Through a recruiting office I was recently offered a new position, which I accepted. I was instructed to give notice at my current job because the new job needed me as soon as possible. I gave my notice and my last day was 4/9. On 4/7 I received a call from the new company’s HR department with the official offer, benefits, etc. I was then informed casually that along with the drug test I would also be tested or nicotine. Apparently the company is a smoke free environment and does not hire smokers. I informed her that I was a smoker and was NEVER told this through the entire process, phone interview, face to face interview or numerous calls with the company and my recruiter. When I told her I was a smoker she informed me that I would not be eligible for the position as my test would be a fail. There is much more to this issue which I can get into if there is a chance you can help me.
I contacted my recruiter and they were not told of this policy either. Now I am unemployed and nowhere to turn. Is there any type of action I can take? I understand it is legal for them to have this policy however shouldn’t it also require them to make it known?
Please let me know if you can assist me. I am going to lose everything!
Thank you.
I have just spent the entire day at my local vet with four cats that I applied [Sergeant's Silver Flea Killer] topical solution to.
My vet says they see these reactions all the time and I want to know why the product is still available for consumers to buy and use on their pets. Three of the four will most likely live, however we transported the fourth to the 24-hour care vet when our vet closed at 12. He is in a drug induced coma due to the convulsions he suffered from me using this product. It has affected their nervous systems and are now having to take a five-day regimen of meds and we are having to monitor to make sure the three at home do not begin convulsions because the first three days are the worst, is what the vet says.
I feel like the general public needs to know that these products can be deadly to their animals especially if the vets say they treat this continually this time of year! I have already spent $1,700 toward keeping them alive.
Please help me to get this info out to the public, we are harming our innocent animals and thinking we are helping them. I have reported the case to Sergeant’s 1800 # and their response to me was they would MAIL me a form to fill out and would consider a reimbursement once they reviewed each case. I told them they could plan to pay for all of the bills and if the cat dies due to use of their product I will not stop ‘til they are out of business.
Let me know if you think you can help me get this info out to the public to help save our pets.
Thanks so much!
There are 2 huge missing sections of roads (sinkholes rather than potholes) on the Ellington North ramp leaving downtown via James Robertson Blvd. I travel this way frequently and my car has hit this section of missing road twice now.
My car alignment is all thrown out of whack, the car vibrates when i drive and it feels like the wheels shake under the weight of the car. Something has been damaged and the car didn’t have alignment problems before 2 weeks ago, when, 4 days apart, I hit this godforsaken car-destroyer.
My car drives like crap and I believe it is the city’s responsibility to pay it. These holes are much larger than potholes- it makes driving conditions quite dangerous.
Thanks for your time,
Anonymous viewer
John Walton writes:
“A little girl was killed on hwy 100 due to a deer running in front of a vehicle. Why can’t someone sponsor a controlled hunt for the meat? Plenty of hungry people to meet the criteria. I have friends that know all about hunting for the bounty of free meat.”
Andy, I wanted to give you a that’s messed up story. Three weeks ago my 17 year old daughter found herself 180 miles from Nashville in treacherous road conditions due to an oncoming storm. She was driving on I40 and was moving at 50 mph in a 70 mph speed limit zone. Conditions had caused all traffic to slow down and she was moving with the traffic following at a safe distance. She hit a ridge of ice that caused her car to lose control and she went off the road into the divided median and hit a tree totaling her car and temporarily pinning her in the vehicle. No other cars were involved. On my way to the hospital to get her, I saw no less than 30 cars and trucks that had suffered the same fate. Lukily she was not seriously injured. When a THP officer finally made it to the scene he filled out a accident report but did not issue a traffic violation to my daughter. Two weeks later we get a letter from the department of Safety stating that they have penalized her with 4 points to her driving record. I called to dispute this as the only way she could have avoided the accident was to not have been there. I was disappointed to be told, and quite rudely that there is no appeal process for this situation. The reason for the accident was an act of God. It was not avoidable. I asked the people at the DOS if the resulting points would have occured if it suddenly began to hail and a large stone came through the windsheild and injured my daughter. They replied yes. As you probably know point marring the record of a young driver can have long lasting and financial effects. My daughter is a safe driver, a good student and has never had a ticket in her 2+ years of driving. This is a case of state government issuing unfair penalties and what is worse is that there is no process to appeal. There was no ticket issued, so we can’t go in front of a judge to plead her case. do you have any advice for us?
-Ron Brito
Messed Up recieved the following anonymous e-mail:
The group of investors owning a number of drive ins have decided that, as of March 1st, all carhops must roller skate.
Exemptions have been granted to those who have been employed continuously for 4 years or more.
Emails have been circulated to these locations specifically stating that anyone who has a doctor’s note excluding them from skating may perform in other positions until they are cleared by a doctor to roller skate. No special effort is being made to provide these individuals with alternate means of income at their current locations.
Managers who attempt to schedule such employees are facing threats of reprimand. So essentially, employees who are incapable of rollerskating (though they otherwise perform their jobs satisfactorily) are being laid off without any compensation, and being replaced with new ones at a cheaper hourly rate in the name of company image. Even workers currently granted exemption from the lay off are are facing the eventuality of losing their livelihood as more people are found to replace them for less money. Of course this is “messed up,” but my question is this: is this legal?
Thank you for your time. I would like to remain anonymous, for the sake of myself as well as those with whom I am associated for fear of retaliation.
We ran this e-mail by the Better Business Bureau of Tennessee. This was their response:
This is a private company…they have a ‘theme’ service delivery that requires a specific talent/skill. If you don’t want to be a roller skating car hop, you can move to another job that does not require the skill/talent. Yes, you won’t make tips if you aren’t coming face to face with the customer who is impressed and decides to include a tip.
Kathleen Calligan, CEO
Better Business Bureau Nashville/ Middle Tennessee
Rebecca Eidson in Gallatin wrote:
Andy, did you catch Mrs. Cheap’s article today tell readers that the Nashville Symphony is having two performances of Peter and the Wolf this coming Saturday? If you speak English you get to pay $12.50 to $25 per ticket and if you speak Spanish you get to pay $5 per ticket!!! How fair is that??? Most of the “layoff” and “job loss” has effected the English speaking population not the Spanish speaking! When do we get a break?? Is this discrimination or what???
Messed Up checked on this issue and the prices that Eidson quotes are correct.
English Narration l Spanish Narration
The question is why is it like this?
We called Alan Bostick, Sr. Director of Communications for the Nashville Symphony. Bostick says:
The first concert (the English Version) is a Pied Piper concert. One of four we have in a year. It is part of the Subscription Series.
The second show (the Spanish Version) is a non-subscription series. It is a new product for us. To have a second show is a business decision for us.
The Pied Piper series sells out each year. It has a dedicated audience year after year.
The second concert is something new, and when we do something new, we lower the price because we want people in the hall. We want to make it look and feel right. If we have no audience for the show, then why do it. Because the second show is not a part of the subscription series, we want to make sure it has a good audience.
Bostick tells Messed Up the cost differential has absolutely nothing to do with Spanish versus English versions. Bostick says it has everything to do with attracting an audience for the secnod show, and the symphony felt a discounted price would help generate the patronage necessary to accomplish that.
Hope that answers your question, Ms. Eidson.
I am retired army with service in Korea during the Korean War and also in
Veitnam in 1968 and 69.
I have a TN hand gun and carry permit, but because I live in TN, I am not
allowed to buy a hand gun from the exchange.
Now thats messed up! Is the exchange not on government land and open to all retired
service personel no matter what state we call home?
Jack Lawson
Clarksville Tenn
Dear Andy,
I have 2 rental properties in Davidson County which are single family
condominiums in Brentwood Villa. They happened to be located next door to
each other. Just because of that, neighboring units, the tax assessors
office now classifies one of them as COMMERCIAL and doubled my property
tax. They expect me to pay over $4000 for a 1600 sq ft one car garage condo
that only appraises in the $170’s! I am well aware of the massive corruption
in our federal government but at a state and county level?? IT IS REPULSIVE.
I have contacted the mayor’s assistant (the Mayor wouldn’t talk to me), the
city councilman and the tax assessor’s office who all basically say “Too
bad.” THAT IS MESSED UP! Please help me as I am a Realtor who’s career has
been taken away from me with no bailout bank help on my mortgages and now
Nashville, my hometown, is screwing me.
Jill~ Thank you!!!!
I recently moved from Smyrna to Lascassas. I took care of changing all the the things needed when making such a move. And when the time came to make an annual docotr’s appointment I changed doctor’s to one closer to my new home. The new dr. (a pediatrician)saw my child even though i hadn’t brought my their records. The new Dr.had me fill out a medical transcript request and said they’d send to my “old” dr. and take care of getting the records for me. At my next appt. with the new dr. they said the “old” dr. wouldn’t release the records. SO I called the “old” dr. and was told that they charge $20 for release of records. WHAT?!?! They’re MY records and why does the office visit payment not cover recording keeping? I moved, didn’t change dr. for any other reason than relocation but I’m being charged for it. I was told by the “old” dr. it was standard among most offices today. I called over a dozen other medical offices and not even ONE charges for dr.
to dr. transfer of records. Some do charge to give copies to the patient but not a new dr. After many failed attempts on the phone I sent them a letter stating my disappointment on my childs records being held hostage and now my child can not see the new “dr” without his records. After my letter stating I could not and would not pay for my own records being sent to a new dr. They send me a BILL for the amount!! What choice do I have but pay the bill or face the consequences of a blemish on my credit for undpaid medical charge. I am so upset and feel it is CRAZY to be charged for my own records!! I”ve paid every office copay, every test ordered, every prescription given and have been faithful to that Dr. alone until we moved and now they won’t give my new dr. my child’s records.
My name is Amber Simms
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