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  • Submitted: Mon, June 09, 2008
  • Posted: Wed, May 16, 2012

  • Reported By: Primalclaws1974 — grinnell Iowa U.S.A.
Goodwill
West Street Grinnell, Iowa U.S.A.

Goodwill Employees steal, lazy, not very helpful Grinnell, Iowa

*Consumer Comment: Goodwill employees(managers) DO steal

*Consumer Comment: This store really is horrible!

*UPDATE EX-employee responds: You just mad

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This Goodwill store is like so many others, you donate items, they go through and take what they want, and put over priced junk on the shelves. I know this, because it is the only Goodwill store in town, and I have known several people that have worked there---and none have a very good reputation.
On top of this, they are always sitting in the back smoking (which won't be very much longer, the public smoking ban for Iowa goes into effect in July, but they'll be outside somewhere even further away not helping). As in another report I read, the manager is right there doing the same thing as the employees, leading by example. I'll sell it on ebay or burn it before I donate to this place.

Mark
grinnell, Iowa
U.S.A.

This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 06/09/2008 11:53 PM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Goodwill/Grinnell-Iowa-50112/Goodwill-Employees-steal-lazy-not-very-helpful-Grinnell-Iowa-338729. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year.

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#1 Consumer Comment

Goodwill employees(managers) DO steal

AUTHOR: MelanieS - (United States of America)

POSTED: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The first person that responded says he's an ex emplyee...more like a current manager. Goodwill is called a modern day slavery, terrible and shady place DO NOT DONATE there!!! JUst look at the real report by their real (ex) employees:

http://www.indeed.com/forum/cmp/Goodwill-Industries/looking-one-that-has-had-problems-goodwill-Sexuall/t23221

Please donate to Salvation Army if you want to do some good.God bless!
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#2 Consumer Comment

This store really is horrible!

AUTHOR: Mark - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Sunday, May 31, 2009
I know several current and ex-employees at this store personally, and I know they do take items. It's common in most thrift stores. Don't kid yourself for a second that the junk on the shelves is all that comes through these stores.
From experience, I will only speak of the Grinnell, Iowa store. The items for sale look like a garage sale of 1970's items, but much more expensive.
Most of the employees seem like they hate their job. Not a nice shopping experience.
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#3 UPDATE EX-employee responds

You just mad

AUTHOR: Kenneth - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Friday, April 10, 2009
First off, where is your proof that the employees steal stuff. The company policy states that an employee can not take any item donated to Goodwill home for free. The items are to be put out for display so that customers can look at the item and choose to buy the item or not. The employee can then come back another day and buy the item when they are not working. Also, my friend works at a Goodwill and he does smoke, but he has been told that ALL EMPLOYEES are to smoke outside of the building. You say lead by example, well try and get your facts straight before you write a report.
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