Goodwill Industries review: Unscrupulous management

An employee at a goodwill store in San Antonio Tx is the mother of my Nephew. We never saw eye to eye but until this day I had not seen her in over 20 years. Since all this time has passed I thought we could be friendly to each other. I said hi Megan twice. The first time in a low voice. The second time was a bit louder. This took place at the rear of the store which was completely empty. I was being nice and told her "you're looking good". She initiated a hug and it was over.

The next day I got an angry message from my nephew. His mother told him that I was being obnoxious - yelling and whistling at her. causing a huge scene.

A few months from when that happened I ran into her at a different store. I asked her why she lied. She held her position and would not budge. I asked for an apology and she refused. I reminded her that I took care of her Son (she abandoned him when he was 5) when nobody else would. Still nothing. I told her she was an awful person for doing this to me and left.

I should add that I am a reseller and have spent 10's of thousands of dollars at goodwill stores over the last 20 years. It is my livelihood.

Fast-forward 3 months, in a truly obnoxiously manor, the store manager comes running out yelling at me to get out. I am a 49 year old man who has developed many positive relationships with employees at all the goodwill locations around San Antonio. So for this to happen was very shocking.

I was beside myself.

What did I do?

Later I found out that once again this employee lied to her management regarding my actions. First by reiterating the lies from our first encounter. Saying that I was acting in a threatening way. Making disparaging claims about how she raised her son (I only brought her son up to remind her that I have done good for her in her absence).

Additionally, she maliciously told her management that I lived on the North side of town and there is no logical reason I would be at a location on the East side of town. I am assuming to allude stalking. I have been going to ALL of the Goodwill's for 20 years and she was well aware of that.

I found out about these lies when a member of risk management called me up and explained to me what she had said (She being a family member with a psychological vendetta against me for doing her job as a parent). I was GUILTY of: stalking. obnoxious behavior. insulting her.

The outcome: I was BANNED FOR LIFE. I was not able to give my side of the story to anyone. Nobody would return any of my messages. I attempted to contact dozens and not even one had the decency to reply.

This is my livelihood that was ruined by one hateful family member in an instant. I am a little concerned to even post this because most of her family are career criminals and she herself is a felon. I need others to know what goodwill has done to me based on one person who resents me for being a parent to her child when she refused to do so.