Unfortunately, on my first time here, I had an extremely unpleasant encounter with a staff person at the center. I considered his whole attitude and demeanor to be disrespectful, dismissive, rude, and belligerent, and he initially refused to even return my recyclable materials that I learned weren't able to be accepted, but which could be recycled at a local grocery store. He kept insisting that he would just throw them away, and he ripped stuff out of the bag and shoved it in my face, stating "this is just trash" even though I had seen the sign posted by the staff saying they can't dispose of trash anymore, because the city of Wichita has to come pick it up, and they charge the recycling center a fee. I got the individual's name, and was astounded to learn that does, in fact, "runs this place" according to his information that he provided when I queried as to his name.
Furthermore, I also found out from one of the other staffers that, from what this employee said, that he was like this all the time and that I wasn't the only one he treated this way--he continually yells at customers, at volunteers, and at his employees, and that there was an "incident" the other day where he screamed at this particular employee. This employee also informed me that they had taken notes and written some sort of report and had requested a meeting with the board, but that the board hadn't met since January of 2020, and this employee was unable to schedule a meeting in order to inform them about the issues that have been going on at this center regarding this individual.
I went online and looked at their website, and it clearly states that the board meets every month, which, according to this employee, has not been happening. I have tried to notify every individual that may have some oversight regarding this organization, but only received a couple of responses. One was unhelpful entirely, and another did provide the names of the people on the board. I have tried to contact them by whatever means I could find online, and still have had no response.
I cannot believe that this man is allowed to scream at (according to the information I received from the employee and from my own personal experience) and berate the people he comes in contact with, including people who are trying to utilize the services of the center.
In the words of the employee, perhaps "he should find another job if he's so miserable" with his position as the head of the recycling center. read more