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Walmart fires 6'4" cisgender woman threatened by man who thought she was trans (www.advocate.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27587700

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.

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[–] easily3667@lemmus.org 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Go investigate and get back to us then. I personally am content with middle aged white Karen/Kalvin in HR fires woman for feeling shame rather than immediately reporting the assault.

corporate finds out and says "now listen we want hr to be inhumane, but you can't be so inhumane you make news no matter what legal memo you read" and rehires the woman who was assaulted.

Nobody else was punished because the only reason corporate reversed the action was media attention, and the media doesn't care if some random "I only have enough hands to cover my own ass, I don't have a spare helping hand" hr person got fired because even if they did we all know that type of hr person is a dime a dozen.