Brother_Trucker

My good friend lives in Fernley, Nevada. He emailed me... the superwalmart just building in his home area. On the first day hiring application opens, he went and applied but didn't hear nothing from walmart. his mom's friend who now works at the new walmart in Fernley. She tries to pull him in walmart but the store manager said "I don't want to held responsiblity for deaf person's injured from hitting the car, or any from work place" store manager decide not to hire him because he is deaf!!!

I want to ask you about walmart... is there a law says walmart must hire Handicapped/deaf person?? Because my friend called his interpreter to help him fight for his right and get job no matter what he is...deaf.....it doesn't got do anything being deaf... hate see deaf person getting discrimiation for being deaf!!!!

Do you know there's a website that can show the deaf's rights?? I want to read ADA law correct me if I'm wrong if its relate to this situation that my friend is going through thanks!!!

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Foxrac

I'm employee at regular wal-mart store.

ADA require all workplace to hire disability, plus it's not excuse for managers to not hire deaf people because of damage, harm or injuries then just call to wal-mart and explain to the about what happen with managers, if it doesn't work then just report to NAD then NAD would help you to file the lawsuit or appealing to wal-mart or just call lawyers to make court date, as you vs. wal-mart then sue their ass.

I don't have any related issue with that, my manager at our store are nice and friendly, haven't any problem with related because of deafness but only cause misunderstood communication sometime, just easier to work out with them. Every stores and managers are different but not just for wal-mart, some managers can be asshole about refuse to hire deaf people.

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VamPyroX

I have a lot of deaf friends who worked at Wal*Mart before.

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Angel

I'm not so surprised. I hear that kind of excuse so many times, most places think we're not qualified for the job due to our deafness. It looks like this manager does not know the ADA laws.

The Americans with Disabilities Act

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Foxrac

Yupper, this manager is seriously need take diversity training again.

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moonflower

you would have your friend tell the store manager off with ADA Laws

Secretblend

I work for Walmart. If the local manager is refusing to hire you. I would ask them for regional manager's number and give that person a call. Explain your situtation and see what they do. You can keep going up till you get to Home Office in Arkansas. I would be very surprised if the regional manager doesn't correct that problem. If it seems like they refuse to correct the problem after several manager levels, I would consider sueing them.

You might be able to find the number on website of walmart. If you can't, PM me and let me know what is town you are in and what the store number is and I'll get the number for you to call.

jillio

Given the fact that the manager has stated to another person that he did not want to hire this person because he is deaf, it is a clear cut case of discrimination. I suggest that this person go in to speak with this manager in person, and explain that he has evidence of discrimination, and if he is still refused a position, he will be filing a lawsuit under the ADA.

Tousi

Again? Sounds like he took this training once but it ignoring it.....

starrygaze

Some mortal and ethnic are bad and good where they are trained to work as managments as well as I'm wal-mart associate. I believe store manager is in trouble for his improper remark sake! Regional or Office Home in Arkansas will hear your situation hopefully to resolve. Store manager in your area is stupid! You can get lawyer to sue. I feel that he is racial predjuice against deaf people? Maybe?

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starrygaze

Coach him! or else!

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Byrdie714

Speaking of Wal-Mart, is it always that busy?!

Brother_Trucker

I talked with my friend few hour ago... he will go to the store and talk with manager to see if the manager know about the laws if he (manager) didn't still won't hire him then he will sue walmart... I believe that the store manager will hire him since I'm going to Reno soon to help my buddy... I think it is very wrong to not hire him because he is deaf.

Lets hope he will get hired on same day I gets the chance to talk with the store manager. First pressure the manager that my friend and I already contacted legal services and ready to sue manager's ass if the manager refused to hire my friend...

Then on monday morning I have to go deal with my friend's son's school... some punk kids bully my friend's son in school. The school admstration (spelling) backed the punk's back and suspended my friend's son. (Oh well I guess he need my guts I will and will force them to do something about it. Basically everyone in my high school teachers, staff hates my guts cuz I only backed up on my deaf friends since they "hearing staff" don't give shit about handicapped kids.. it is not right to see them kids get rejected for what they are with lousy education!!!)

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starrygaze

Store manager himself is alone who spoke to say he can't hire DEAF people he concerns about injury and accident. It is not speaking of walmart. It is speaking of himself! He spoke remark words. We all employee know he is wrong. Many hearings got injury and accident in work area since. Walmart always complys with ADA to respect and treat people good. He is somewhat himself in wrong mortal and ethics. He is different trained person from my store manager. My store manager who I m happy with because I lead my team to work I m involved with district, regional and market managers.

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Foxrac

This manager seems have anxiety ridden over new store and think that has rights to not hire them..

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Foxrac

Yup, hearing workers has more accidents and injuries than deaf people, I got no accident report since 1 years after got hired.

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jillio

Unfortunately, that is the ugly side of mainstreaming, and one that the oralists don't want to face. But its a story that deaf people all over the U.S. are telling. Go get 'em!

Good luck to you and your friend in talking to the Walmart manager. Keep us posted.

restless_heart

Good luck, hope all is well. I applied Walmart last Spring 2007 for accounting. They want to hire me for evening shift (four hours). It sounds perfect but I didn't want working two jobs...They knew I was deaf and wants to hire me. I have seen two deaf employees working there as well.

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VamPyroX

It depends on the location and time of year.

When I was in New York, I lived near two Wal*Mart locations. One was 4 miles away and the other was 5 miles away.

The one that was 4 miles away was the one most people went to and had excellent customer service. They had very diverse employees. They always made sure that they had enough lanes open and the customers had a lot of respect for each other. There would be an annoying customer from time to time. If the manager saw that the lines were getting longer, he would call up an employee from elsewhere in the store to open a lane for a while until things slow down. That's what I call good customer service.

The one that was 5 miles away was mostly black employees and customers. A lot of the employees didn't know what they were doing and the customers had attitude problems here and there. There was one cashier who was very nice. She actually learned a little sign language so that she could sign to the deaf customers. Other than that, the rest of the employees would either yell at each other, take off for breaks at the wrong time, leave a mess everywhere, etc. Traffic? Not really, but the way their employees ran things... there were always long lines. For instance, they only have like 3 or 4 lanes open for 30 people.

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Byrdie714

I think I was referring to the clientele that shops there......

VamPyroX

You talking about the customers that shop there? That's what I was saying... depends on the location.

When I worked at a local video store as a manager, I had a rule for employees at the store. If there were more than 2 customers per line, we open another line until we reach our max. For instance, the store I worked at had 4 working cash registers. If we had 4 employees (including me) working on a Friday night and it was slow where there were a total of 3 customers at the front desk, then we would have 1 or 2 employees stay at the front checking out customers while the others will be walking around the store assisting customers whenever necessary. From time to time, we would look at the front to see how the lines were. If we saw more than 2 customers per line, we would join the front and open up new cash registers. This kept the flow going and no one got bothered for waiting too long. If all 4 were opened and the lines were too long, it can't be helped because it's a busy night.

The same goes for Wal*Mart. There are some locations that don't consider customer service their #1 priority (although it should). So, when lines get longer... some employees don't care because they're outside taking a smoke break or they're standing in the clothes section chatting with other employees.

Just because one Wal*Mart does it doesn't mean all Wal*Mart does it. That's one bad misconception that many people have. "Oh, Wal*Mart won't hire that boy? Fine... we're gonna boycott Wal*Mart!"

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Byrdie714

Yeah because when I was walking around with my cart full of goodies, this woman that had scraggly hair and missing front teeth came up to me and asked me about my hearing aids.

After I told her that I was "born this way" since birth. She went on about her husband getting his new hearing aids "next week" and "we are excited because (this galls me!) when we were living in California, the State wouldn't pay for his hearing aids but here in Washington, they do. That's why we moved here!"

I just looked at her and walked away.....

Brother_Trucker

I talked with the walmart manager. I explained him about deaf's ada law. Warned him that if won't hire my friend I will make sure we will sue your ass for not hiring deaf or hc people. The manager said he do hire hc. I told him anyone can get injured no matter they are deaf, hc, hearing people. Plus my friend never got hit by a car in his life!

He hired my friend yetersday and will see if my friend do good job then will hire him as a full time. Right now its part time. Hope everything will goes very well with him at work.

thank god there's ada law for us deaf, hoh, and hc people!!!!

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Foxrac

Wow, I'm surprised that your friend did other way, when I got hired for full time, never been switch from part time into full time.

What's his position? If he's stocker and just better to stock so quickly to meet their company guideline for groceries but depends on area that where you worked, plus GM side is just different guideline, I work in GM area at all time right now because my store is just regular, no supercenter.

I had seen some employees are so slow with their job and never got coached, some stores are lucky, some aren't.

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Brother_Trucker

yes he's a stocker as well....i will tell him that today... im kinda of interpreter for him... northern nevada only have 3 interpreters! i will try my best explaining him what the employee said.

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jillio

Good for you and your friend, Brother Trucker! I just hope that they don't look for some minor excuse to later fire him. That way, they can say, "Well, we didn't discriminate because we hred him, he just couldn't do the job." Make sure that your friend keeps documentation of the problems he had with this manager from the very beginning, and the fact that the manager stated that he didnt want to hire him because he is deaf. Also keep documentaiton of any meetings or evaluations he has. If necessary, ask for anything that is said to him during an evaluation be put into writing.

I hope that it all works out well, and that the manager has learned his lesson. But better to be safe than sorry. Documentation will be valuable if he is dismissed,

mx757

Wal-Mart is a LOUSY place to work, They treat their workers badly, they keep wages low as they can..they are very anti-union too

Foxrac

That means store in your area is lousy, not our.

Most retail are treat like that way.

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VamPyroX

Why would you join a union anyway?

It's because of those union workers that customers have to deal with lousy customer service.

I once went to an auto repair place to have my car checked on.

The place had 4 auto spots in the garage. At the time I walked in, they had 3 spots taken and 3 other cars sitting outside. They also had 7 employees working.

I asked for a mild check-up (check the brakes, shafts, etc). They asked me to be seated and that they would have it done in 15 to 20 minutes. I ended up waiting for 2 hours.

During those 2 hours I was waiting, I saw most of their employees standing outside smoking and drinking coffee. When I asked the manager why it was taking too long, they said that the employees had a right to take cigarette breaks since it was part of the union agreement that they were part of.

When you're part of a union, you are likely able to take breaks whenever you feel like it cuz you have a right to.

One time, I had a few co-workers who were part of a union. For working 8 hours, they had a right to take a 15-minute break after the first 2 hours of work, a 30-minute break at the middle of their shift, and a 15-minute break before the last 2 hours of work. What turned out to be bad about this was that these guys would be working. Whenever it was slow, they would stand around and do nothing. When heavy customer traffic started to build up, they would walk up to the manager and say... "Break time! It's after 4 hours, so I am supposed to have a 30-minute break!" The manager had to agree to let them take their break. What do the rest of us employees get stuck with... more work and angry customers.

When I worked at a local video rental store in the past, I always made sure that the customers were happy. If it was slow, then I would offer my employees to take a break and get it over with. I would sit in the back room too. If an employee called the back room asking for me while I was eating a sandwich, I would stop eating and go help him instead of saying... "Sorry, I'm on a break. Too bad!"

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Byrdie714

Benefits are better when a company is unionized.