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So I’m currently in the process of filing with the ECOC against Target for wrongful termination discrimination and retaliation. I worked at Target Distribution Center T0556 in Tifton Ga for two years and was recently terminated because of an issue that I pushed to HR about two team members who were harassing me and my brother and a couple of other coworkers had had problems with them as well . Me and the two said team members where cool when I was in productions in warehousing but then me and a another team members got promoted to Capacity to pretty much make sure we kept adequate space in the warehouse and the two said team members began to hate and talk smack saying slick things here and there . We never said anything back just kept or mouth shut . They would say things like how target has a “good ole boy system” this was actually posted on one of the dudes Facebook and I screenshotted this and later sent said post to HR . One day the said two team members did not show up to work. I never thought anything of it . The next day when they come back one team member comes up to me in the start up area and states that he heard I had started a rumor saying that the reason him and his buddy were out was because they had been termed. I told him I never said that which I didn’t I never talked about either of them and then he proceeded to say that I was a bitch and who knows who I really am now and that I’m bitch made and walks off . I didn’t say anything . Then at the end of shift he walks up to little bro who literally messes with no one and tells him “ you a pussy and your brother a pussy” my brother dosent say anything . When we get out to the parking lot I see said team member with his buddy and ask him if I can talk to him because of what I heard about what he said to my brother . I was going to tell him that if this didn’t stop I would take it to HR didn’t get to say that because he and his friend yelled for us to go tot he store to fight . We went straight to HR and my buddy came back to the job site to also give a report . Jessica in HR in Tifton Ga stated that she would get back to us on this matter and not to discuss it with anyone not even our Operations Manager . She said she would be in at 8am and to hang tight until she got there we’ll all day they were saying slick things seen me talking to an OM about the situation and one of said team members pulled up on me in front of an OM and said “don’t do that” smiling waving his finger at me . I was told by multiple team members that one of the dudes I went to Hr on sister used to be and senior out there and was friends with Jessica of HR I then took this to right below of head of the building around 4pm that day . 4 pm ? She said she would be kn it by 8 am . So yeah me and my bro went to the PC I think he called her and pretty much told her she had to follow up . When I was called into the office she says “ so you must think I don’t know how to do my job”? I told her no I just would’ve figured by what you said last night we would’ve at least gotten a follow up then all of the sudden she’s saying she had witnesses saying I said “go to the store to fight “ please tell me logically would it make sense for me to do that and go straight to HR . They brought false witnesses on me . In Nov 16 she called me after I got off my volunteer overtime and said her and her supervisor concluded the case and both other party’s were dealt with . I said okay thank you for the follow up . Then she says I’m also calling to inform you that your being terminated as well because of the witnesses staying that i instigated it by also saying go to the store mind ypy
I’m Korean and white and Hr is black and so are the other two team members . I believe when I brought it to the PC she had no choice but to term them but she took me down with them . I filed for TAP to appeal my term through integrity and corporate sided with her idk what she typed in her laptop but she blackballed me . I’m not prejudice by no means and friends and fam and coworkers that stand with me will also confirm this notion . But I do feel like this was discrimination and retaliation. I also think the OM (I won’t say her name) came forward about said team members threat “don’t do that” because she told me to tell my OM right after that that I felt unsafe and it was a hostile work environment. My OM took down everything and even asked why didn’t you just come to me I told him it was end of shift and HR was right there . I now see why he said that being that they had been trying to get rid of said employees for a long time I believe HR was protecting them and I put the nail in the coffin .
I’m Korean and white and Hr is black and so are the other two team members . I believe when I brought it to the PC she had no choice but to term them but she took me down with them . I filed for TAP to appeal my term through integrity and corporate sided with her idk what she typed in her laptop but she blackballed me . I’m not prejudice by no means and friends and fam and coworkers that stand with me will also confirm this notion . But I do feel like this was discrimination and retaliation. I also think the OM (I won’t say her name) came forward about said team members threat “don’t do that” because she told me to tell my OM right after that that I felt unsafe and it was a hostile work environment. My OM took down everything and even asked why didn’t you just come to me I told him it was end of shift and HR was right there . I now see why he said that being that they had been trying to get rid of said employees for a long time I believe HR was protecting them and I put the nail in the coffin .
