Civil Harassment/Discrimination in Employment

[Anonymous <no_email@fake.address>]

 story: This past year in the work environment, I've noticed some of the most blatantly 
discriminatory practices yet.  I was recently employed through the May Agency department 
stores whereas I was working part time while attending Indiana University.  I 
had gotten hired in as a part time employee in women's apparel, men's collections and 
when I transferred to the Fort Wayne, Indiana area, in coats/apparrel.
 I had several times been given recommendations of performance that awarded different 
levels of excellence in retail sales.  I later requested a transfer back to the Bloomington 
area to enroll in classes again at Indiana University. I was told that there 
weren't aren't available positions, I knew that to be false because being in a college 
area, the turn over rate was pretty big.  I pursued this transfer for several months. 
Eventually, I told  the scheduling manager that I would even settle for a flyer position, 
whereas I would be able to pick up any hours that were available from other employees. 

 I was even denied that.  It was when I requested to transfer to another state, whereas 
the May Agency has department stores all across the country, that I was told by the store 
manager, that he would have to contact
 the Glenbrook mall store where I was last transferred to, to check and see if 
he could approve such a inquiry, since I was last employeed at that store (#36).

 Granted I had already had a problem receiving  my last paycheck prior to my request 
for transfer back to store #26 where I was originally hired on at.  It took more than 
four weeks to receive my last paycheck, which turned out to be a 0 amount check.

 Prior to receiving this check I was told I had two checks coming via US postal mail
 that should amount to $113.00. Now how does two checks amounting $113.00 reduce to 
one check amounting to $.00 ?  Prior to these incidents while I was employed at store #26, 
I had requested a job description transfer, from retail clothing sales to retail cosmetics, 
well, according to the cosmetics manager, there wasn't too much of a problem, because 
training would be provided.  Well, the Human Resources manager denied my 
request, not once, but several times I was pasted over, she even hired someone outside 
the sales team that was already in existence, the last of which she made sure I was 
working during the scheduled interview, and she had them exit the store through my department.
  Well, is it because I am an African American woman? No, I guess not because combat any 
complaimts she waited until I transferred to store #36 and hired an associate of whom I 
knew and was hired in pretty much at the same time.  Then I thought it  had something to
 do with a civil complaint I was involved in, but what should that have to do with my employer?  Discrimination?  I think so.

 What do you think?