born4satan
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I used to work at Home Depot and like a few of the other associates, I
browsed the Internet every now and then.
A long time into my employment there, I was taken into the
store manager's office and told that they have logged hundreds of
hours of Internet usage by me over the entirety of my employment
period mostly concerning Satanic websites. I was then that if a
customer sees me going to those Satanism sites, they might find it
"inappropriate" or "offensive". I was given a choice; pay back those
hours or be terminated. I chose to resign.
I reported the incident to their awareness line and a few days later,
someone called me to discuss what had happened with respect to
religious discrimination. I was told that I was going to be
terminated if I hadn't resigned, not because of going to Satanism
sites, but because of my Internet usage. I was also told that Home
Depot did allow their associates to get on the Internet, but decided
to fire them now because some of them had been accessing websites
"with inappropriate content". I know that my only "crime" was
visiting Satanic websites.
I was never warned verbally, and I never received a discussion form or
a write-up. Also, why did they wait for so long before
coming to me about it? In any case, I feel that I was covertly
discriminated against at that Home Depot, because at no time was I
asked if Satanism was my religion and was also told by several
different Home Depot officials that customers might find Satanism
"offensive", despite the fact that the computer monitors are not
facing the customers.
In closing, Home Depot is fast becoming a George Orwell's 1984; they
have cameras all over the place (even where they can't be seen), and
they also encourage the associates to report anything illegal being
done by their other co-workers by offering monetary rewards to them.
Take my advice; don't work there and if you do, look elsewhere for
work because they don't appreciate anything you do. In fact, Home
Depot is the #2 offender on the EEOC's list, only surpassed by Wal-Mart.
browsed the Internet every now and then.
A long time into my employment there, I was taken into the
store manager's office and told that they have logged hundreds of
hours of Internet usage by me over the entirety of my employment
period mostly concerning Satanic websites. I was then that if a
customer sees me going to those Satanism sites, they might find it
"inappropriate" or "offensive". I was given a choice; pay back those
hours or be terminated. I chose to resign.
I reported the incident to their awareness line and a few days later,
someone called me to discuss what had happened with respect to
religious discrimination. I was told that I was going to be
terminated if I hadn't resigned, not because of going to Satanism
sites, but because of my Internet usage. I was also told that Home
Depot did allow their associates to get on the Internet, but decided
to fire them now because some of them had been accessing websites
"with inappropriate content". I know that my only "crime" was
visiting Satanic websites.
I was never warned verbally, and I never received a discussion form or
a write-up. Also, why did they wait for so long before
coming to me about it? In any case, I feel that I was covertly
discriminated against at that Home Depot, because at no time was I
asked if Satanism was my religion and was also told by several
different Home Depot officials that customers might find Satanism
"offensive", despite the fact that the computer monitors are not
facing the customers.
In closing, Home Depot is fast becoming a George Orwell's 1984; they
have cameras all over the place (even where they can't be seen), and
they also encourage the associates to report anything illegal being
done by their other co-workers by offering monetary rewards to them.
Take my advice; don't work there and if you do, look elsewhere for
work because they don't appreciate anything you do. In fact, Home
Depot is the #2 offender on the EEOC's list, only surpassed by Wal-Mart.
