MY NAME IS TIM AND I HAVE SPOKEN OUT AGAINST THE ABUSIVE TOXIC WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT AT WAYS MARKET AT CHEVRON THAT'S HOSTED BY THE OWNER RAVI GUPTA.
I'VE EXPERIENCED HOMOPHOBIA & TRANSPHOBIA IGNORANCE
IN PERSON AS AN EMPLOYEE AT WAYS MARKET AT CHEVRON.
I HAVE BEEN SCREAMED AT, VERBALLY ABUSED, HARASSED, MANIPULATED, INTIMIDATED & EMOTIONALLY GASLIGHTED BY THE OWNER RAVI GUPTA
THE THREATS I AM HEARING FROM RAVI ARE INTIMIDATING, AND YET IT WILL NEVER STOP ME TO SPREAD THIS POSITIVE MESSAGE.
NO EMPLOYEE DESERVES TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE, ABUSED IN ANY WAY, HARASSED, INTIMIDATED, GASLIGHTED AND OVERALL TREATED HORRIBLY BY BIG AUTHORITY BUSINESS OWNERS LIKE RAVI GUPTA.
IF YOU ARE HIRED TO WORK AT THIS ESTABLISHMENT, BE WARNED AND AWARE WHO YOU ARE WORKING FOR AND WHAT YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH AS LONG AS RAVI IS STILL IN CHARGE.
MY STORY AND EXPERIENCE AT THE ABUSIVE TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENT
From the end of March 2021 thru the end of March 2022, I have been subjected to screaming verbal abusive, emotional gaslighting, disturbing hurtful name calling. The aftermath today has cut deep into me.
I had noticed countless many few red flag all over the place when I started working here at Ways Market, Chevron by the owner Ravi Gupta.
At the end of March 2021, I finally got employed at Ways Market. I don't have many work experiences. I was thankful to have this job as an overnight clerk. I did not want to loose this job because it would take me forever to find another job. I even told and begged Ravi to keep this job.
One night ago before my 10pm shift, I sat at a curb by the gas pumps and I had began painted my nails black, Ravi got very angry at me. Instead of politely telling me that it's against dress code policy, he has this talk while I was on the clock and goes on this bigoted tangent to me, "If I see anyone painting their nails while sitting at the gas pumps, I would think there's a homeless tranny from the ghetto and not come back!"
For him to say that this vile homophobic and transphobic tangent to me is absolutely unprofessional and inappropriate to tell your employer that on so many levels. there is no reason, no justification, no excuse to talk that way to any employer in that matter.
While I was being trained to work at the cashier, there were too many tasks to remember at all once. I had mentioned this to Ravi and instead of being understanding, helpful and looking out for me, he becomes agitated towards me and tells me aggressively, "If you can't do your job, just let me know. I'll find someone else!"
I was fearful of loosing my job, so I had to figure out everything on my own in semi-fast paced. I was able to do my jobs and did everything to memorize everything.
Even though working here was somewhat stressful, I did love working here as a cashier. The tasks I had had were not fast quick paced, but the job responsibilities I've been given were very punctual that they needed to be done on time, even though the store says it's open 24 hours online. Ravi has this explicit rule where the store door has to be shut after midnight to 4am. During those closing hours, my tasks were sweeping and mopping the floor, washing the machine accessories, making the coffee for the morning shift, filling the ice in the soda fountain station, getting the store reports, and sweeping and mopping outside the gas station.
Between the closing hours 12am - 4am, I would have costumers stop by at this window, I would have to stop what I'm doing and serve costumers during closing hours. It's very anxiety inducing & frustrating because I would have to stop my job, miss my 30min break and/or take it late, basically doing this walk back-and-fourth affected my work. Ravi did not want me to let costumers in at that time, he scolded me for letting in costumers after midnight whcih made my job easy. The store window only opens one way out and one way inside the store. Cash was only accepted, no cards. I was told by another employee that I can still accept payment cards as long as I can run credit without having the pin number popping up. Serving costumers through this one way window, I would ask what they want, I would have to walk back and fourth, left to right to get whatever many items that the costumer wants, I would ring the selected items up, walk to the store window and tell the costumer the cost, I would tell the costumer that cash is only accepted, if the person has card, I would ask if I could run as credit without having the pin number pop up. Then I would go back to the register, put their payment in and bring the store's items and cash back/card back to the costumer.
Later on since I have been trying to get good at my job, Ravi has called me during my shift, he would scream at me throwing this tantrum on the phone going off on me. He has called me an asshole. He has told me to go fuck myself. He would scream at me "Do your job" going off on this tangent.
I was just too afraid to talk back at him, I really needed this job. The screaming, the verbally abusive berating, the manipulative gaslighting, the hurtful name calling has become constant and boiled for the most days I have been employed here.
Because of him, my employment was fun while it lasted till the end of March 2022.
I had found a different job at a gas station. I had emailed the owner a two weeks notice. I told Ravi's dad Vinny who I thought was nicer, cooler and a lot more pleasant than Ravi, but in the end I was wrong.
Vinny came to the station and wanted to know why I was leaving. I just simply told Vinny that I was seeking more job opportunists but in reality, I cannot stand working here because Ravi has made my job very nerve-racking and incredibly unpleasant to work at. Ravi came in as well a few nights later and he was not happy as well.
Vinny pressured me to stay 30 days even though I should've never stayed for that long period of time. I had done everything I could to persevere to work for that period of time. It affected me to have my other job, my other boss could not wait for me because of work scheduling issues.
Ravi does not want me to talk to Vinny till my end of employment here. From my perspective, I thought Vinny was a lot calmer, fun and way more nicer and professional than Ravi.
Ravi became very nasty, argumentative even belligerent blaming me for quitting here. I had explained to him that if I quit working here at Ways Market, I would've stopped showing up to work instantly and he is very problematic. Ravi took my resignation very poorly and personally, he did not handle it in a work related professional way. He took great offensive and became agitated when I asked him if I can put his phone number and his full name as a reference on my resume and asked for a letter of recommendation by him. His response to me was, "Fuck no!"
I have been pressured, I felt I was forced to stay 30 days work at Ways, when I specifically filed for two weeks and I've done it in a positive, professional and polite way emailing my notice, two weeks beforehand in advance before my departure. I believe I left in advance, I tried to leave on good terms. For Ravi to handle it very poorly and throw a fit in rage, that's his problem.
Later on, as time has gone by while having my other job, my new boss at my other work could not give me hours because
Ravi has contacted me and asked if I could work help working the daytime hours a few days a week, Uncomfortably, I reluctantly said yes because no thanks to Ravi, my other job could not give me hours.
Nothing has changed when I worked here at Ways even in the daytime hours, Ravi is till verbally abusive and belligerent by his aggressive words towards me. The last night working here, I went home sick, I think I must've caught something when I cleaned the restrooms. Ravi has called me very late after midnight going off on me, he tells me not to show up to work anymore.
At that point, there was absolutely nothing through to him anymore.
The next morning sleeping in, Ravi texts me asks where I'm at. He even has the audacity to ask if I quit. Finally at my breaking point. I've had it! Enough is enough! I've deleted Ravi from my contacts, my text history and blocked his number and went back to sleep.
He does not deserve to hear a response from me ever again. Ravi will never see me in person ever again.
As time went by after my employment from working at Ways Market, Chevron. I called Vinny and right when I thought I could explain my true reason why I have not been working anymore, when I said that Ravi has been verbally abusive towards me and it's true, Vinny cuts me off "I'm not going to listen to this!" and he hangs up me. That is when I realized, it has become clear to me that Vinny knows how Ravi has treated me and turned a blind eye. I am convinced Vinny knows that not only I have been treated very horribly by Ravi, but I think this has become a pattern.
POSTING THIS AD IS IMPORTANT. I JUST DON'T WANT RAVI TO CONTINUE TO VERBALLY ABUSE HIS EMPLOYERS AND STILL BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER WITHOUT A CARE!
THERE NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPERCUSSIONS AGAINST THE STORE OWNER RAVI HOW HE TREATS HIS EMPLOYERS BENEATH HIS AUTHORITY!
MY HOPE IS THAT THIS SEND A POSITIVE MESSAGE TO STORE OWNERS, BOSSES, ANY HIGH UP AUTHORITY FIGURE THAT TREATING PEOPLE BENEATH YOU IS NOT OKAY, BOSSES LIKE RAVI HAVE NO IDEA THE SEVERE IMPACT IT CAN HAVE NEGATIVELY ON PEOPLE WHEN YOU VERBALLY ABUSE THEM AND FIRE THEM WRONGLY!
THAT IS BECAUSE WORDS MATTER, WORDS HURT AND THE WORDS SPOKEN IF USED IN A VERY CRUEL AND VILE WAY DO PAINT A PICTURE IN SOMEONE'S MIND AND THE IMPACT DOES HAVE AN AFFECT!
THAT IS BECAUSE WORDS MATTER! WORDS HURT BECAUSE YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORDS YOU SAY THAT CAN PAINT A HORRIFIC PICTURE IN ANYONE'S MIND AND THE HURTFUL WORDS THAT CUTS DEEPLY INTO THEM!
I HOPE POSTING THIS AD DOES NOT BECOME A MOMENT. I HOPE THIS BECOMES A POWERFUL POSITIVE MOVEMENT!
TREAT OTHERS THE WAY YOU WANT TO BE TREATED!