PEOPLE THINK THAT THE SALVATION ARMY DO GOOD TO PEOPLE, AND EMPLOYEES. THEY WRONG, NOT ALL OF THEM ARE GOOD TO THE EMPLOYEES.A FRIEND OF MINE WORK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION FOR 4 YEARS NOW, AND THEY TREAT HER LIKE SHE IS A DOG, AFTER EVERYTHING SHE BEEN THRU FOR THEM. NOW THEY ARE TRYING 2 FIRED HER OR MAKE HER QUIT. THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT MONEY MONEY MONEY THEY DNT CARE ABOUT NOTHING ELSE, I DNT THINK ITS RIGHT. IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR THIS LADY WAS ROBB IN THE STORE THANKS 2 GOD THE MAN DIDNT HURT HER N ONLY TOOK DONATIONS NOT THE MONEY BCAUSE SHE FIGHT WITH HIM AND SHE HAD THE CHANCE 2 CLOSED THE DOORS. YOU PLP AINT GONA BELIEVE THAT THIS PEOPLE ONLY CARE ABOUT IF HE TOOK THE MONEY N THEY DIDNT CARE ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE, SHE WENT2 THE PROSSES OF COURTS N SHE STILL ON TERAPHIST, AND THEY DIDNT EVEN CALL HER 2 SEE HOW SHE WAS DOIN. AND THEY DIDNT PRESS CHARGE ON THAT MAN AND HIS OUT ON PARROL.IMAGIN YOUR SELF IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS WHAT DO U DO? SHE IS NOT THE SAME ANYMORE, AND AS A FRIEND I KNOW HER FROM THE STORE AND I KNOW HOW SHE IS WITH CUSTOMERS, OTHER EMPLOYEES, WITH EVERY ONE SHE IS A SWEET GIRL, BUT THE TREATMENT SHE IS HAVING IS NOT GOOD.SHE ALSO TRY TO FIX THE SITUATION SHES HAVIN WITH THE MAJOR AND HEADQUATERS N NO ONE WANT TO LISTEN ABOUT WHATS GOIN ON WITH HER N ONE OF THE SUPERVISOR IS SEEN LIKE A CALL WITHOUT ANSWER, SHE IS A YOUNTH GIRL THAT LOVE HER JOB N LOVE 2 HELP OTHERS. SHE IS SICK N SHE NEEDS SOME ONE TO PLZ HEAR HER ON WAS GOIN ON.I DNT THINK THAT FOR A PERSON WHO PUT HER LIFE IN RISK SHOULD BE TREATED LIKE AN ANIMAL. AND I THOUGH THIS WAS A REALLY CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION, BUT IS NOT LIKE THAT THEY DNT BELIEVE IN GOD THEY ONLY BELIEVE IN MONEY. DONATE YOUR ITEMS SO I CAN FILL MY POCKETS THAT THE PHRASE THEY SHOULD USE.

I was shopping for bedroom furniture, and was interested in a set I found at the Salvation Army. The dresser & mirror was priced $199.00. The matching dresser and night stands were not priced. I asked a male employee to assist me, and he did'nt know the price. He called out (in spanish) to a woman working in the back of the store. She came out, looked at the furniture, and begin conversating in spanish with the male employee. She walked away, and the male employee shrugged his shoulders. The male employee stated that in the "Store" this set is a lot of money. I stated to him "This is Not The Store, this is the Salvation Army, so how much? He stated, the dresser & mirror was $199.00. The night stands was $79.99, and the other dresser was $179.00. The woman walked out from the back, never acknowledging us, and begin pricing the items.
There were 4 other bedroom sets in that store, and all of them were priced as a set for $199.00. I asked both of them, "Why is this set priced separately, " the male employee stated "I don't know, I just work here". The woman ignored me, continued to slap prices on the furniture, and when she was done-she walked away (rolling her eyes).
Is this how you run a charity?

anonymous: myself and others residents at the salvation are being treated like animals. We feel the need to speak out about this cruelty behavior. We are humans beings with a heart, mind, body, and soul. We like to be treated like everyone else rather we have or don't have to show for. I am one crying out for help please help me stop the abuse that takes place in the body of Christ. Salvation Army was founded and built among Godly-like people and their mission statements is made to help to the needy not to destroy families in the process. Those that have an ear please hear what this messages has to say open your heart and recieved the torments and anguish amongst you, please, please Help us!!!

I shop in this store a lot, as well as give donations. Just recently, a man was hired that is very intrusive. As I shop he follows me very closely and today, Dec 29 2009 he did reach out and touch my shoulder and back and rub it. I told him to keep his hands off of me and that this was unacceptable and foward, and that I was married.

I love to shop here, but I do not feel comfortable at this store anymore because of him. He needs to keep his hands to himself.

I do not know his title but I do know that he is the only male working there. He looks to be around lat forties or early fifties. He is about 6'1 and has shoulder length silvery hair. I will tell him to stay away from me each time I enter that store. Im not going to stop shopping there because of him. He just needs to back off and stop touching me.

This incident happed to day, and I am shocked that a worker at a so called religious clothing thrift store is this out of control. Ive not been in a bar for over 2 decades, but this is the way this man carries himself, that is as if he is in a bar trying to "pick up". He needs to be more professional.

Salvation Army lists a strict Godly "Sanctity of Marriage" policy, and also says it's adamately against Domestic Violence. My husband abandoned our family after much abuse and violence, now the violence is the cancelling of all my financial accounts and access to any finances, cancelling all our medical access, abandoning us leaving us penniless and on welfare. Even though his new employer, the Salvation Army knows about this, they are not calling him on his sinful behavior. Strange that he is "helping the poor" in California while he has left his own family to fend for themselves, forcing us to go on welfare, having our utilities shut off several times. Why aren't the Godly men in this ministry requiring him to live a life of integrity and take care of his own family? Why haven't I heard from them - why aren't they requiring him to begin a Restitution and Restoration and Healing Process. Why don't they require him to get proper treatment? I'm am near foreclosure of our home of 21 years now also. This is so discouraging and confusing since I thought the Salvation Army was a very different organization than this.