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Goodwill Industries manager stealing

After repeated calling to central headquarters about the store Manager, OLGA, they continue to ignore my complaints.
Prevuiosly, They did remove her from the Bridgeport store for stealing and selling to lesser quality people for practically nothing. Then they put her in a richer section for her to steal. Nice going Goodwill. Support WHAT mission? Employees are padding their pockets with designer goods and selling them on the steet? Nice?
Also, store is pricing items for hundreds of dollars when most are replica items. This is a disgrace to themselves and society. Supporting terrorism by peddling replica items...again, Great Job Goodwill!

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Tanner, US
May 31, 2010 9:48 am EDT

Maybe she means Irish people, who is pink?

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I was at the Goodwill in Cookeville, Tn. They had just opened up and I needed to use the restroom. When I got there, the door was propped open and a mop bucket was outside. I needed to go and really could not wait. When I came out of the stall a very rude female employee advised me that we were not to come into the bathroom while she was cleaning it. I wa...

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Goodwill Industries coupon

I receive by email coupons for 20% or 15% off from Goodwill. I went to Goodwill to do some shopping. The entire time I was there, a male cashier was constantly having to call the manager for help, that or she was not responding to his first several pages. When I was ready to check out I went through the male cashier's line. He range up my total and I gave him the coupon, which he did not know how to use. So he had to once again call on the mangaer. After several minutes waiting on her, she was on the phone the entire time she was trying to put in the coupon. Afterward when the total came up, I though it was the same total from before the coupon but I wasn't sure so I said nothing. When I Got back to my car and added the receipt up, I was correct the coupon was on the receipt but the discount next to it said $0. I received no discount, after all that time the manager still did not put it in right. I complained to Goodwill by email and not long after I had someone call me about the situation. I told him that it seems every time I go into Goodwill with a coupon, the cashiers never know how to use them. He stated that since most of their customer don't have computers, they don't get that many coupon in. I guess that means they don't bother trainng their employees on how to use them. He was rather upset that the male cashier had said ( while waiting for the manager) that she was probably outside in the back. I did receive for my trouble a gift card.

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Goodwill Industries discrimination

1240 W. 7th St. Hired by (black) Asst. manager New store manager (white) Harvey Dickerson starts in. I was hired as a retail clerk. While working here I saw the Company fire a (black) retail clerk who has been there for 9 years over selling a pair jeans (Dickerson Store manager claims were adult jeans she sold as kids jeans) (all managers (white) rejoice. very next week (black) Asst. Manager loses her job for asking someone (on there lunch off company time!) To bring her a pack of gum (sent her own money) with a 6 year old at home to raise. WOW! March 8 2010 (white) Store Manager Harvey Dickerson interviews 2 black 5 whites for the open Asst. Manager. Hires (white) Asst. Manager Darcy same week hires (white) retail clerk Joey (rolls on a skate board fills out app and hired on the spot)-both employees start week of the 13th. March 20th (a week later) Joey (white) reports to work drunk vomits all over restroom, Store manager Harvey Dickerson (white) has (black) retail clerk Destiny clean restroom knowing there wasn't proper safety materials. Now let's back up Courts send over community service worker Jaime (white) to complete community service hours where store manager Harvey Dickerson hires (white) Jaime and promises her Full Time employment (all retail clerks are Part Time .. Only how she would get those Full Time hours readers is if what? Someone loses their job right? That's exactly what happen Store Manager (whit) Harvey Dickerson of Murrieta fires (black) retail clerk Destiny. (White) gets those Full Time hours. Joey (white drunk employee) still hired WOW! This is the company your donating all of goods to... Harvey Dickerson is a WHITE no degree having ignorant prejudice piece of ###! He looks down to those Black nd Brown he has told the hispanics that they cannot speak spanish there. He currently has a (black) retail clerk there only because District managers hired her. Proper authorities are contacted and moving on these matters there were several photos taking by myself of restrooms etc. And SEVERAL recordings between myself and other employees. (Black) Asst. Manager Veronica is temporarily there til her spots filled as well but she so busy kissing his ### she doesn't she it. 5 blacks fires in past 4 months. Donate to other charities all the Goodwill is doing is over pricing your unwanted items. Its been a pleasure.

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Darlene Hinton
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Jun 16, 2018 1:43 pm EDT

Socal goodwill cayony plaza s t ore 93 mangers always on phones rori always smoking and stealing jewelry and what ever else Jackie always siting on chair watching your shows being rude eating and goloria giving Chris a ride home after that fight I know that was agisnt goodwill policy and Cody when you cursed that one employee out in front on the other two mangers and no one did nothing wow someone pleasehelp

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Rialto, US
Nov 14, 2013 10:37 pm EST

What about the rumors of the former VP of retail having an affair with the currant VP of contracts for years even while they worked in same department. The VP of contracts is also having an affair with a female DM who is having an affair with other male DM's. The rumors are the LP manager and soon to be VP of loss prevention/security got his job sleeping with the former VP of retail. Rumors have it they got in on in her office many times while the retail office people looked the other way. After sleeping with her, the LP manager went from being a loss prevention agent with no retail management experience to being a retail DM to a LP manager overnight. Amazing what a little sleeping with the boss can get you if the rumors are true. Give him a lie detector test if it's not true. He is going to be your company cop and you should test his integrity like they do with regular cops. The rumors are this company is riddled with sex scandals and inappropriate relations at the upper levels. They are really good about getting rid of middle management and regular employees for this kind of behavior, Way to go Goodwill So Cal. Hope none of it's true because 70% to 80% of your employees have heard these rumors and they are very consistent for rumors. Many of the store managers have seen the VP's and DM's at the local bars drinking and touching then getting in their company cars and driving home. Investigate these rumors because if their true who would want to donate to this company.

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Jul 07, 2010 5:46 pm EDT

I have worked for Goodwill SoCal as an assistant manager along side Harvey. While working for the company, I had the opportunity to work in 3 different stores, with 3 different managers, and 3 very distinct atmospheres. Harvey was the easiest to get along with and the most organized and dedicated. I am an African-American and had no problems with him at all. I did not brown nose or kiss his a@@ as the complainer states another Assistant, Veronica did. In fact Harvey was very encouraging and offered constructive criticism to all employees on their abilities. In retail, people who want the job interview with a different attitude showing positivity and willingness to work but once they are hired become burnt out quickly because of the extreme amount of work the job entails for such little money. While working at Goodwill I recommended hiring of many associates that I came to regret. Any chance to get rid of somebody that doesn't want to do the job correctly, with efficiency and effectiveness is always welcomed. So when an underachieving employee gets out of line for the smallest reason it is easier to go ahead and fire them or write them up so they can be easily fired later. I don't know any of the employees the complainer speaks of who have been fired and hired, but I'm sure the work ethic of those fired have come in to question. I don't believe this matter has anything to do with race but with those particular people's ability to the job. I assume this complaint has come from someone who was probably fired by Harvey. I hope Goodwill SoCal does take the proper time to investigate this complaint before taking an anonymous complaint that may not have any validity.

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Los Angeles, US
Apr 08, 2010 11:14 am EDT
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Orangetta Kelly is making everybody lose their job because of her actions, Orangetta Kelly needs to go and needs to resign, because she's making laundry co-workers uncomfortable, She's invading co-worker's privacy by hooking her laptop computer with the security camera making co-workers uneasy, uncomfortable, and unsafe by spying on laundry co-worker...

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Goodwill Industries false advertisement

I worked at the Goodwill of Chattanooga. For the first year I worked at one of the attended donation sites. This consisted of a trailer placed in a parking lot where a building use to be. There was no restroom, no water, and little shelter from the elements. Ten hours a day six days a week. I moved on from there to become a Job Coach at the main offices. I saw a lot of things that were not right in my four years there. I learned that each state that refers people for job training to Goodwill pays that persons salary. The state also in a lot of cases supplies transportation and lunch money. I heard case managers and department directors, and supervisors make fun of clients, call them names(ie lurch, uncle fester). I've heard these same powers that be make racial remarks and jokes. I now see there is an ad in the want ads in which Goodwill is wanting to hire people to do the very same job clients(the people that supposedly your donations help) are meant to do. Goodwill is hiring people to do these jobs even while they send clients home due to lack of work. Please do NOT shop or donate to these people. This company was built on very good things. However at present there are some ( a lot actually) really bad seeds ruining the mission. Stop shopping with them and stop donating to them until they fix what's wrong!

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Last Year in 2009, Goodwill Laundry First Shift Supervisor Sylvester Campbell died and passed away, The cause of his death is unknown, Sylvester Campbell was yelling and hollering at laundry co-workers who worked for for shift, It was his time to die and his time to go. What goes around comes around and it came back on Sylvester and It haunted him. Earl...

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Goodwill Industries and Goodwill Laundry are poisoned, because Walter Smith and Kelly Telez Goodwill chief of security has been adding more security cameras inside Goodwill Industries, to make people and co-workers uncomfortable, Goodwill Security Oliver McHatten be harassing and picking on co-workers, when they be coming in to work. When me and my friend...

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Goodwill Industries terrible management

Goodwil in Newmarket, ON, Canada have a terrible manager(male).He is always rude this clients(never sad a HI), bad organzed (always mess on cоunter), many clouthes don't have a tag but then you go to pay (think price is 5.99)cashier take hight price - just asked manager (24.00can)it is very FRAUD ! He told me it is a new product but how I can know this... it is not tag and letter. I think this store NEED A NEW MANAGER as soon is possible or people will go away. I hope a servise wll be better soon !

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Rives Junction, US
Apr 01, 2012 4:08 am EDT
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Who does his financial situation have to do with his complaint? Oh, that's right: NOTHING.

Being impoverished has nothing to do with this discussion. Also, being poor =/= messy, sorry to break it to you. That's an example of prejudiced thinking, and a deplorable way to ascertain the "worth" of your fellow human beings. Also, referencing poor spelling and grammatical abilities as potential indicators of an individual's employment level is logically fallacious. Your writing abilities may be slightly more adept than the OP, but your logic is deeply flawed. Let go of such hatred, you'll be better off.

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Goodwill Industries price on tag

I found a fake fur coat at the Goodwill Store in Hammonton New Jersey and it was priced @ .99. Thought awesome. Went to the counter and was told thats not the price on the item you cant have it.? So we went round and around and eventually called the cops to end the dispute. I was under the impression that you could only change the price label if you mark it down otherwise its illegal. Anyway basically the cop told us a store can change its price up or down if the store thinks the label was altered, In this case this would been impossible unless a storeworker possibly rigged it that way, Being it was placed on using a nylon thread tagger. Which was shot through the item twice even, Not just once. I t seems to me this goes on a lot at these stores judging by the complaints ive read across the board. These are obviously stores being run by people who are not trustworthy. Dont get me wrong this is not everyone there and you know who you good guys are, But unfortunately unless you weed out the losers they will bring the business down and end it all for everyone. Remember one thing. Everybody has there day! Just take a look at large department stores from the past and see for yourselves how theve changed hands, been bought out, GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. So STOP hiring what looks to be homeless losers who will obviously steal from you and if you think they will do anything less you deserve to be out of business and step it up a gear for your own sakes. Or the inevitable will happen. NO MORE GOODWILL.

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mysticuba
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Aug 22, 2011 9:49 pm EDT

I went to the same Goodwill store in Hammonton NJ, and what a surprised to me. The store was dirty, terrible disorganized, and even more somebody told me they having problems with bedbugs. So I did't buy anything at all. Prices are high like they are brand new. They do have brand new items but still too expensive. Last but not least, the Manager looks as Dirty as the Store, so What can we expect from it.

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Ottawa, CA
Dec 06, 2010 1:54 am EST

Maybe you will have a better time at Value Village? Just a thought? SMILE! :)

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Fort Worth, US
Sep 16, 2010 3:57 pm EDT
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silly lady...goodwill isn't going anywhere...they are not losing anything lol...it is utter amusement that you are comparing them to any type of retail store...and you are right, some, or actually a great majority of the people working there are homeless and/or with physical or mental handicaps...that's very true..so hopefully, next time you'll maybe understand and have a bit more compassion when shopping at a goodwill

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Aug 12, 2010 1:26 pm EDT
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It's just like stuff that is not marked there and put out they are not allowed to sell. ok y isn't it marked and y is it in the store! Also, this stuff is donated hello! sell it for whatever or mark-it. Plus some of their stuff is overpriced.
I think that some1 in store was probably going to buy that themselves. It is a shame b/c I used to like shopping in there and told others about it but no more after an incident recently. From now on just shop CL.

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Goodwill Industries Price changing and thieft

i have seen many things going on since the store first opened. this situation effected me. i went to make a purchase of a box unopened and sealed. the price was $6.97. as i was pulling this rather last box twards the register, someone who works at the warminster store asked if i wanted him to write on the box what was in in. (i didn't know!, i was in a "take a chance mood") sure i replied. he told me it was a basket ball hoop. i didn't think so, the weight felt more like a dismantled piece of furntiure. i then asked if he could open it up for me.he came back with premission to open it. all this took place on the selling flooor. when he went to open it, he drug the box into the "employees only" but the doors were open so i could see what i was buying. when it was opened it turned out to be some form of a electronic basketball shoot with 3 balls. he asked me if i astill wanted it, i replied "yes" he was staring to replace back in the box. just then the manager and a girl named "meg" come running over saying they will not sell it for the price on the item and started yelling to close the doors on me. i tried to explain how all of this happened. they now wanted time to appraise the item and price it. no one would listen to me. they shut the doors. i went to the register to pay for the other items i was purchasing and asked for a phone# to a superviser(no one knew it) the manager then comes over and tells me the item is now $39.99. i tried to explain again how this all came about. he was not interested. i am fine with goodwill pricing and i agree its for a good cause. i hated the way i was treated. like i was trying to steal it. which is funny because i have seen so much emplyee thieft in that store. the week of christmas 1 employee wheeled a shopping cart out of the back right to the register and another emplyee followed to ring her up. the same day while leaving i saw employees carring things from the customer drop off right to their cars. you have cameras, does anyone ever bother look at the tapes? i don't think the manager is involved but quite a few of the back room employees are. i can decribe the employees and their cars. the back room employees treat the custumers terrible. i believe the "company" of goodwill is of good standards but who are hiring these days?

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Dec 05, 2015 5:33 pm EST

Tried to take some jeans back but could not find the receipt but the tags were still on jeans. They would not even give me a store credit. I told them the khol's and walmart give you a store credit with out receipt. She said no they don't, i said yes they do. They get all there things free and won't give me a store credit for a $12.99 i will never donate anything to them again.

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Feb 07, 2012 11:37 am EST

Here in ga goodwill theft's are bad, i've tried file complaints with corprate in atlanta and mr. grover cussed me out and told me it's none of my business, several goodwills here in atlanta have a theft ring going from magament down and will cover it up, buford, cumming, marietta, roswell store. jewlery is always being stolen store rules say's employee's are not allowed to buy from the store they work at. goodwill need's to be exposed and aired on tv and cable let's bring to scam to it's knee's, need video (cell phone, cam corders footage) help expose the real goodwill and stop donating real gold, silver valuable to goodwill, email contacts to creek1967@live.com so we can get it to the investagative media giants perfect for ratings, goodwill for profit only and does not help with foo, clothes, nothing so stop making them richer

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Goodwill Industries rude customers and employees

yesterday i was at this store to buy some fans to work on ( i repair and collect vintage fans) and i found a clip on fan and a desk fan that weighs less then two pounds ( they charge by the pound) i usually get the 8 inch fans for a buck apeace, and they dont weigh them. but the cashier i went to yesterday weighed them and the scale did not register the weight, and the guy made up a price for them on his own without calling a manager, 5 bucks ( note i can get a 16 inch fan there for three bucks) so i went over to the manager on the floor and he said he could not do anything about the price,
another complaint i have is that in the same store i have found ceiling fans (which are illeagle to sell used in this state) and i have found a bunch of fans and other stuff that could not be repaired ( a duracraft stand fan that the head was completely seperated from the stand )

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Goodwill Industries Injured

I was injured at a Goodwill auction. While at the auction, a portable basketball goal, mounted to a steel post, fell on my head, injuring my neck. I have permanent damage to my neck. I had surgery back in January of 2009. They put in steel plates and donor bone. Surgery was around 200, 000.00. My insurance paid my hospital bill but think Goodwill should pay as well. Goodwill said they only have a $15, 000.00 policy. I'm crippled for life. I'm also still under drs care. I have gone to several lawyers, none will take my case. I have since found out, that a lot of the lawyers sit on Goodwill's board of directors. I have gone to my local tv station, who helps people with problems with companies, they would not help either. If anyone could help me, please do. I don't know what to do anymore.

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Stoneville, US
Jan 27, 2010 1:08 pm EST

I'm so sorry this has happened to you. Try contacting your local t.v. news station to see if they will do an investigation of Goodwill. There is something awfully wrong with an organization that does not have anyone in charge. I have tried to find out who owns Goodwill, who sets the high prices, etc... All I can find out is: Goodwill is locally owned by business owners and community members(huh?), the money goes toward training and employment of blind/visually impaired, mentally impaired, and people with disabilities. That's about all the information I can find. Now for some of my own observations: Goodwill makes tons of money--period. They may very well help a few people--but---just how many people with vision, mental, etc. disabilities live in any given area where Goodwill is? Not THAT many. Also, does anyone actually know ANYONE personally that Goodwill has helped? Goodwill does not "give" anything to anyone. They will sell you anything but never give you anything. All the aisles of new stuff that they have in the stores that they think we're foolish enough to pay their prices for--they actually buy the crap thinking it will bring in more customers(this was told to me by a Goodwill employee). Sounds to me like Goodwill needs to be thoroughly investigated and exposed. Something is very fishy with Goodwill. I almost think the government is involved with them because of all the secrecy and greed. Oh well, we shall see--maybe.

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Richmond, US
Nov 23, 2009 7:17 am EST

http://www.goodwillcva.org/leadership.asp

Here is a list of the board of directors... of Richmond Goodwill -

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Adrian, US
Nov 02, 2009 5:58 pm EST

Have you tried to file with the local police and prosecuting attorney...just a thought. Maybe negligence? I would also search online for attorney from somewhere else, one of them must want money bad enough to take the case...they all do.

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Injured2
Richmond, US
Nov 02, 2009 5:46 pm EST

UPDATE: I finally got in contact with someone at Goodwill. I asked him for the President of Goodwill's name. He refused to give it to me. I then asked him he had notified the President of Goodwill, he never did answer. He is still making rude comments to me. I even told him to take me to court so I could get this out in the public. I'm still under doctors care. Please do not donate to Goodwill.

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Injured1
Chesterfield, US
Sep 16, 2009 9:44 pm EDT

UPDATE:

First, I would like to think the people who have left comments. Keep the comments coming.

Now, to update everyone... Goodwill, or shall I say Goodwill Management is threatening that if I don't stop calling, they will get me for harassment. Now, remember, it was about a month ago that I was asked to call back. This person, who has threatened me, is the one who said, give him a few days to discuss this with another manager. When I called back, he had someone answering his phone. I was told he was busy or out of the office. When I could, I would leave a message on his voicemail asking him to return my call. He never did... I wasn't calling him all day long. I would call him a few times a week. I did this because I was ASKED to call him back. I believe in what I'm doing is right. I was sitting on a couch, minding my own business when this basketball goal fell on my head. I was seriously injured. They don't just do surgery on you to put a steal plate in your neck if you're not hurt. I have taken pictures at Goodwill Auction of how things are just carelessly placed. Its just a matter of time before someone else is injured, as I was. Not only are there adults at the auction, there are also children running around. Can you imagine if something was to fall on a child?

I was told by a lot of the people who attend the auction not give up. They were there when this happened and know how badly I was injured. I have several witnesses who saw the basketball goal fall on my head. I will not give up. I believe Goodwill Auction is in the wrong and should pay for my medical expenses, along with my pain and suffering.

Whether you believe I'm right or wrong, you can email me at toycollector57@msn.com

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Michel of Colorado
Thornton, US
Sep 06, 2009 8:48 pm EDT

I am really angry that Goodwill industries cannot help this person that got hurt in one of their stores. This injury has injured them for life and they do not have the decency to help. The sad thing about this situation is that Goodwill is supposed to help people and they cannot even help a person who was using their store to help others. A comment was made about how other organizations you will hear of all their good works but you really never hear anything about what Goodwill has done for others. What are they doing with the money that is being obtained from people who are donating items? Everytime I go into Goodwill their merchandise seems to be the same price as a new item. In my opinion this company is running a scam. I will never shop there again and I will recommend to others, my family, and friends to not patronize or donate to their stores.

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mom0f4
Fairborn, US
Aug 26, 2009 7:38 pm EDT

i just got done reading about the guy who was hurt at goodwill and i didnt think they were that kinda store. i thought they was out to help not hurt folks. i shope there all the time but am thinking twice about not shoping there anymore. i sure wouldnt want to shope at a store if they dont wanna pay if u get hurt at there stores. i have been to different stores where things were lying out where somebody could get hurt. they should be responsable like any other store, if u get hurt on there property they should pay ur medical and pain n suffering.. i really hope they come around and start helping you. i will be telling my friends not to shope or denote to goodwill.

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Injured4Life
Chesterfield, US
Aug 25, 2009 1:44 pm EDT

I should add this is the Goodwill Industry on Midlothian Turnpike in Richmond, Va.

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Injured4Life
Chesterfield, US
Aug 25, 2009 1:43 pm EDT

Just an update. Now they want to play mind games with me. I talked to someone at Goodwill Management on Friday, August 21, 2009. They told me they would see what they could do for me and for me to call back on Monday, August 24th. I called back several times yesterday, and guess what? He would not answer my calls or return them. This isn't the first time he's done this, so I shouldn't have been surprised. I have called him several times today, August 25th and guess what again? He still refuses to answer my calls or return them. Now, why would someone say call back on a certain day and time then not answer the call? Goodwill Management, thats who. They claim to do so much for the needy. Yet I have never heard their name mentioned anytime a disaster has happened. They get free help in their stores from people who are doing community services. I'm injured for life and they think it's a joke. They don't have to wake up every morning in pain or go to sleep every night in pain having to wear a neck brace. But why should they care about my pain, medical bills and long time suffering from the injury.
So if you have donations, take them somewhere else. Take them where they really do care about people. Instead of Goodwill who are only looking out for their company not the people they claim to help or the ones who get seriously injured on their property. They think it's all a big joke...

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Goodwill Industries rude manner

Today, July 23, I shop in Goodwill store, the font desk cashier charge me 5 cent for the recycle fee. I said I bring my own bag and I don't need this. The lady is so rude and told me she input the amount (5 cent)cash machine already, ask me take the clothing or get out of here. I finally paid the recycle fee and told her better ask people before you charge, she answer me " I will charge you next time again if I see you "... only 5 cent that sale lady insult to me and I get the plastic bag that I don't want...

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Orangetta kelly and chandra henderson are the main culprits in goodwill laundry, they the ones breaking the rules, changing the rules, harassing and picking on laundry co-workers making them uncomfortable, disrespecting laundry co-workers, not giving them the right kind of respect. Firing co-workers with disabilites, firing co-workers who work in goodwill...

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In 2005 goodwill industries and goodwill laundry was nice and peaceful until 2006 and 2007 goodwill industries and goodwill laundry became evil and wicked, because of new management. The devil (Satan) brought them in goodwill industries and goodwill laundry!!! Goodwill industries and goodwill laundry are full of # right now. Because the new management in...

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Goodwill Industries unfair employee ethic

It seems that this company has very poor work ethic. This is especially true in the two charter schools they had. They intimidate their employees and never listen to the employees if there is a problem. At the beginning of the year the principal at the Woods campus was fired from what was said "budget cuts." In addition, there have been three heart attacks as a result of the stress the company puts on its employees.; two of which have resulted in death. The first employee complained to a coworker that something was wrong and could someone watch his class. His coworker assumed the teacher couldn't handle the class and ridiculed him for it. She then got the Superintendent who immediately did the same thing. However, the Superintendent then fired the employee for this. the employee immediately went to the hospital where he was told he was having a heart attack. This is only some of the issues. When the new principal died of a heart attack the counselor (who has no administrative credentials) immediately took it upon herself to do as she pleased. Teachers were sent home because the counselor couldn't do her job.

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Feb 02, 2014 2:34 am EST

Goodwiil ..some production manager..on she' 50' red hair..alisha or some Name Like that she was Being a ###...and Talking ### to a mexican lady .customer ..only because she's kid was playing with a lil car on the store..and thE manager staring Saying racial Comments aboUt why the mexicans have somany kids...that was on 17 ave and camelback.. phoEnix az...2/1/14...plz dont go shop to thAt store

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Goodwill Security be harassing, picking on co-workers and making co-workers uncomfortable. A friend of mine Reginald Bolden who worked with me in Goodwill Laundry every time he bring his lunch to work, he put it in the refrigerator inside the cafeteria, When it comes lunch time. his lunch be gone, Goodwill Security be stealing his lunch. Goodwill Security...

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I refer anybody not to work at Goodwill Laundry, because managers and supervisors harass, pick, starting ###, and case drama against you if you work in laundry. Anthony a black guy co-worker walked out and quit Goodwill Laundry because the black man supervisor Sylvester was yelling and hollering at him 3 times over ###.If you work in Goodwill Laundry, The...

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Don't apply at Goodwill Laundry and Don't ever work in Goodwill Laundry.If you in Goodwill Laundry, they will have you working in the back in the dirty area.Working with sheets, blankets, and pillowcases with blood, ###, urine, and other bodily fluids.You will see different colors of ### if you work in the dirty area Lots and lots of co-workers quit...

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Goodwill Industries offers a variety of services, including job training, employment placement, and other community-based programs for individuals facing employment challenges. They also operate thrift stores nationwide, selling donated goods such as clothing, furniture, and household items.
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Goodwill Industries reviews first appeared on Complaints Board on May 9, 2007. The latest review Unprofessional store manager was posted on Nov 20, 2024. The latest complaint don't work or shop at goodwill was resolved on Oct 22, 2014. Goodwill Industries has an average consumer rating of 1 stars from 478 reviews. Goodwill Industries has resolved 47 complaints.
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