Submitted by Lost-Can-4218 t3_10fjzdv in springfieldMO
I recently made a post trying to gauge the perception of the E. Kearney Walmart. I tried to distance myself from it to avoid liabilities. Just to let you know I happened to have been a Brosnan security guard who spent 12 hours a day and sometimes more at this location. I witnessed things occur there and had interactions they the average customer doing some shopping might have no experienced. Yes, there is a massive drug problem. I've had to call an ambulance multiple times for people who have OD'd in one of the bathrooms or laid down on the benches unresponsive. Yes, there this place has an issue with homelessness and the problems that come along with it.
My question is --- What can I do with this information other than post it here so people are aware?
As less than a week ago I'm a former employee of Brosnan who does the security at Walmart. specifically the East Kearney location which is regarded as the worst by Walmart staff and contracting partners.
The staff and other Brosnan employees at this location had expressed open hostility toward me and had referred to me in derogatory racial and ethnic slurs and the general demeanor of staff was either cold or downright hostile. The final straw was when one of the employees who has been known to have more than a few screws loose went on a loud rant about how he keeps his handgun in his work locker ready to shoot anyone who causes problems even though he worked the over night shift with no one else there but other employees. I reported this to both Walmart and Brosnan as a security hazard. I was mysteriously terminated days later after Walmart stated they no longer wanted me working at that location.
Other instances that should be concerning:
-I was asked by Walmart staff to follow people around for no reason whatsoever. They oftentimes happened to be people of color. At one point I told them that following people was not my job and that I thought it was REALLY odd that these oftentimes were all black people who didn't seem to be acting odd at all. The staff accused me of being unwilling to do my job even though they admit to not seeing these people shoplift.
-This Walmart has less than five black employees despite being located in the highest black populated area in Springfield.
-They once fired a black employee for arguing with his girlfriend who also was an employee. They happened to be an interracial couple (black male/white female) . I really didn't know why they both weren't fired if arguing lead to termination.
-There is an older Brosnan working there names "Darren" who routinely uses homophobic and racial slurs and has complimented customers on their racist tattoos. Everytime a trans person would enter the store it'd trigger a large amount of homophobic slurs. He'd listen to the police scanner in the Brosnan truck and tried using real police lingo and acted so foolish that I felt extremely embarrassed for him He was a single man in his late 50s. He hated gay people to the extent that I thought he doth protest too much.
-I was referred to as "The Indian Doorman", "camel jockey a-rab" who wasn't from "here". People have stated that I was some kind "eastern European". Most of management including Brosnan withheld information from me through a lack of communication making it feel as though I couldn't perform my job responsibilities properly.
-There are a clan of religious bigots that work there that contribute to the vaste majority of the toxicity. These people reported me several times claiming my pants were too tight as opposed to the standard issue mall cop three sizes too big MC hammer pants that most of the Brosnan staff wore. I did point out that my pants complied with dress code and were a better option for the winter.
-The site supervisor for Brosnan named Frank has a relationship with one of his subordinates named Jade. She has had other conflict of interest relationships with Brosnan management some of which were with married men who lost their job after Jade took it upon herself to report them to HR due to the power dynamic at play.
-I was once attacked by a Walmart customer who apparently had some mental health problems. He approached the Brosnan truck calling me a mother fuckers and a maggot for no provoked reason. I sat in the truck and radio'd management and asked permission to trespass the person. There was no response. This was common for me when I was in bad situations due to the staffs discrimination issues. They absolutely hated me and seemed to take pleasure in hearing me in distress.
LifeRocks114 t1_j4xazhk wrote
Some of this sounds actionable if you have proof (i.e. recordings, emails, texts). Contact an employment lawyer for wrongful termination if you feel like you have a case. I don't know if there's a state advisory board for private security like Brosnan, but if there is-or if there's a larger corporate structure you'd probably want to file a complaint with them. Same for walmart, file a complaint directly to corporate (and if you have proof of your claims, tell them that you have it and you're willing to provide it).