The regional manager name Edison called me on September 2nd after my last review and complaint. It was obvious that he followed up due to company protocol and not out of genuine concern for the integrity of Autozone.
Upon speaking to him, he seemed to wanted to know what happened with his employe Jay; however, it was obvious that he took a side.
He asked me what happened but as I begin to tell him what occurred with Jay, he kept cutting me off and asking me did I provoke Jay.
Finally after being cut off several times, I asked him why did he keep asking me that. His rebuttal was that he knew Jay personally and that he was very familiar with him and didn't feel like he would threaten me without being provoked. This made me extremely uncomfortable and made me feel as if I weren't talking to a regional manager.
Jay's threats to me were unprovoked and unwarranted. To reiterate briefly , Jay told me that I could have a problem if I wanted one and that he was ignorant. When responded by saying that I didn't involve myself in ignorant fueds, he said he didn't care and I can still have a problem. Let me also remind you that Jay proclaimed to be a manager of the Autozone. As a manager in one of my past position, absolutely nothing can make me threaten a customer or be unprofessional. There were times that I had bad days and still came to work and maintained professionalism and upheld the integrity of my company.
So I ask, What kind of problem was an Autozone manager going to give me? I was absolutely petrified. Now my question to the regional manager is was this personal or business. Why did you call and accuse me of provoking Jay? Also, although you may know him personally what does that have to do with how responds to customers in your absence. Are you insinuating that Jay threatens customers provoked? Either way this would be totally unacceptable and unprofessional! I didn't provoke him and he still threatened me. What could warrant this behavior? Why is the regional manager making excuses for an employee threatening a customer?
Lastly,
I did ask the regional manager some of these questions and he evaded them; however, he did have me go back to the store where I was threatened to process my full return for my battery. I did make him aware that I was frightened that Jay may be there and he assured me that he wouldn't be. I still was frightened that he may inform Jay that I was coming to the store being that he had a close personal relationship with him. I don't take chances on anyone following through on a direct threat. I receive my refund; however, I'm insulted, intimidated and shocked by the correspondence I received from the regional manager.
I definitely need to speak to someone higher up to discuss my experience. read more