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Walmart associate told my dad to go back to mexico!
My father was told this morning by an associate of Walmart to "go back to Mexico where you belong". My father is a U.S. citizen and U.S. Army Retired Veteran of Hispanic descent. Is this discrimination? He has filed a complaint with Walmart headquarters.
The employee consistently refused to serve you. The company's profits are dependent on clients being served. You have grounds for a complaint. Check out the legal situation in your state, you MAY have grounds for a case.
Fr. Chuck,
This man is a former US serviceman and a US Citizen of hispanic origin. Why should he be insulted in this way? Indeed I find your response both insulting and sub-christian.
Totally agree with you, I feel the same way. Work all my life, never been unemployed or ask for any goverment help. (I do not blame walmart for one bad apple). My son wrote to this forum without asking me first. Never cross my mind to sue walmart like the other gentleman suggest. I just let walmart know about the inappropiate behavior of one of their employee. Thanks for your input.
First, let me say that you were more patient than I would have been. Given the facts as you presented them, I would have spoken up when he bypassed me the first time. It sounds to me you did exactly the right thing in reporting the behavior to a manager.
My question though is what do you want at this point? Your son asked if this was discrimination. Its not. You might have a case against them as a hate crime, but do you have any witnesses to the incident?
My advice is to follow up with Walmart to see what action was taken against the employee.
One of the employee was next to him when he made his first explicit comment, two employee were at the bay area when he made the second comment. I know that they have tape of everything. P.S. I care for every race regardless of what country they from. (I, have never travel to Mexico in my whole life)
When this happen all I want was to let walmart know about his behavior, so this don't happen to someone else in the future, at least from this individual. But the more I think about it the more agravated I get, I don't know how far I will pursue this matter.
OK, I understand you are upset and deservedly so. But I suggest you sit back and see what Walmart does. You really have very little, if any, grounds to do anything more. To pursue an action against Walmart would require proof that Walmart promotes or allows such behavior. A very hard thing to prove. You might go for a hate crime but that's also iffy.
My father was told this morning by an associate of Walmart to "go back to Mexico where you belong". My father is a U.S. citizen and U.S. Army Retired Veteran of Hispanic descent. Is this discrimination? He has filed a complaint with Walmart headquarters.
Thanks for any input,
Jorge
Go, Jorge! Take them for all they have. I trust that the newspapers and tv/radio media have been notified of this condign act of discrimination. If not, I suggest that they are forthwith.
OK, so you have proof. That still didn't answer what you want out of this.
He wanted 'input!' That means, he invited others to give him advice, comfort, support, etc. Criticism you can get at Wal-Mart, but he came here for direction.
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