Haggen — Attraction in Woodinville

I write to you viewers not as someone not seeking conflict, but as someone seeking clarity and justice and as a warning to others. I am posting here because I wish to be heard and ufcw 3000 will not help me as i was let go under my 90 days. I beg for yours,

Poor Training and Sabotaged Growth

From the moment I began working, I was only trained to break down pallets. I was never properly instructed on essential tasks like inventory, how to read packages to make sure they are mine and not another stores, or the deeper systems that make produce run efficiently. I repeatedly asked mike for help or clarification and was met with dismissiveness or sarcasm. “Shouldn’t you know that” he said to me once when I asked for guidance. When I paged him another time for help, I received no answer-not even the decency of a refusal. At times he simply did the task himself, removing the opportunity for learning or growth. I was expected to succeed in a role I was not empowered to understand. I felt encouraged to ask questions, yet belittled for doing so.

Misconduct during Approved Vacation

I was also contacted twice by Mike during my approved one week vacation to Disneyland. He claimed he didn’t know I was on vacation because my vacation plans I shared during my orientation were not communicated so I understand the call BUT the catch is he knew by Monday may 5th according to my co-workers whom he asked where I was, so I am curious why I was still being called Tuesday may 6th at 2:20 PM and again Thursday may 8th 12:37 PM. This wasn’t forgetfulness-it was disregard. When I came back he talked to me about it and argued that I should pick up my phone when off the clock, I reminded him I had every right not to answer work calls off the clock, but the conversation spiraled into circular arguments that ended with me agreeing to answer my phone just to avoid further conflict. That is not how leadership operates-it’s how pressure is applied to force silence and compliance.

Safety Standards Weaponized Unequally

I was warned by Chris, the store manager, about not wearing a cut glove when cutting the groups of bananas into singles to sell for 99 cents. This is a valid policy by all means, if it were enforced equally. But it wasn’t. None of my co-workers or produce managers wore a cut gloves when preforming the same banana-cutting task I was doing. I was singled out. This didn’t feel like a safety issue. It felt like a setup.

The “Working Too Slow” Excuse

I was told I worked to slowly-but that accusation stands on broken legs. I was given 3 weeks (4 weeks but 1 week was vacation) to master a role I was half-trained for. I was constantly pulled in multiple directions by contradicting managers/orders: Mike would say do the pallets. Emily would say forget the pallets for now do this. And then mike would come back and rake me over the coals for not doing the pallets, Or example b I would build let’s say the orange stand, cull and organize you know? Mike “that’s good that’s how I want it to look and those oranges are fresh that’s awesome” Then Chris comes by “why do the oranges look disgusting those oranges are all bad and they are organized like crap” This made my job difficult because one manager would say "this product good" and the other would say "no it's actually bad" and it lead to me constantly questioning myself when doing the cull and organize task this is why the guy I replaced walked out, Its why I was going to walk out if I wasn't let go, and it's why the new kid walked out and the cycle will continue until you look at the real issue. when talking to my co workers they all kinda said the same thing, he may be good at running produce from a higher up's perspective but not from a workers perspective. His team moral skills, individual development (like 1 on 1 time), and creating a supportive work environment absolutely blows. You know it's bad when all of my co workers are calling me saying how they are sorry on their behalf for the way I was misused and seemingly set up by management to fail from the beginning to...

Breathtakingly bad service. A beautiful store that runs exceedingly well, some reviews help to prove that.

But pray to the Gods you never require actual service beyond simple pleasantries.

As an LQBTQ person, this an unfortunately common theme for me. This now marks the 4th pharmacy I have had in 12 months and the 3rd Haggen. All 4 have mysteriously had nearly identical "technical bugs" resulting in me not getting my meds for a day or two. All 4 have had managers persistently talking over me and refusing to listen.

THIS PARTICULAR STORE THOUGH, went above and beyond. Trying to avoid "technical bugs" again in the future, I have questions for the Pharmacy's recommended communication model. Not knowing all the answers, the Junior team member connects me to the Manager. The Pharmacy Manager accused me of threatening her team when I just had questions about communication, never even once came even remotely close to being aggressive or negative in any way. That one was waaaay out of left field. Like straight up only the dots a bigot could connect sorta thing.

Trying to speak to the Store Manager just resulted in him constantly speaking over me not allowing me to even share my grievances. It was to a point I had to ask if I could have a voice and be heard at all. He said he wouldn't speak until I said I was done, he started talking again after my second sentence. I asked again if I could please have a voice and be heard, he just rambled on for a bit speaking over me more then hung up.

Being part of the LGBTQ community I expect to be silenced and spoken over by 'certain people'. But this is a freaking pharmacy, I just want to exist, go get my meds, go back to existing. If a problem happens, cuz that's life, maybe I call and ask the best method I can do to avoid missing a dose.

But no, the managers of Haggen would prefer to silence me and make a simple request for information into a HUGE ordeal. But hey, this place is an awesome place to go as long as you are not LGBTQ and...

I had a very unfortunate interaction today at the Woodinville Haggen Store with a cashier named Guy. I have shopped at this store for quite some time now, and overall my experiences are neutral. The store is close to my home, where I shop for a family of 6 people. Today, I needed to purchase food for dinner, and thinking that I wouldn't need a cart, I just held my few items in my arms. When I was ready to check out, I went to the express lane where a man named Guy was chatting with a lady. I placed my items on the belt. I then spotted another item that was less than 10 feet from where I was. I then said, "Go ahead and start ringing me up, I'll be right back." As I grabbed the item, I was there and back in less than 10 seconds. He had begun to push my items aside, and started motioning for a lady to place her items in front of mine. She declined because she saw that I was there and just needed a moment. I then said, "oh I was just grabbing something really quick. You could've started ringing me up." With an annoyed and belittling tone, Guy then began to argue with me. "Well I didn't know how long you were going to be." He seemed extremely determined to treat me like garbage as he rushed me through the rest of the check out process. I was extremely embarrassed because the woman who had politely allowed me to grab my item, and come straight back was completely shocked as well. Then what further made me feel rushed was when he demanded that I place my debit card in the debit card reader before he was even done ringing up my items. The machine also said in plain english, "Please wait for cashier." He then said it again, while still ringing up my items. "Go ahead and put your card in." I then said sharply, "I don't want to until I see the total."

Overall, I am extremely disappointed in Guy's behavior. He could have shown much more professionalism and not involved a complete stranger in my transaction, leaving me embarrassed and now searching for a new...