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Across the Fence:  Son let go from WalMart  |
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delicia
True Blue Farmgirl
917 Posts
delicia
cincinnati
ohio
USA
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 Posted - Jul 16 2010 : 12:09:35 PM
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My son was just let go from WalMart. He is deaf and was having a hard time with the test that they require and then today they let him go all together and said it was because he was to slow. He uses sign language and could not answer the customers questions. I am very upset and disappointed and will probably cry but, I have a five O'clock appointment and can not leave work now. I just wanted to vent. Thanks for letting me.
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Old Spirit
True Blue Farmgirl
1498 Posts
Rae
MN
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Posted - Jul 16 2010 : 12:12:58 PM
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Prayers out to you and your son. Too bad the almighty dollar is so important now a days!!
Hugs
Rae
Farm Girl #647
...those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles:...
Isaiah 40:31
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
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emsmommy5
True Blue Farmgirl
1547 Posts
Angie
Buckley
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2010 : 12:42:59 PM
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Isn't that some kind of discrimination???
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2010 : 1:41:36 PM
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I second what Angie says...
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
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Posted - Jul 16 2010 : 1:44:26 PM
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It is discrimination, I'm sorry for your son, that's tough.
"There is no foot so small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world" |
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Mama Jewel
True Blue Farmgirl
435 Posts
Jewel
Sweet Peas Farmette,
Bend, OR
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2010 : 1:45:00 PM
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Ohh Delicia. I'm so sorry to hear that about your son. Are things so rushed these days that people can't be more tolerant of others with sp needs? arrgh (I have 3 of 4 children w/sp needs). Very sad & frustrating. I know when I'm in a store w/someone (helper or shopper) who appears to have SN of some sort, *they're* the ones I tend to converse with and enjoy because they have *heart* From one mama to another: a big ol hug: mwah! xoxo
Farm Girl Sister #1683 Living Simply & Naturally on our lil Sweet Peas Farmette
"Do Everything in Love." 1 Cor 14
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
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Posted - Jul 16 2010 : 1:46:02 PM
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As an aside, I've seen other deaf/hearing impaired retail workers. They communicate by writing on a pad. Customers don't seem to have any issue with that as long as they're helped.
Walmart sucks!
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Tn.Earthmama
True Blue Farmgirl
451 Posts
Phyllis
Englewood
Tennessee
451 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2010 : 1:49:25 PM
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| the Americans with disabilities act requires that they try to find a job he can do with his disability. I would consult a lawyer, and I'm not prone to suing. perhaps he could work in the warehouse or somewhere he doesn't need to answer questions from the customers?? I'm sorry that he has been treated so shabbily. Phyllis |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2010 : 2:35:45 PM
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I am sorry for your son. It is hard on self-esteem when being let go. I think I would look into it though. See if maybe they can place him somewhere else in the company. Sometimes our children's trials are harder on us Mom's than they are on them. Hugs to you and your son.
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Diane B Carter
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
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delicia
True Blue Farmgirl
917 Posts
delicia
cincinnati
ohio
USA
917 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2010 : 4:23:25 PM
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Thank you all for your support and kind words. They said that he was too slow checking the fruit. He is blind to the left of either eye because when he was 13 he had a brain aneurysim and that caused his vision problem. He was born deaf and then with the eye issues later it is hard. He is such a great person and really functions very well. He graduated from College in up state New York but, can not find a job in his line. It is graphics with computers. I know that God has something better for him it is just hard for me to see him struggle when it appears to come so easy for others. I know that I am not walking in their shoes and that all people have struggles it is just hard to see your child hurt. You are all wonderful and make me feel much better. Thank you so much.
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cindy
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Posted - Jul 16 2010 : 4:53:29 PM
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The Americans with Disabilities Act has a clause which states that an employer MUST provide "reasonable accommodation". It sound like Wal-Mart didn't in this case, especially since they were aware of his disability. I would talk to a lawyer. This is not up for negotiation; the employer MUST obey the law.
cindy
"There is more to life than increasing its speed". Mahatma Gandhi
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nana5
True Blue Farmgirl
312 Posts
Rebecca
Jackson
MI
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2010 : 5:47:36 PM
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My prayers are with you both.
Rebecca
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
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Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2010 : 6:43:02 PM
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First let me say that I am sorry for your son's loss. Second I totally agree with everyone else that is telling you to consult a lawyer..again I am not one to yell "sue" at the first sign of "trouble" but this crosses the line! He was hired, knowing that he had a disability- to fire him because of it is just plain wrong!
I wish you both the best and can totally relate to what you said about it being so hard to see your child hurt.
Best of luck to the both of you- I know God has much bigger and better plans for him.
Smiles,
Laurie
Farmgirl Sister#1403
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Lin
True Blue Farmgirl
807 Posts
Lin
Sioux City
IA
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2010 : 10:21:33 PM
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I'm so sorry for your son, Delicia. Dang it, I become distraught when things like this happen. There are times that suits are in order, and I would say this is one of those times! I would encourage you to contact an attorney! And I also agree with Laurie, God has much bigger and better plans for him!! Hugs and Smiles, Lin
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2010 : 07:49:43 AM
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delicia, you fight girl. they have OTHER jobs he could do. i agree you and your son need to see the manager about this. fight back mama sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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Bart
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Jul 17 2010 : 07:53:07 AM
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I, also, urge you not to let this go. Walmart has a history of discrimination and should not be allowed to continue with it. Please, for your son and any other challenged citizen - fight them.
I'm so sorry for him. I hope he knows that it's not him - it's Walmarts Bad! |
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harmonyfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
785 Posts
Debbie
Southeastern
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2010 : 07:57:05 AM
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Just another notch in the WalMart screws the world belt. I hate Walmart!
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
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jill skane
True Blue Farmgirl
853 Posts
jill lillian
stacyville
maine
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2010 : 08:07:55 AM
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Walmart new when they hired him he was deaf. They should have realized the situation then and besides why couldn't he justs stock their items and not have to have a problem with answering customers. I hate that store anyway. Yesterday I was there picked up a pair of pants that had 3
not just 1 but 3 price markdowns of the same amount they were shorts and all are marked down the girl tried to tell me they were marked wrong and looked at me as if I had done it. By rights she should have sold them to me for that amount that is our state law, but no she just didn't care if she sold them or not.
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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marcy
Tiverton
Rhode Island
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2010 : 08:36:36 AM
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Will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers. Hope he finds a job doing something he loves to do soon. That will show stinky Walmart, lol! That was so totally unfair, poor kid. Give him lots of hugs from us and know that we are all backing him up and sending you all good wishes.
Farmgirl #170
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give...Eleanor Roosevelt
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delicia
True Blue Farmgirl
917 Posts
delicia
cincinnati
ohio
USA
917 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2010 : 08:59:35 AM
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Well another day and we are both feeling better. I have a cousin who is an attorney and I am going to contact her and see if she can send a letter or something to The Powers that be at WalMart. I never want him to go back there and I will not be shopping there. I only want them to realize the damage that one person can do to someone who is trying hard to just lead a normal life. He is just a really good person and it hurts my heart that he has to try twice as hard as most people. You have as always been so good and nurturing and I will give him a hug from his friends at Mary Janes.
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melanie47601
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Melanie
Boonville
IN
USA
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2010 : 12:05:40 PM
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I have a friend with a mentally challenged son who works at Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart let him go, but his mom called the main office. It was looked into, and her son was hired back. Good luck. Hugs to both of you.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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smiley
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
lea
pea ridge
arkansas
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2010 : 2:31:36 PM
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| I live in Walmart country,near the home offices. It is so far away from what Sam Walton created, in my opinion. My prayers go out to your son to find an employer who values him, not uses him. |
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OneCraftyBugger
True Blue Farmgirl
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Son let go from WalMart
