Walmart Employee Kissed my Daughter on the Neck
By Rhonda S.
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
United States
July 6, 2023 12:30pm CST
We have shopped at the local Walmart by our house for years and there's a man who works there who hugs everyone young and old. We just thought he was a very nice caring guy.
A couple of weeks ago, he walked up to my daughter who is not a child, but in her 30's, in one of the aisles, and since he always hugs her she didn't think anything about it until he planted a disgusting kiss on her neck. Then he stepped back and stared at her derriere in sick kind of way while asking her how long she was going to be in the store.
My daughter is like me, when we are shocked we can't hardly speak or act, so after she walked the cart to the next aisle she finally decided to leave and just left her cart there.
She called the manager, and expected feedback, phone calls, apologies but nothing really happened. She called corporate the next day and they said they would get back to her in five days and they never called her back.
This made her so uncomfortable and upset and they just don't care. She was afraid they would think she wanted money or to sue, but she was very upfront that she didn't want that, and told them she didn't want any other women to go through this.
I'm very shocked that they have ignored her. We are moving to a new home in August so I guess she's just going to let it go.
I guess I just wrote this to vent, and now I actually feel a little better.
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15 responses
@AmbiePam (94354)
• United States
6 Jul 23
Would she be okay with getting on Facebook, and blasting this everywhere? I would circulate it on my account to try to raise a stink. This is unacceptable, and they should even have evidence from security cameras. Can you call corporate yourself in hopes you get a better response?
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@AmbiePam (94354)
• United States
6 Jul 23
@misunderstood_zombie I don’t blame you. If she changes her mind, let me know. It sounds like she isn’t the type to file for charges, but I certainly understand wanting too!
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
6 Jul 23
She told them what aisle she was on and the exact time so they could look the footage up. I think she's just going to let it go, but the sad thing is she never complains because working in the food industry she knows how it feels to have this happened. Then one of the few times she has put in a complaint they ignore her. Thanks for listening, I really am just venting I guess.
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@DaddyEvil (137860)
• United States
6 Jul 23
Walmart policy is that associates aren't allowed to hug customers. I've had customers ask if they could hug me after I helped them with a really difficult phone repair and I had to tell them I wasn't allowed to hug them but I couldn't stop them from hugging me.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
9 Jul 23
That's actually a very good idea.
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@marguicha (223964)
• Chile
6 Jul 23
Isn´t there any other supermarket nearby? That is more tghan gross!!!
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
6 Jul 23
Yes, we haven't gone back to that store.
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@marguicha (223964)
• Chile
6 Jul 23
@misunderstood_zombie And you should tell of your experience to people you know nearby.
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@LadyDuck (472215)
• Switzerland
10 Jul 23
@misunderstood_zombie If they are shamed online, they react.
@akalinus (43408)
• United States
6 Jul 23
@misunderstood_zombie Yes, that goes beyond the bounds of decency.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
6 Jul 23
I think so too or fire him for that occurance.
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@MarieCoyle (38998)
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6 Jul 23
I have 4 Walmart's near me. I don't go to them at all. I would go elsewhere, they didn't even bother to get back with her, they simply don't care. I am sorry that happened to her, you are so right, it's creepy.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
6 Jul 23
She hasn't gone back to that store. I think he's probably done this before. The weird thing is we don't know if he's still working there or not.
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@MarieCoyle (38998)
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7 Jul 23
@misunderstood_zombie
What he did is completely unacceptable!
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@allknowing (138205)
• India
7 Jul 23
They must be thinking as long as it was not rape it is not a big offence
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@toniganzon (72553)
• Philippines
7 Jul 23
I think nobody would really cared about what happened because as you said that this man does this on a regular basis and it gives him the image of being a nice caring guy.
But I do believe what he did was disgusting. If it happened to me, I would have felt the same way as your daughter but I would let it go too as long as I don't see him ever again.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
6 Jul 23
If your daughter really wants action taken, she should email the store manager with the details and cc the email to the corporate office. She should also include language suggesting that she is considering contacting law enforcement to see if a criminal complaint is warranted.
Phone calls often get ignored. Email is harder to ignore because they know there's a copy of it, and the facts of when and to whom it was sent are part of the electronic record.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
6 Jul 23
That's a really good idea. I will let her know that. Thanks.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
6 Jul 23
wow, he sounds a real creep. Hope he gets fired or arrested soon
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