-min later, when I walked up front by the registers. She finally told me what happened. I ran & called Chris at home. Chris told me he'll take care of it the following day. He took care of it alright, he called his best friend up & told him that his wife needed to quit her job or they can prosecute her. So of course the girl quit. I dont even think he filled out an accident report as we're told to do. IF Corporate only knew....
Joe
Austin,Texas,
U.S.A.
SOMETIMES, YOU HAVE TO JUST WAIT THEM OUT...
#3Consumer Comment
Fri, February 13, 2009
I HAVE HAD SUPERVISORS FROM HELL. ONE OF MY COUSINS HAS A SPEED FREAK REDNECK FROM HELL WHO IS HIS BOSS NOW AND HE STAYS UP FOR WEEKS AT A TIME AND CONVENIENTLY FORGETS TO SCHEDULE JUAN FOR WORK OR CALLS HIM UP TWO HOURS LATE TO GO TO WORK BECAUSE HE FORGOT HE WAS GOING TO HAVE SOMEONE ON THE JOB. I DON'T KNOW IF THE SPEED IS BURNING HOLES IN HIS BRAIN OR WHAT BUT HE SOUNDS A LOT LIKE THE YAEHOOO YOU DESCRIBE HERE. TOO IGNORANT, UNEDUCATED,OBSESSED WITH POWER AND NOT TRAINED ON GOOD MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND TOTALLY LACKING IN COMPASSION,LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, HUMAN RELATIONS AND HOW TO HAVE A PROFITABLE STORE. SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT BECAUSE JOBS ARE TOO HARD TO GET AND TO EASY TO LOSE AND THE FORMER EMPLOYER WILL LIE AND SAY ANYTHING TO KEEP FROM PAYING YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT AND THEY WILL BLACKLIST YOUR SO THAT YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO GET ANOTHER JOB IN THE FIELD AND HAVE TO RETRAIN AND GOOD LOOK WITH THAT--THE STUDENT GRANTS WILL ONLY PAY TUITION AND BOOKS AND BARELY LEAVE YOU ENOUGH TO EAT. HOMELESS SHELTERS REALLY ARE BAD! FOOD IN SOUP KITCHENS IS PRETTY BAD TOO. I WAS LAID OFF IN 2002 AND HAVE NOT WORKED STEADY SINCE. THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN RETRAINING ME FOR A JOB BUT IF THE ECONOMY GETS WORSE, THERE WILL BE NO JOBS FOR ANYBODY... I THINK YOU MADE A BIG MISTAKE HERE. YOU SEE, HE CAN GET YOU GOOD FOR INSUBORDINATION AND THAT IS A FIREABLE OFFENSE ]WHICH MEANS THEY ARE IN THEIR RIGHTS TO DENY YOU UNEMPLOYMENT, AT LEAST IN MY STATE... Y9U JUST GO TO WORK AND DO YOUR JOB. THIS GUY OBVIOUSLY HAS A CONNECTION BECAUSE HE IS STILL WORKING --AND YOU WENT AGAINST HIM IN A HEAD ON ROUND OF OFFICE POLITICS--- AND YOU LOST. HOW YOU HANDLE THIS IS TO JUST KEEP O\DOING YOUR JOB AND WHATEVER IT TAKES..SOONER OR LATER, HE WILL MESS UP, THESE BLOWHARDS ALWAYS DO. IN THE MEANTIME, IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO LEARN THE LESSONS OF HUMILITY, PATIENCE AND KEEPING QUIET BECAUSE THE SAD TRUTH IN TIMES LIKE THESE,NOBODY CARES WHAT YOU THINK ---ESPECIALLY A TWO0BIT OUTFIT LIKE THIS THAT CUTS COSTS ON PRODUCTS AND IS GOING TO CUT COSTS ON STAFF. THEY CAN'T AFFORD GOOD MANAGERIAL TALENT AND THEY DON'T WANT TO SPEND MONEY TO TRAIN THEM --PENNYWISE AND POUND FOOLISH --JUST LIKE MOST RETAIL OPERATIONS. THIRD WORLD JOB MARKET? AFRAID SO. THE OLDER YOU GET AND YOU ARE A LADY ( MEN FACE IT TEN YEARS LATER THAN LADIES) IN THIS SOCIETY, THE MORE EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION AND THE HARDER IT IS TO GET A JOB NO MATTER IF YOU ARE UP TO DATE ON THE MOST CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY. YOU GOT A LESSON IN OFFICE POLITICS. THE ENTIRE SITUATION WAS BAD BUT IT WAS A JOB....
