I've rarely ever had trouble with Walmart or its employees. I've been in and out of many stores, including this one, and though I never expect anymore from a Walmart than what Walmart offers, I was astounded at one particular incident recently.
An employee named DILIP(unsure of exact spelling?) (a middle aged Indian man) made me wait 20 minutes for his manager who he said would help with an issue he saw with my driver's license ID when I presented it at the time of purchase along with my credit card (the typical "may i please see your ID"). His manager came and asked him why he had an issue, and he said there was a minor CREASE at the side of my license. What the hell? I got the card several years ago, and yes over the years, a card will develop some wear and tear. It was in great condition, and a MINOR crease on the side that I've never noticed or that no one (including police, other stores, restaurants) has ever brought up was suddenly an issue.
His manager looked at him wearily and said it seemed ok, but that she couldn't overturn an employee's decision due to standard procedure. So, I asked to be taken to another employee to make my purchase because by now, I had spent 40 min or so in line and talking to the manager and the obviously psychotic employee. I was refused.
I then told the employee and the manager - and quite calmly as I understand that it's the holidays and no one wants to get worked up - that it's shows bad practice on the part of the employee/cashier to make a customer wait for a half hour by lying to the customer that the manager could actually change the decision made by the cashier. The cashier then erupted and said "you're stupid, you wasted my time."
I suppose I'll let irony take it's own stand as a middle aged Walmart employee working the holiday season calls a customer "stupid" and accusing the customer of "wasting" his time - without customers, he wouldn't have a job.
I'm writing this in hopes that a Walmart manager who is capable notices the attitude issues presented by DILIP and addresses them either by removing him or by giving him some advice on how to properly address a customer. Listen, we know it's Walmart. We're not asking to be treated like we're customers at country club. But, calling a customer stupid and telling the customer to "stop wasting his time" is very out of line. The customers waiting behind me were appalled and stared at him in shock while some asked me to report him to the manager immediately.
This is ridiculous and DILIP needs to learn to act like a mature person rather than use words like "stupid." Then again, maybe he's mentally ill. read more