Monday, November 3, 2008

So Who Does This Guy Know?

Once upon a time there was a Walmart in a smallish Midwestern town. And in this Walmart was a very creepy gentleman with a history of inappropriate comments to women. Not only did he have a history of creepy comments to other associates, but on three separate times he had been spoken to about sexual harassment of these very same women. Did A)Walmart fire this sexual harasser? Or B) Did they even reprimand him? Perhaps C)Was he terminated on Walmart's zero tolerance policy for such activities? Or D) Is he still working for the same company, doing the same things, over and over? Actually, this is a trick question. The answer is E) he was transferred to a different job and given a bump in pay. Now he works in a very stress free environment on third shift, doing almost nothing in a job that was tailor made and created for him. It's a wonderful company, isn't it? It is a wonderful feeling knowing that registered pedophiles*, and sexual harassers don't need to worry about job security . In all fairness, the pedophile has since left the store that he was employed in, but I think that has more to do with his ex wife than anything Walmart did. How does this happen? I can understand the concept of job security, and giving people another chance, but someone please tell me, how is it possible that a person with this kind of track record can continue to do the same things over and over? I am sure that it has nothing to do with the attorney I am told he brought in to his open door meeting. I am sure that it also has nothing to do with the deep pockets that his family has in this area. And I'm also sure that the three women who left Walmart because they were tired of the constant requests for dates, dinners, and sexual favors fron this lout never saw an ounce of justice from the company that is so proud of their zero tolerance policy. So if someone is sexually harrassing you at work, make sure you find out if they have any connections with the company. You'll thank me later. *earlier post

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