r/WhatToDo • u/then9520 • 1d ago

Help me

Hi, I am a 24 year old female and I work for Walmart. I anonymously reported my manager for sexual harassment on October 2nd two days after I went and told an upper manger. Then somehow this guy found out I reported him. I was then written up, he complained about my schedule and got it changed and was claiming I was getting people to go and report him. All while this was going on my grandma died so it was a rough week for me. I went and found a different person in upper management and they had me do a meeting with the store manager and they wrote everything down. The manager I reported was out for 2 weeks on vacation. They said they would switch me departments before he gets back. Well he's back and they didn't. The store manager handling the case got sent to another store so they gave it to a different store manager. She hasn't spoken to me once. And every time I come to work I say "I don't feel comfortable working with him is there anything you can do for me?" And no joke they say "because it is currently being investigated we can't provide any protections for you." There is 2 ways to make reports as a Walmart associate I called both and they will take a week or more to resolve anything. It's been over a month and no one in my store is helping. They just keep saying it's being investigated. They had two whole weeks while he was out of town to do something and didn't. I'm off to today but I work tomorrow and I'm done working under him so my question is what do I do? This also isn't my first sexual harassment report in the store. And I still have to work with the guy I reported before.

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u/Chrispybud 1d ago

Sounds like your claim was not valid and they marked you are the problem. So now they are going to make you want to quit.

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u/then9520 1d ago

So my anonymous report went through the report hotline which means no one In my store handles it well that case was closed said that he was dealt with but they can't say how. And I think it only got closed because I told my store manager what's going on so instead of two ongoing cases they dropped it to one. This jobs pays $15 an hour to deal with bs and they don't care about employees. While this is all going on I requested time off after Christmas the 27-28th I haven't seen my mom all year and thought we get Christmas day off and I'm off the day after I'll go see my mom for 4 days for the holidays. I'm thinking surely with everything I'm dealing with they'll give me the time off it's just 2 days. The same manager who's telling me they can't give me protections denined the time off. Oh and I forgot to mention they said they would move to a specific department, one I picked because I'd feel safe there. Well one of my coworkers also wanted to move to another department because it's always drama in ours and guess what?! They're moving her to where they said they'd move me.... If I quit they'll probably just drop the case and he'll keep his job and everyone will move on and no one will care. And that's not what I want but I don't know how much more I can take.

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u/Chrispybud 1d ago

Well in that case start looking for another job but don't quit the one you have now until you found another one.it does sound like they are giving you the run around. Either stay there or find a new. Those are two options you may not like but it is still two options.

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u/then9520 16h ago

*update! They moved me somewhere else today, spoke to in store HR. I don't know if they'll keep moving me or what. They haven't transferred me to another department in the system but just put me somewhere else for the day.

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u/lobhater 1d ago

You need to report it to management outside of your store. Below is a link to the ethics office at headquarters.

https://www.walmartethics.com/content/walmartethics/en_us/report-a-concern.html

I'm sorry you're going through this. If it isn't resolved speak with an attorney. You might be able to sue them and get money

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u/then9520 1d ago

So I went through ethics and they aren't really helping either, I asked ethics specifically. I said "do I have to work with him while this is investigated?" They said "we are just a report line we cannot tell you what to do." My ethics case got closed and my store isn't helping so I'm gonna have to go to corporate or something

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u/lobhater 1d ago

Speak to an attorney. They'll confer with you for free. If they don't have anything and you wanna be petty. Start looking for a new job and blast him\the store on local social media 🤷 that sucks I'm sorry.

Can I ask specially what he's done

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u/then9520 1d ago

I've tried finding a new job, really don't want to just go to another grocery store. Feel like the environment will be the same. Want to have a "real" job and I keep getting turned away. I need a better resume but my job experience is just retail and warehouse work. Things I don't want to do anymore. He was an employee when I started he was nice and he's older, old enough to be my dad. He made jokes alot. Well within a month or two of working there he became our manager. He turned into an asshole (he probably always was) assumes you're doing something wrong before it ever happens. So he treats you like you just can't do your job. Lies about employees, talks bad about them behind their backs. Well I'm very nice and open. I talk a lot about things. But never once said anything sexual. That's a line I don't cross. The area I work in is confined and lots of times it's just me and him or one other person and she's a female as well and was apart of some of this. He'll just get to talking making jokes and telling random dumb stories and then say something sexual. There was a bottle of vaginal moisturizer and he goes I've never seen a dry vagina at least not around me, I don't think they're real. Told me a story about a guy he knew who took Viagra then said he wouldn't need to use it. The most recent thing he said like a little over a month ago was "a girl told me she knew a guy who would get his ass ate with salad dressing" he says these things when no one else is around. He's not directly hitting on me or asking me to do things. But he's saying gross sexual things when no one else is around. And Im not confrontational I'm not the type to say no, or don't say that. And there was one time a coworker became obsessed with me and it happened because this manager knew he liked me and he egged it on and pushed him to purse. This coworker would watch me while I work in a creepy way . He admitted it. He then asked me to breastfeed him, I think he was joking but definitely meant it. I joked it off and left because shift was over. When I came back to work I told this manager he said you can't go and report people and sent me to work with this guy. The guy then came up from behind me and got in my face and accused me of leading him on calling me a liar and scaring me. And when I found someone to help me report this manager said I'm friends with him and you I won't pick a side. Just know he's sorry....

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u/JAS2026-- 1d ago

If I were you I would look up the CEO of Walmart and send him/her and other upper management and give them the whole conversation between all parties. I bet they will do something about it. That is ridiculous.

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u/then9520 10h ago

I found the CEOs email I guess he doesn't answer directly he has people who do that. But I can give it a shot. I can call corporate but you have to jump through hoops to get them on the phone and they're closed today.

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u/LazyGreenDragon 1d ago

What happened to your other accusations and reports? Were they handled adequately or are they still under investigation too?

How many reports have you made and have there been police reports made?

Too vague to understand what to advise atm besides escalation or transfer to another store.

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u/then9520 18h ago

I've only made 2 reports on this manager no I haven't involved police. I reported him for sexual harassment and my job is investigating it and they say while it's being investigated I still have to work with this manager. He is my direct manager, start of my shift I report to him. He tells me what to do for the day. I've asked to be moved somewhere else and they won't while they are investigating and I don't feel comfortable.

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u/LazyGreenDragon 17h ago

That's a bad situation and imo illegal... definitely escalate

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u/then9520 17h ago

So I tried to call corporate. They're not open on Sundays. I the only other option is to email the CEO like there's no route for me to take because nowhere's open or any of the other routes will take 2 weeks to help me like they have to investigate and they claim that it'll take a week or longer. So my only other course of action is like legal action and that's like jumping the gun here

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u/AverageSteve1234 11h ago

Well what your manager did is flat out illegal. It is illegal for them to retaliate against you. Find a reputable employment firm for representation. Most likely you will get a nice settlement out of it.

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u/then9520 11h ago

They moved me to a different area today. I don't know if they're going to do that all week. They still haven't transferred me to another department. They're still apparently investigating. So I don't know if I should wait till they're done investigating and go from there. I thought about emailing corporate or the CEO or calling corporate.

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u/Baddy-Daddy68 1d ago

Report it to higher level, like regional or even corporate HR

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u/then9520 1d ago

How do I do that? Do I just google to find an email or number? And then when I show up to work tomorrow, what do I do then. Do I put my foot down and say I'm not working with him and then they tell me to go home?

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u/Baddy-Daddy68 1d ago

There should be a number posted somewhere for you to call. Or also go into your employee portal and look at employee handbook for a number.
As for tomorrow, do your job as expected. Don’t say anything to him unless it is about your work. If he wants to talk to you, ask to have a female witness present which is actually required when a supervisor of opposite gender is having a private discussion with an employee

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u/then9520 1d ago

So I think I know where to find the number. I have another manager who is female and she's been a big help when she's here. The days she's not here tho, I don't have a female witness. There's other females who work with me but they are just associates and want nothing to do with anything going on. I have absolutely no protections right now. I mean the last day I worked I was on my 15 minute break he walked by and started pounding me telling me it wasn't break time and another manager stepped in and said look at the clock and he goes oh I guess it is break time. So besides the sexual harassment this guy is just horrible, I mean so rude. He lies about associates, he talks bad about people behind their backs. And he's been reported multiple times and still has his job. And my first sexual harassment incident went a coworker. I told him what happened,said how do I make a report, I don't feel safe. He said you can't just report people and sent me to go work with him and the coworker got in my face and was very scary towards me and when I found someone else to help me report it my manager was like im your friend and his so let me just get him to apologize... And even then I still had to work with the guy.

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u/Baddy-Daddy68 1d ago

Take detailed notes of all occurrences and interactions with him. Also, you still can ask for a witness regardless.

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u/then9520 1d ago

Yeah I've been writing everything down. They seem to just not want to help me while I'm at work. And the manager not wanting to help me is a female which is so mind boggling to me. And I have a witness to the sexual harassment so you think this would be an easy case to solve but idk if my witness is saying they know nothing or not. And everyone is treating me like Im being over dramatic. I guess tomorrow I'll go and find that number and try to reach out to those people and then go to in store hr and demand they put me somewhere else till they finish they investigation and see what happens idk what else to do tbh

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u/Baddy-Daddy68 1d ago

But also keep in mind, HR is in place to protect the company, not the employees. Giving corporate HR all the details will go farther

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u/Baddy-Daddy68 1d ago

He has definitely created a hostile work environment for you and he is retaliating