Ross is trying to fire another Loss Prevention Manager over 40 years old. They still have not learn there Lesson WITH AGE DISCRIMINATION. Case up north Alameda County #RG09465853. They hire new Managers under 40.

Ross needs to restructure from the top. They are going in the wrong direction. Class Action suites and Law suites. Whats up with that.

I noticed some employees filed a class action suite in Alameda Ca. I have some Ross employees this happen to please anyone that knows about this send me more info.

I was a Store Manager for Ross Dress for Less, Store 872 in Ormond Beach, Florida. I was wrongfully terminated Wednesday, October 7, 2009 after working for Ross for almost 6 years.

My District Manager, Annmarie Lombardi put me on a PIP July. For those of you not familiar with Ross, a PIP (Performance Improvement Plan) is Ross's way of documentating someone out the door. They make the PIP so vague that they can make up anything against you to make you look like your not making any progress. Any progress that you do make is overlooked or called a fluke.

I was harassed so severly by District Manager - Annmarie Lombardi and Zone Director, Hank Rogalski that I was hospitalized on August 18, 2009 with shortness of breath and severe chest pains. My health was being affected by all the stress and berating that I was being subjected to. I was being berated in front of store customers and associates.

I received the Ross Presidents Club Award in 2006 and 2nd Place the following year. I had no problems with previous District Managers in the past until Annmarie Lombardi was hired in from the outside who worked for the now defunct Circuit City electronics chain. In fact, I covered my district for Zone 3 previous to her hiring.

My husband filed a formal complaint with Ross Store Corporate in Pleasanton California while I was in the hospital requesting a Ross Investigation for unethical management practices and Store Manager harassment. Unfortunately, a investigation was conducted by the very people who were responsible for this unethical conduct.

Ross use to be a great place to work, but now can be hazarduos to your health. I am reaching out to other Ross associates who may have been
similarly treated for the purpose of putting together a class action lawsuit to stop this unethical behavior. I feel that I was descriminated against due to my age and being near the top of my pay scale.

I was replaced by my Assistant Store Manager, who about 20 years younger than me and paid about $10, 000 to $15, 000 less than me.

For more information please e-mail me at [email protected].

We can't undo what has happened to us, but we can help make a difference for future Ross associates.

I live in Bossier where there is a Ross store but I work in Shreveport where there is also a Ross store. One morning I decided to stop by the near by Ross in Bossier City to see what kind of product they had. It was pretty slim pickings, which is expected since it's much smaller and newer than the Shreveport store. However, I managed to find two pairs of shoes that I wanted to take home and try on with my clothes at home to see what outfits I could possibly put together. I knew I would be returning one of the shoes, because as much as I would have liked to keep them both, I am a college student who shouldn't be spending $50 on shoes. I'm sure someone out there can agree with me. Anyways so after that I headed into Shreveport to visit the bookstore where I planned on studying for a bit. Along the way I stopped at the Shreveport Ross to see if they had a better selection than the Bossier store. Well, they did, of course, so I ended up exchanging the two pairs of shoes that I had bought previously for a different pair of shoes, and a $20 jacket. After that I continued on to the book store where I studied, at most, 3 hours. As I headed home, I caught a case of buyers remorse and decided to swing by the Bossier store again to return the jacket I purchased at the Shreveport store. I was planned on keeping the shoes because they were only $17. When I walked in with a return I was immediately scorned by the cashiers with their dirty looks and snooty attitudes. I placed the Ross bag containing the jacket on the counter and apologized to them for returning as I am an assistant manager at my own clothing store and I know how it can hurt your daily numbers when merchandise is returned. Considering the jacket was only $20, however, I figured it wouldn't hurt them too bad. The associate jerked the jacket out of the bag without as much as a word and then tossed it down in disgust claiming she couldn't take it back because it didn't have a tag. In my horror I looked down to see that the jacket did in fact NOT have a tag. Well, let’s see. I bought it, tossed it in my backseat, went to the book store, then 3 hours later I cam here. The time on the receipt clearly stated that at least. I was confused. I explained to the cashier that it had a tag when I bought it, and that that was only 3 hours ago . I couldn't for the life of me figure out where the tag went, but I surely had nothing to do with its removal. She then proceeded to tell me that the jacket looked washed and worn as well. WHAT?!!?!? Did I mention it was a vintage pleather jacket? Now you tell me how I bought, worn, and washed a pleather jacket in 3 hours. Geez lady have some common since. After explaining my case and still getting nowhere I asked for the manager. I told her my story, and without even a reply, she turned to the associate and said, “Just return it. I’m gonna throw it away anyways." WOW! Great client service! Ok, whatever so they decided to return it. But wait. After handing the associate both receipts to show her that I had done the previous purchase that morning and then the exchange for the jacket, she was more than confused. Without a word she walked off taking both receipts with her. I stood there and waiting assuming she was consulting the manager again about the return. 15 minutes later the manager returned. She handed me the receipt and she couldn't return it and that I would have to go to the Shreveport store. Then she walked off. No apology or anything. I didn't even get the bag back! I had to carry the jacket out in my hands. So I headed back to the Shreveport store, where luckily the girl that rang me up that afternoon was there. She vouched for the fact that I just bought the jacket earlier that day and that it looked exactly the same as it did when I bought it. They returned the jacket for me, which I was glad, but, when I asked the manger if I could have the number to call for complaints, she gave me some guy's personal phone number who didn't answer, or call me back for that matter. I had to research online to even get the "complaints" number, which ended up being a dead end, as well, because it was out of service. I won't be back to Ross.