Dani Davis told a superior at Walmart that a man screamed anti-trans epithets while she was alone in the bathroom. Walmart fired her after she reported what happened.

Summary

Walmart fired Dani Davis, a 6’4" cisgender woman, after a man who mistook her for transgender verbally threatened her in a women’s restroom at a Florida store.

Davis, visibly shaken, reported the March 14 incident to her immediate supervisor but was fired for not informing salaried management, allegedly creating a “security risk.”

Davis called the firing discriminatory. After viral backlash, Walmart offered to reinstate her with back pay.

Davis, a longtime employee, is uncertain about returning, citing fears of a hostile work environment.

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
    73·
    4 days ago

    “After discriminating against you pretty harshly and illegally, we are offering you your job back and back pay as compensation. There is no guarantee that we will treat you well and there will be no repercussions for us.”

    Walmart

    • Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
      33·
      4 days ago

      And we pinky-swear that we will not wait three to six months and then fire for some other made up reason that you can disprove.

    • Lka1988@sh.itjust.works
      24·
      3 days ago

      Right? This part stuck out to me:

      She appealed the termination through Walmart’s internal review process but was denied. She filed for unemployment insurance but also took her story to Facebook, where it soon went viral.

      Walmart appeared to acknowledge the error in a statement released to the media.

      “We want our associates to feel safe and supported in their workplace, and we won’t tolerate bullying or threats of violence against our associates or customers,” Walmart spokesperson Joe Pennington said in a statement. “We’ve reviewed the situation and will be addressing it internally. We’ve also made multiple attempts to invite Ms. Davis to return to work, with back pay.”

      Oh, really, NOW you’re taking it seriously because you know you fucked up? What a fucking obviously canned corporate response. I’d be calling lawyers left and right after that, I bet more than a few would take it pro-bono.

    • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      4 days ago

      There is no guarantee that we will treat you well

      …

      Walmart

      Quite the opposite in fact.