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Leigh Royal Purser Frost
Aug 11, 2025
Title: Toxic Culture & Harassment at Jimmy Johnâs Pullman â Customers Deserve Better
I came into the Pullman Jimmy Johnâs expecting what Iâve always gotten from other locations â a quick sandwich and a straightforward interaction. Instead, I walked out shaken, disrespected, and disgusted by what I experienced inside.
While I was in the store, an employee named Kate stood by and allowed her friend to come up to me and say, to my face, that I âneed to do meth.â Before I could even process that, her friend escalated to calling me âa piece of shitâ and continuing with unprovoked insults. This was not banter. This was not a misunderstanding. This was targeted, deliberate harassment in a business open to the public.
Kate didnât intervene, apologize, or show any concern â she simply let it happen. When an employee allows this kind of behavior in front of them without stopping it, it tells you exactly what kind of work culture is in place. Management clearly allows a toxic, unsafe environment where customers can be verbally attacked without consequence.
For context, I am a friendly, approachable person by nature. I talk to people, Iâm open, and I try to be kind â and unfortunately, that sometimes means people try to twist things, play the victim online, or create drama to make me look like the problem. Thatâs exactly the vibe I got here: the kind of petty, cliquish energy where they think itâs funny to publicly humiliate someone and then act like theyâre the ones being wronged.
This isnât about being âoverly sensitive.â This is about basic professionalism, respect, and decency in a workplace. If you canât treat customers with dignity â regardless of whether theyâre your âtypeâ of person â you shouldnât be in customer service.
Jimmy Johnâs corporate should take a hard look at this location. No one should walk in for a sandwich and walk out having been verbally harassed, insulted, and targeted. Until management cleans house and addresses this culture problem, I wonât be back â and Iâll make sure people in Pullman know exactly why.