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Hold on! This is a bad title for this video. He was fired because he couldn't lift 50 pounds, not because his boss suddenly found out that he had been doing something for the last 20 years.
xaenon Matthew’s comment is not about the case itself (matter of opinion), it’s about the poor titling (fact). This channel has the absolute worst titles on YT; strategically done, of course, for baiting.
Wow. 20 years working at Walmart and to be let go for not being able to life 50 lbs? Shame on you Wal-Mart. Sam Walton is looking Down at you and shaking his head.
he needs to look into a Department of Justice Lawsuit about the ADA considering that the companies are required to make reasonable accommodations to ensure that the disabled people that want to work have an equal chance at the job. This sounds like a perfect case for discrimination against a loyal employee who happens to need to use a wheelchair.
@@epicmomness1974 Agreed. If I were an employer, I'd hire Daniel. We're retired, though. I once worked for a corrupt church/school, on a hill in Orland Hills, IL. My late wife helped me out for free. We gave ourselves to this place, even being on the "worship team". It soon became apparent this "Christian" church was not Christian at all. The board and the pastors harassed teachers, custodial staff, etc., until some of us quit or were forced out. I subsequently made an audio tape directed at the fiends, copied it for some of the congregation and saw four lousy pastors resign. Wish some of David's Walmart fiends would take a hike, too.
@@LadyAriella1960 Thank you! Finally someone else understands. That's definitely wrong-doing on their part. If that wasn't the store manager who chose to fire him after making policy changes...then I want to know who that manager was. Also, if that happened to be the store manager, than what he did was extremely wrong. And I am aware that all store managers have a manager above them (forgot the term used for that) where I'm curious to know what the store managers' manager thought of that. Of course not all, but most of the time, managers usually have another manager above them where that 100% was discrimination right there.
Sam Walton was always honest and fair with his workers. He never envisioned the monster Wal-Mart is when he started it. His adult children didn't adopt his values.
@@Ducky-gg4jv It is a flat out lie! It says that he was fired because his boss seen what he was doing for the last 20 years....insinuating he was stealing or something to cause him to lose his job. Smfh
@@Ducky-gg4jv it’s not a lie, it has two meanings and most of us thought it meant the wrong meaning. The title means even though the boss would see what he did every day for 20 years he still fired him
flynn malin Maybe so, but good luck getting Wal-Mart to abide by the law. He could file a suit, and woll likely won. But Wal-Mart is well known for not paying it's judgements without a fight. Wal-Mart even once spent over $2 million in legal fees to avoid paying a $7000 judgement. They did this to show spite and defiance. To flex their muscle and show how much power they wield. Daniel would certainly win the trial, but will NEVER see a cent without several appeals and stonewalling from Walnart. His award will all go to legal fees which could take up to 4 years!
Aww that Daniel is a good person and I don't care what the manager thinks but he should never have been fired. If I was an entrepreneur, I would hire him for the highest job there is due to his dedication. Who agrees?
Not me. Being a good greeter does not mean you would be good at anything else, its skill set is near zero. Having the dedication to show up for work everyday on time actually used to be considered completely normal, in fact if you didnt you would get fired quickly...
Well I'm sure that if customers walked out with 50lbs of goods they can walk back in with it too, and I'm sure Daniel would've been still happy to help regardless of his disabilities, they should have kept him!!!! XxxxxX
As someone who worked at Walmart for a good period of time, they literally do not care how good of a worker you are, how hard you work, or if you go without calling in. They will find any and every reason to get rid of you because it's cheaper for them to hire new people then to pay your benefits or whatever else is do to you when the "probation" time is up. They could also care less about family emergencies or injuries. There is a whole list anyone who has been wronged by Walmart could tell you.
These are the kinds of people we need more of! The problem is, people get more business minded and sometimes forget to show hospitality to their co-workers or customers.
That's bull crap. This brother showed up to work, in any weather condition, showed customers respect and dignity. So what he was in a wheelchair and couldn't lift 50 pounds. He was dedicated and loyal to the company. Then you fire him because you change the status and title of the position he had. Sad. I believe he was let go because by being there that long, he was making too much money and they wanted to hire someone at a cheaper rate of pay.Walmart you made a big mistake letting this brother go. Another company will hire home and pay him way more than what you guys were.
If he is mentally disabled he is going to have to go on Social Security bud. Thanks to a toxic business climate where illegals get in FIRST before Americans, the disabled are basically "kicked to the curb"
@@christianfreedom-seeker934 It's not only that. I've applied to government jobs and can't get them because preference is given to veterans..I'm tired of being punished for having been born disabled.
He needs to sue them! This is another reason why I boycotted Walmart years ago. They treat their employees so terribly. They are just another greedy corporation... vote with your dollars people!
I am disability & handicapp too Had Special E. But wa s nothing like Daniel.I got bullied & picked on By management. Wal-mart is a horrible company. & Their managers are getting worse They are so Arrogant That They think They are the law, Quitting was the best thing I could Ever do there. I am happier with out wal-mart in my life.Same would be so disappointed in his company.
This is typical of Walmart. I worked for them for 20years and almost died on the job from a heart attack and stroke. God healed me. Thank you Jesus. I returned back to work about 6 weeks later. Still having problems with my heart. Couldn't work like I use to. I was indirectly recommended to step aside and leave for health reasons after I was fighting every day of my life to continue working for three more years. It's sad but I thank God🙏 I am alive today. I don't have much anymore but I have my life. I have lost so much but it's okay. IT'S OKAY 😥
Shirley please do not contact Ashley. She is most likely in or running a pyramid scheme. Look up Door Dash. It’s my first job that I can actually work because of my disabilities. You can log on to the app and deliver food when you want. You can do it as often or as little as you want. In my area it pays up to 23 dollars an hour. Your area may not have it but you can also go to anywhere including richer neighborhoods to get more money or to another town if you don’t have it in your area. You have to pay for your own gas but they approve you almost immediately if your background checks clear. It’s just delivering food so things like accidents and speeding tickets won’t matter. Most likely simple crimes won’t matter either. God bless you.
Door dash has both a website and an app. I get my kit in the mail in a day or so and then I can start. I’m so excited. You’ll probably need to have a smartphone to download the app on. Also you get paid every day after each delivery.
That is the only wLmart andas well as McDonald's (not good) they will use and abuse your hard work and reword you with treating you like trash they throw away. I am a disabled vet and can't lift 50 lbs or more either so I understand his troubles. I wish him well and pray someone with a heart will hire him.
I agree, no one will hire me knowing I have sleep apnea and i.i.h cos soon as I say that they don't want to know, but I have to tell them as I do fall asleep with them so I find getting job's really hard. XxxxxX
@@sarahmcewanevpeace1887 and good luck getting disability. They will say your to young or not bad enough to get a. I had the social security lawyer say that I couldn't work , but the judge said no. He's a vet he can make it, besides your not old enough to get anything. I wish you the best of luck. Merry holiday
@@ltkelley2186 How is 16 (if she's 16) not old enough for disability? I only say 16 since that's the age most people usually drive at...or her parents or whoever she's with probably drive her places since there's a chance she could potentially fall asleep at the wheel. She just has to fill out an application on the government website (for the state she lives in) to see if she qualifies for it. And if it doesn't go through she can actually call the ssi company and explain her situation to them. I feel like explaining it might be better than filling out an application and then not qualify for it. I don't know how it was supposed to work, but apparently I learned that I was able to qualify for ssi, but when I talked on the phone w/someone she asked me: "What is preventing you from working?" I don't know who, but I do know someone who works in retail and somehow also manages to receive ssi.
I live where a man with Cerebral Palsy also lost his job due to the new regulations for his job title. Our community did the same thing, we fought to have him get his job back.
I work for a major pharmacy chain (not saying who because I don’t want to lose my job) and I worked for Walmart back in the late 90’s...the one thing that Walmart, my company and any other major business have in common is that they are making money...they don’t care about their employees and only care about the money going into their pockets...I’ve seen a lot loyal employees being let go due to a legitimate reason and for a completely absurd reason...when I worked at Walmart, my assistant manager was 3 months away from being vested into Walmart and qualify for their retirement benefits...they fired her so she wouldn’t get the retirement benefits...she was dedicated, loyal and hardworking...thousands of people have lawsuits against Walmart for wrongful termination...how does Walmart get around that? They keep postponing their trails and pay more court fees...after so many times, those people can’t continue to afford to pay those legal fees and end up giving up...Walmart could piss away millions in court fees and they don’t care, they have have money to spare...which hurts its current employees by paying them less, dropping them to part time (no insurance benefits or retirement benefits) and replacing them every few months with new employees...Walmart’s board of directors and their “important” stockholders are laughing all the way to the bank...people can hold rallies and protest on behalf of Daniel and others but it won’t do any good...money is all they care about and how much they can stuff into their pockets...it sucks that a great and loyal employee like Daniel got fired as well as all the others who suffered the same fate but in the end Walmart and other major companies just want people’s money...it shouldn’t be that way but it is...
so all of the greeters who were elderly and disabled were out of a job when Walmart made this change?! THATS the news story, there are hundreds like Daniel all over tue country, no doubt. Idk about everyone else, but this enrages me!
I once worked for a very famous television show. I broke my hand on set one day (their fault) they handled the medical and surgeries and all that but when I was cleared to go back to work they started cutting my hours. They would send me home at lunch or call me in the am and tell me not to come in at all. Basically they couldn't fire me. So they starved me out by not scheduling me to work. SHAMEFUL
@@televisionkid7783 I know. I find it funny that being first is so important to some people lol. Thank you for the comment. It made me laugh and also made my day.
My understanding of the law is that Walmart has to show it fired him after they could not make "reasonable accommodation". Meaning if a small percentage of his job was helping with those returns then he should not have been let go because some other store employee could have helped with the returns the few times it happened. Shame on Walmart if this is a factual story.
@@juneosborne862 Same here, but unfortunately I still have a couple injuries back from a car accident I got into in 2017...where a couple days, I tried to lift a 24 pack case of water, and I couldn't do that...but that's only because I can't really "twist," my wrist in a sense in order to lift it. The way I have to lift something is very different than the typical way. Also, apparently, I don't know how to lift things correctly. A while back, I attempted to pick up a big case of paper I think that contained about 10-12 reams inside it and my co-worker was like: "That's not how you lift." Even with the proper way, I still couldn't lift that case. But the 1 24-pack of waters, isn't that only like 10-15 pounds?
My brother had a heart attack a few years ago, he was 8, Idk how! He’s young, healthy, and has no issues, but he did, and he is almost done recovering, he survived and is being taken care Of well.
I'm glad Daniel got to experience customers returning his love and fighting on his behalf since that mattered to him more than money . I hope this will be a wakeup call for Walmart and lead to better opportunities down the road for Daniel .
That's a beautiful story knowing the customers rallied in support of Daniel. I hope he gets his job back or is happy at whatever he is currently doing.
Fix the damn title!! Daniel is a ray of sunlight piercing the gloomy shadows. So weird how two entirely unrelated things are mentioned in this sentence, huh?
This brought tears to my eyes. I have a disabled son. People who technically"can't work" are the ones who work the hardest and take extra pride in their job performance. Walmart SHAME ON YOU!
He LEGALLY and Morally shouldn't have been "let go", terminated really. I wonder in which country this occurred, because, as far as I know, The U.S., Canada, Great Brittain, the E.U., etc., All have laws against discrimination of the disabled. They HAVE to find a job a disabled worker can do, termination for a viable disability is not legal.
I have found a store I like much much better than Wal-Mart. I am not saying (& it is not Target), because I don't want too many people to ruin my experience shopping there.
It's funny how they implemented the whole "checking the receipt" thing when it, so clearly, violates the Constitution and isn't a legal practice. Yes they should hire back Daniel but they should also stop trying to violate Americans rights.
@Gary Williams OP is "Original Poster". I fully agree with you. Thieves make the world a difficult place. My point is that the original poster of this thread said that checking receipts violates some imaginary article of the US Constitution. Which it doesn't.
There's a loop hole in this because "technically" it's still their property as you are still on company property. Even after purchasing it, they can still claim you stole it because you are on their property. And "technically" the people checking receipts are not allowed to look in your bags because that is an invasion of privacy, which is why they receipt check for items not in bags. Then if it's not on the receipt, they call security. Checking your bags is when security feels you have stolen something or had fast hands. It's all in their insurance policy. It's basically like walking into a store (not your ground property) and walking out without purchasing it. That insurance policy they have says they are allowed to check what you purchased to make sure you didn't steal since you are on their property.
Guess they had little respect for caring nice person like Him. Sad because he genuinely cared. But a person like him will find a job with his great spirit.
You need to make the description a bit clearer. He wasn’t fired.. he was paid off.. and he was loyal for 20 years. I may be reading into it incorrectly but at first glance I only watched this as I thought he’d been bad or stealing shit for 20years
"Wallmart greeter" - what a pointless job to begin with. But that being said, an employee shouldn't be let go because the company change the goal posts.
The job was checking receipts and keeping an eye out for shoplifters. But then they expected more than before and didn't think the job is often filled by disabled folk. Money became number one. They never learned that if you give people your best then the customers will be pleased and come back to spend money. Kindness counts.
Dear, Walmart you are now at the top of my Naughty List!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are a real Scrooge!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone except Daniel will be getting Cole for Christmas!!!!!!!!!!! You should all be ashamed of yourselves for firing such a dedicated employee Like Daniel!!!!!!! I hope you learn from this and work harder to make my Nice List Next Year!!!!!!!!!! Yours Truly, Santa Claus!!!!!!!!!! P.S. For Shame Walmart For shame!!!!!!! :(
Yet another good example of doing a job they love only to get canned by a “bean counter” or “good idea fairy”. I say hire him back. People are people no two are the same. We are all just unique in our own way.
He needs to get in touch with the human rights person in his area &file a claim against Walmart for violating the rights assured to him by the passage of pres. Bush'(thank you sir)landmark legeslation-the Americans with disabilities Act! My ex took his employer to task for firing him for his aquired hearing loss @his job
I thought he was doing something wrong/ bad, like faking being disabled, or helping people steal stuff. I know I'm an a**hole, I automatically think the worst of people. But hey, I can't be the only one?!😕
the store is breaking the law by doing this, because you can not change a job,so that you can get rid of people that are disabled,he should have taken them to court, he still can
Being a handycap person it anger's me to the core that a corporation like this will do something so fucked up to such a loyal employee they should learn from this"Boycott Wall Mart"✝☮
+Alfredo Verduzco 1.) It's ridiculous to make changes like that to begin with and 2.) In any retail company, it's actually wrong of them and/or possibly illegal to fire an employee because of a disability no matter what that disability is. I don't know which Walmart nor which location that particular Walmart was in, but since the manager knew about Daniel's disability, they have to cooperative enough to work around it. Yes, it may be part of the responsibility to lift 50 lbs, but no one in a wheel chair nor anyone else who may have some form of a physical disability should be forced to lift 50 lbs. All companies esp. retail ones specify how they don't discriminate against their future employees no matter what their ethnicity, gender, disability, etc. is. And what this particular location did to Daniel *is* a form of Discrimination. They knew his situation for over 20 years and Daniel never did anything bad. No company should force any of their employees to lift what they're unable to lift no matter what their circumstances are.
Key fact: He was employed by Walmart for 20 yrs, meaning he was probably at the top of the pay scale for his position/title. They canned him so they could hire a replacement at minimum wage, typical Big Business scheme; it's all about money.
Probably true but it's still wrong Walmart makes far too much money already of course they wouldn't offer him paid health insurance so he'd have to fall back on Medicaid which the state taxpayers fund and he could likely have qualified for food stamps on his salary from malwart too it's a rogue blood sucking company and hopefully will fail soon America has far too much cheap plastic stuff made in China already!
True , that walmart might start losing business hardcore :P then a search warrent for Danial will be made looking for him then when they rehire him, they will have to double to tripple his last wage :D I mean only serves them right, so if they want customers back they in theory would pay Danial any amount to keep em :D
@@spritualflared yeah but what would happen if this caused lets say even 5,000 people to stop buying from that one exact Walmart, and lets say to make things worse those 5,000 people went to no store named walmart and just did alternative stores, and every day those 5,000 people spread the word to 1 person each to not buy from any walmart and lets say those new 5,000 people plus the original kept telling 1 person a day to do same! then in that case prolly 15 days go by and nobody at that rate be going to walmart! cuz -5000, -10,000, -20,000, -40,000, -80,000 and so on It wouldn't take long at that rate for Walmart then to see woah we are losing money and customers fast! (and to make it very ironic) everyone lost will return the day this guy gets rehired now wouldn't that be a twist and a half :P Btw I just convinced 10 people to not go to Walmart and then told them to tell others also to not go to Walmart :D
The people who stopped going there would soon be back. If I had a dollar for everyone that said they weren't shopping there again and did a would be a rich women. ( I worked there for 13 years)
We had someone like that at are local Walmart but luckily the manager lied about her being unable to do that and kept her and when the district manager threatened to fired both of them about 75% of the staff threatened to walk out and never come back and it work both of them were able to keep there jobs
Walmart is absolutely despicable!! Their employment practices are definitely borderline against the law. Daniel, if you see this, I am SO sorry. 😔 I am sure you are an amazing person that deserves to be treated the best. Good luck to you.
That is one important point that many companies are missing. They have forgotten their customer's needs, the human connections; and the depth they go. I have left a company over that need (lack).
And look at it now self checking out registers and it's more efficient why does everyone fucking cry over a guy who's disabled Plus if you didn't know Walmart gives pension for retirement that's what he wanted. plus Walmart isn't a charity it's a corporation get that stick up your ass out of there cry baby.
What a sleezy, despicable, business walmart is! I don't shop there for many reasons, and yes, one of them is due to how they treat they're employees! I hope that everyone of those people went "elsewhere" for they're groceries and such, but I doubt it..most people have the attention span of a gnat.
+Leah Jerez Honestly, it really depends on the Walmart you go to. The one I go to is usually pretty good. I have been in there a couple times where it's seemed like a couple employees had been in a bad mood one day, but I didn't think too much into it. And most people shop at Walmart since they're Cheaper than most other places. Target of course has more options than Walmart, but similar in a sense where I've noticed some of their products are only 2 cents more expensive than the same product at Walmart. And while Safeway and Lucky's both do quite a few sales going on (usually when I go there); they're still the more expensive stores in my opinion...but I will mention this where not all Walmarts have a produce and/or refrigeration section nor groceries for that matter.
Walmart in Thornton, Colorado pretty much did the same thing to my Mom. She had to take medical leave, when she returned they said the only opening they had was working the dock unloading trailers! Could you imagine a 62 yr old woman unloading trailers??
