Macy's - ex-soldier's 'mindset' wasn't right for sales floor because she'd been to war

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Unemployed female veteran hits out at Macy's after being interviewed by sales boss who said ex-soldier's 'mindset' wasn't right for sales floor because she'd been to war

Kayla Reyes, a 21-year-old Afghanistan veteran claims she was denied a job in a California Macy's specifically because of her service in the war-torn nation.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...nied-job-mindset-wasnt-right-sales-floor.html
 
SOWT said:
... Macy's will face a backlash and some (not a lot) lost sales.
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Doubt it. Most folk who shop there will say "what a shame, I'm going to boycott Macy's" and then when the next sale flyer comes out they will forget and shop.

Just glad she got a job. Veterans have a tough time getting jobs and women veterans have an even tougher time.

LL
 
LibraryLady said:
Doubt it. Most folk who shop there will say "what a shame, I'm going to boycott Macy's" and then when the next sale flyer comes out they will forget and shop.

Just glad she got a job. Veterans have a tough time getting jobs and women veterans have an even tougher time.

LL
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I was thinking most folks claiming they will boycott macy's never shop there anyway.

I don't go there, and don't plan on starting.
 
A hiring manager said, " Being that you've been over there, you wouldn't really know how to approach people."

I find that hard to believe. Maybe believing that sure. A hiring manager is generally a pretty well educated person and know what they can say and not say legally.

If they actually said that she would have a great legal claim for discrimination. I suspect an article in the Mail is all the farther this will go.
 
Scotth said:
If they actually said that she would have a great legal claim for discrimination. I suspect an article in the Mail is all the farther this will go.
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What you're told and what you can prove are two different things. Besides, we only have the word of the service member.
 
Well they did lose a sale today. I went looking for a certain brand that I've only seen on eBay. I wanted to find a local source and it turns out it's sold at Macy's.

So, back to ebay.
 
Ranger Psych said:
Hiring managers are pretty much the stupidest people that I have personally interacted with at any job location I've been at. HR is not where the mental diamonds go to sparkle.
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I keep catching State HR making ADA and USERRA mistakes. I trust HR as far as I can punt them. That said, I hope this is not a case like the lesbian "Marine" waitress.
Reed
 
I have heard horror story after horror story of what HR folks have told veterans. Everything from "We need someone that can multi-task and work with little supervision, and with your military background we know you are used to a more regimented system that doesn't require independent thought" to telling a retiring CSM "We are looking for someone with leadership experience"
 
goon175 said:
I have heard horror story after horror story of what HR folks have told veterans. Everything from "We need someone that can multi-task and work with little supervision, and with your military background we know you are used to a more regimented system that doesn't require independent thought" to telling a retiring CSM "We are looking for someone with leadership experience"
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On the flip side, I am about to begin a new job with a company that is owned/operated by one man. He told me after nearly 6 months of interviews that even though I did not have the exact experience and background the position asked for, the fact that I was a Marine swayed him to convince HR to choose me because he has worked with military in the past and they "have never let him down".

I start April 29th and will be reporting directly to the company CEO.
 
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