August 1, 2014 - John Cree
Fast, Fun, and Friendly – Unless Your a F****t!
I worked for Garland East Super Target – 1489 from Spring 2004 to Winter 2014.
OK the Title is more what I wish my first post was titled but this one is in the same line so, I’m going to run with it.
Ok So throughout 2013 I was the target of abuse base on my sexuality. I reported it several time but nothing was ever done about it. So on July 8, I was really depressed and tormented by the last year and I wrote a letter to my former HR pleading for answers. Maybe a mistake, maybe not, but it did feel good to right the stuff down. I found out later she had quit, and therefore couldn’t get the letter I wrote.
However Target forwarded it to “headquarters.” and I got Two emails “responding to the letter.” at different email addresses.
Gmail: July 24
Hello , I wanted to reach out to let you know that store T1489 has forwarded the letters that you authored to ETLHR, Deb, to us for investigation.
We have conducted an investigation of these concerns and have addressed the issues according to Target’s best practice and policy.
Thank you for bringing these concerns to our attention.
Camille
Target Employee Relations
Hot-Mail/Out-Look: July 24
Hello, thank you for sending your letters of concern to our T1489 store. Those letters were forwarded to me at headquarters. An investigation of your concerns was conducted and all has been addressed according to Target best practice and policy.
Thank you again.
Camille
Target Employee Relations
Really Target, did you now? What concerns? Anyway this riffled my feathers. These homophobic ass-hats have the nerve to respond to a letter like this. A letter where I pleaded to know why Target did NOTHING to help.
The Letter I “authored”:
To : Deb, Human-Resource, Target 1489
From : F****T, BITCH, PUSSY, former logistic team member 1489
Topic : Request Reason Target Destroyed my Life, and Caused me Constant Pain to this day.
Every hour of every day has turned into a living hell. Anxiety, fear, hatred, dread, depression, sorrow etc. Looping through my mind day and night. Every night, nightmares from my tortures at Target. Anxiety fills me every moment, tears swell, fear torments me. My life lays in ruin.
I was tormented at target, tortured by Adam and Anthony, Torture that you yourself took part in every time you ignored my pleas for help. I came to you openly and honestly each time. I gave you the good and bad of the situation never flinching away from my own wrongs. I stood up to my abuser and I got punished for it, and my abuser got my job.
I maintained honestly about each situation. Remaining honest even to the hindrances of my our defense. I lied ONE time, and one time only, when I was asked what punishment I wanted for Adam I said I didn’t want him fired, I DID, but I didn’t think that could happen because of my experience with language before. I thought he would receive the same punishment I did for bad language, but nope, nothing was done. I was punished far worse then Adam was for an action far less severe, and only one instance.
For more then a year Adam abused me, treated me with disrespect, verbally and emotionally abused me, BITCH, F****T, PUSSY and worse jokes and verbal abuse. Not treating me like a team member, not treating me like a human being. Even physically abusing me on one occasion, then laughed in my face when I verbally stood up to him with, “Watch it.” He manipulated me, pretended to be a friend so he could even abuse me outside of work. (this was in 2012) Through it all I gave him the benefit of the doubt, gave him far more respect then he deserved, the respect of a fellow team member, and the worst thing I ever called him was coward, and a piss-poor employee.
Anthony helped Adam abuse me. Manipulating me and pretending to care only to tell Adam everything I told Anthony in confidence, literally behind closed doors. Adam abused me for a year, more then a year really I don’t know when he first started his abuse. It was subtle, and well played.
I went to Jeff, NOTHING. Anthony, NOTHING. You, NOTHING. Target itself, NOTHING. Worse then nothing I was punished for standing up to him. I was punished for reporting the abuse. Time and time again Target punished me.
Finally after yet another verbal attack from Adam AND Anthony. I was once again denied any justice, any protection. You didn’t even bother talking to the only other witness, You took Anthony word Adam didn’t say anything. After I continuously pointed out that they had a friendship and he was clearly biased. (They had attended at least on sporting event together, and often when off-site for lunch. At Chick-Fla no less) Anthony has three times told me he lied BTW.
All the time I knew Anthony he used the word GAY to refer to anything bad. He used the idea of being gay as a joke daily. So Anthony and Adam brutally emotionally abuse me for a year. Targets answer was to PUNISH ME.
No one did anything to curb the abuse and it just got worse and worse until Anthony OUT-N-OUT LIED, Pushing me into self harm and suicidal thought again. Again. AGAIN. How do you think it felt when I spend most of my Birthday, MY BIRTHDAY, contemplating suicide because what Adam did to me. He wouldn’t even explain to me why he abused me. He wouldn’t tell me why he treated me less then human. Then I was even punished for asking him. After I gave up hope getting help from leadership.
I had to speak up after I took the knife to my arm. Then worse Target used that to punish me again. Sending police to my HOUSE to abuse me more. To abduct me. Take me to a place literally cold, refused to give me anything to dink. Refuse to treat me like a human being. Physically abused me. And exposed me to verbally abused for being gay there too, from other prisoners, and the staff.
I know from personal experience he isn’t a good employee he plays around more on the clock then he works. Just how much is Adam worth to target?
Why didn’t anyone in a position of authority think my abuse was worth any action?
No action was taken, and no further action was ever taken as he treated me worse and worse. Refusing to work with me. Refusing to even hand me items. He literally made me play fetch with the keys and still NOTHING WAS DONE. He treated me like a DOG. But no, no punishment, No that’s not true, I WAS PUNISHED AGAIN. The only action target was willing to take was to transfer me. To destroy my life even more then Adam had already done.
I was fired for refusing to respect a man who continued to verbally abuse me and refused to show me the slightest respect for months. (one of the excuses made in my last meeting with Shannon, Store-Manager, and Deb, hr) Adam didn’t even treat me like a human being much less a team member in the final months. But no you sat there and let Shannon tell me I had to transfer for refusing to respect him, when you ignored the same complaint from me numerous times. Adam didn’t have to show me respect, but I had to respect him. Why? Why didn’t Adam have to show me the slightest respect but I had to kiss his feet or be fired?
No one, not target, not you, not any of the management, not even Adam himself would help me. No one will even answer the simple question. WHY?
Target took everything from me. My financial security, my job security, my social circle, ONE of my TWO friends. Target even took my sense of security at my own home.
Its wasn’t bad enough having to deal with social anxiety before, now I can’t go to the store without a panic attack.
All because Target had to defend the right of a homophobe to abuse a gay man within the store.
Why was I so unworthy of help? Why? Why do I have to suffer for the rest of my life?
Sincerely F****T, BITCH, PUSSY,
P.S. I can still see one of the A’s from when I took a knife to my arm. A real scare to match all the emotional and mental ones YOU helped Adam give me.
P.S.S. WHY? Simple WHY? To any of it, to all of it. WHY?
Very emotional over the top shit, and a little unfair to her I’m sure. But Hell, I’m not in the right mindset. Not even today. Those dream still plague me and still ruin each morning when I wake from them. In the time I was unemployed I drained my savings. Lost my health insurance. And I have yet to get back up on my feet. My new job is good, but my life without the people I knew, my job i care for for nearly ten years.
Damn those emails grind my gears tonight.
I’m going to assume their concerns are more about any possible threat they think i pose rather then my well being or how they fucked me up. Damn i hope Wall-Mart kills this company in the next ten years. These are some cruel people.
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Wow man, serious stuff, I really hope that any company wouldn't treat anybody this way no matter how big they are. I really feel for you and hope that things get better for you. Target is the definition of hell. I support you in anything you want to do and pursue. No one should suppress anyone.
Thank You, I greatly appreciate the sentiment.
If I were you, I would have taken matters into my own hands after enduring so much of that. e.g. slash their tires (if they drive), or something creative that you know will fuck with him. Call me someone with a immature way of handling things but, I believe certain situations call for desperate measures if vengeance will help get some peace of mind. Eye for an eye I always say.
As much as I would like to agree with you (because they honestly deserve it or worse), partaking in illegal activity as a means for revenge will only makes matters worse for him. Once you get law enforcement involved, it's hard to regain your reputation even if you're as clean as a whistle from that point onwards. And really, Target is not worth possibly going to jail for unless it's something that damages the company on a much larger scale in my opinion.
I tried my best to do this the "correct, mature" way. But my little revenge was calling Adam out for what he is, a Coward. I wanted to beat his little homophobic face in the moment he called me f****t. I love the idea of a "f****t, bitch, pussy" beating him to a pulp. But it wouldn't of ended well. As for revenge after the fact, there is no good result from that.
Do I think Anthony and Adam deserve punishment? Yes.
Can I with good conscience and legality take revenge? No.
I was denied justice and revenge in this matter, the battle was lost. But I still have my honor, and dignity. Anthony and Adam will always be homophobic cowards and piss-poor employees, and they are a perfect match for a company like Target. I hope they help bring Target Corp. crumbling to the ground.
I'm alive, I didn't end my life for these cowards, my friends helped me through the worst time, and I hope the future holds more promising, happier time for me.
But I will always hold a little burning hatred for Anthony and Adam. They are without a doubt the worst people I have ever dealt with personally. I however do not have to deal with them, or Target anymore.
Wow, I posted on your last thread but going In depth like this brings me back to all the shit I've gone through being Bi. It's fucking redonkulis that you went through all that, but never let them make you feel like your worthless. They do NOT deserve to to take anything as precious as your blood or be the reason you are hurt in anyway. Please don't let worthless people make you feel anything less then amazing.
I am so sorry You had to go through that. No one should ever experience anything like that. No Matter what anyone says You Are Perfect just the way are!
You should check out the Trevor project, saw it online, They are very helpful. Organization from what I read. (not trying to promote or anything just a suggestion (: )
I like to think karma is a bitch. Revenge will happen on its own.
Stay strong! :]
Nothing happens on its own. Make the change you want to see. Laziness leads to nothing.