I got hired at a store deli at the beginning of the month and had the bare minimum training. The deli manager was so unorganized and very toxic. She cussed all the time and and when i asked a simple question with the up most respect she cursed me out infront of a customer that i was assisting. Not only that when i closed with the cook, he was too high to function and I did most of his closing duties. I dreaded coming in for the next few days til i made the decision to quit which was 4 weeks later. When i brought up my decision to the store manager he begged me to stay, but I value my mental health too much to be disrespected. Not only that, my pay wasn't right. I would calculate my hours before and after taxes. Many people say that I was wrong for doing that but in my heart I know I did the right thing.
Last week I would have been celebrating my 5th year at Ferguson. I recently transferred here about year ago. When I first came down to interview for the warehouse job he informed me how chaotic it was here how understaffed they were and how out of space they were. Informed me that he wouldn't cut my pay because if the cost of living difference between Phoenix and Iowa. LIE #1. Found out how much I was making and informed me he wouldn't be paying that. LIE #2. The offered I never got to do i. The year that I was here. Informed him I was scared of heights put me on a order picker when I was a reach truck. James Ogden has led a very toxic environment in the warehouse and has let it continue. When I fot there last October I heard sexual, racial, homophobic conversations being yelled across the warehouse. My supervisor. Michael Lovejoy allows my team lead to say he could screw his wife better than he can. Explaining in graphic details what he would do. Michael Lovejoy called me black as tar twice and then went in the office and said he didn't and the then they offered the witnesses that were there better jobs and more money at different locations. I have 18 years of sales background and had been trying to get on one of the sales teams. I have a BA in Business Administration with a concentration in management. I thought maybe if I went back and got my Master's degree that would be an incentive. James Ogden told me just because I get my Master's doesn't mean he's going to let me off the fork lift. Asked me if I felt comfortable working under Michael Lovejoy my response. Was NO! The last draw was when Michael Lovejoy suspended me in his office and then went into James Ogdens office and told I quit. AND NO ONE ASKED ANY QUESTIONS #toxicworkenvironment #Fergusoncares. #metoo # racism #hostilewarehouse
Last week I would have been celebrating my 5th year at Ferguson. I recently transferred here about year ago. When I first came down to interview for the warehouse job he informed me how chaotic it was here how understaffed they were and how out of space they were. Informed me that he wouldn't cut my pay because if the cost of living difference between Phoenix and Iowa. LIE #1. Found out how much I was making and informed me he wouldn't be paying that. LIE #2. The offered I never got to do i. The year that I was here. Informed him I was scared of heights put me on a order picker when I was a reach truck. James Ogden has led a very toxic environment in the warehouse and has let it continue. When I fot there last October I heard sexual, racial, homophobic conversations being yelled across the warehouse. My supervisor. Michael Lovejoy allows my team lead to say he could screw his wife better than he can. Explaining in graphic details what he would do. Michael Lovejoy called me black as tar twice and then went in the office and said he didn't and the then they offered the witnesses that were there better jobs and more money at different locations. I have 18 years of sales background and had been trying to get on one of the sales teams. I have a BA in Business Administration with a concentration in management. I thought maybe if I went back and got my Master's degree that would be an incentive. James Ogden told me just because I get my Master's doesn't mean he's going to let me off the fork lift. Asked me if I felt comfortable working under Michael Lovejoy my response. Was NO! The last draw was when Michael Lovejoy suspended me in his office and then went into James Ogdens office and told I quit. AND NO ONE ASKED ANY QUESTIONS Then I speak with Charlotte Murch, shes the employee relations person I think, she labeled as a angry black woman. I told her you would be angry if your manager has been lying to you from day one and your supervisor keeps lying on you.
Not going to mention the driving manager Lawrence Marvin Brown instructed his drivers not to talk to me not anyone else just me and all i did each morning was rold them fellas drive safe and have a good day but i guess thats not appropriate to say to a delivery driver that has to work these Phoenix streets. #toxicworkenvironment. #metoo #stopfergusonways #Fergusonracism. #terrybradshaw