LYING IN THE BED THEY MADE
Evidently, Bauer Financial’s four-star rating, issued to Priority One Credit Union in January, was insufficient to satisfy President Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. In view of his chronic failure, over the past six years, to implement a single strategy that produces growth and generates profit, we would have thought the President would have been far more appreciative of the credit union’s improved rating. In February, unbeknownst to most members and employees, the President decided on his own volition, to bump up Bauer Financial’s four-star rating to five-stars. Shown below is an excerpt we extracted from the credit union’s website:
Superior five-star rating?
Aren’t they a four-star credit union?
Shown below is the entire page where the reference appears.
Please note the reference that Priority One’s
assets exceed “$163 million.”
The image, shown below, obtained from their Facebook page, states they are a 4-star credit union.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/pocuone
During the week of March 4th, Bauer Financial’s banner which had been shown on the credit union’s webpage, was suddenly and inexplicably removed.
FOUR or FIVE STARS?
Source: https://www.facebook.com/pocuone
It is also important to note, that Priority One’s Net Income as reported to the NCUA for the quarter ending December 31, 2012, was $147,365,337. In spite of the amount shown on their Financial Performance Report obtainable at NCUA.org, their website contains a reference declaring they are a “$175 million credit union” and another, declaring they are “more than $163 million” credit union. Inarguably, President Wiggington is careless even in his deceptions. So is their asset size $147,365,337, $175 million, or “more than $163 million”? The amount of $147,365,337 shown on their Financial Performance Report must also be reduced by an additional $2,500,000, which is the amount of the unpaid balance owed on the $20 million loan borrowed by President Wiggington in 2008. This again does not approximate $175 million.
The President’s decision to dupe people by asserting Priority One is a superior five-star credit union with total assets of $175 million dollar constitutes fraud! As the President knows all too well, the difference between a four-star rating and a five-star rating and a $147,365,337 and a $175 million is as different as pretty is to beautiful. We don’t believe the discrepancy can be chalked up to a typo because information posted on the credit union’s website is reviewed, verified and subsequently, approved for publication. What’s more, Superior is not a word we associate with Priority One Credit Union, at least since Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. became its President.
What information does the NCUA provide?
Source: http://www.ncua.gov
Through deception, the pernicious President, has taken a good thing and tried to make it better. Logically, if the credit union were actually in the throes of prosperity, there would be no reason to perpetrate another lie. Maybe President Wiggington is driven to misrepresent the credit union’s actual status and asset size because things at Priority One Credit Union are not quite as sunny, rosy, or promising as he would like the world to believe.
THIS POST
This month’s post focuses on the proliferation of lies verbalized by President Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. over recent years. His fabrications have been part of a grand and sweeping effort to ensure he remains President and CEO of a shrinking credit union and to create the illusion of success. Along with habitual lying, the President has also used numerous other socially deplorable methods in his desire to subjugate people and control circumstances, avoid accountability his disastrous decisions and violation of laws and policies. His methods may constitute self-preservation and a pathetic attempt to gain acceptance. While we’re all guilty of telling lies at one time or another, President Wiggington and some of his closest allies, have made lying a way of life and ignored the destructive effect these have had upon the credit union’s internal structure and on business.
ALTERING FACTS
THE UNRAVELING OF ANOTHER LIE
In last month’s post, we wrote about the mysterious closure of the Los Angeles branch which occurred on Friday, February 1, 2012. On the day of the closing, the credit union posted a message on their webpage, advising members the branch closed as a result of a power failure.
Usually a power failure that forces closure of a credit union branch is responded to quickly with efforts to reopen the branch as quickly as possible. Apparently the credit union was unable to resolve the alleged power failed on Friday, February 1st or Saturday, February 2nd, and again on Sunday, February 3rd. On Monday, February 4th, the branch remained closed and the credit union again posted a new message advising members that the power failure continued.
The alleged power failure remained unresolved on Saturday, February 2nd and again on Sunday, February 3rd. On the morning of Monday, February 4, 2012, the credit union posted another message on their webpage, announcing the credit union would remain closed due to the ongoing power failure. On Monday afternoon, the credit union posted a new message, apologizing for any inconvenience caused by the power failure though this time attributing the reason for the closure, to a systems problem. As we pointed out in last month’s post, power failure and system problem are not synonymous. Late on the afternoon of Monday, February 4th, the credit union posted yet another message, this time announcing the Los Angeles branch would reopen sometime on Tuesday, February 5th.
On Monday, February 4th, we contacted the Los Angeles Postal Distribution Center (“LAPDC”), confirming no power outages had been reported in any part of the massive complex where the branch is located. We also learned that employees were seen inside the branch despite the credit union’s assertion that the branch had experienced a power failure or system problem. During the evening of February 4th, the following cryptic message was posted on this blog:
Anonymous said...
If you only knew what was really happening at LAPDC. Very Heavy. A lot more than you know. That's all I'm saying.
February 4, 2013 at 6:27 PM Anonymous said... Anonymous said...
Through a process of deducement, we concluded that it was highly improbable the branch would have closed for two entire business days and an entire weekend due to an alleged power failure. It is also doubtful a power failure would have been cosigned only the small space occupied by the Los Angeles branch while the rest of the massive adjoining postal distribution center remained unaffected. It also seemed peculiar that on Monday, February 4th, the credit union changed the excuse on its notice, from power failure to system problem.
Another peculiar aspect to the credit union’s story is that during the alleged power failure/system problem, employees were observed working inside the branch. If power has been compromised or a system problem has occurred, then what work could employees perform? There were also rumors that the branch had again, experienced another infestation of rats- though we weren’t able to confirm if these were metaphorical or real vermin.
The Los Angeles branch is the busiest of all of Priority One’s branches, primarily because it is located on property owned by the U.S. Postal Service and is part of the massive Los Angeles Postal Distribution Center (“LAPDC”). Many of its customers are not members of Priority One and utilize the credit union to cash their payroll checks. Despite its success, the location has been the site of numerous internal issues. Beginning in 2012, AVP, Yvonne Boutte, began receiving numerous complaints from members, alleging that staff at the Los Angeles branch were rude and unhelpful. In January, Mrs. Boutte informed staff at the South Pasadena branch that she was planning on working temporarily out of the Los Angeles branch to observe branch employees at work. Though we are unquestionably not fans of Mrs. Boutte, we have to concede that the problems at the Los Angeles branch began long before she started overseeing its operation on December 29, 2012.
- Prior to December 29, 2012, and beginning on December 1, 2011 through December 29, 2012, complaints would have been deferred to former CLO, Cindy Garvin. Evidently, Ms. Garvin was unresponsive to these.
- From July 14, 2011 through November 31, 2011, complaints would have been deferred to Executive Vice President, Rodger Smock, who apparently chose to be unresponsive.
- During the period of June 1, 2009 and ending on July 13, 2011, former COO, Beatrice Walker, would have been the recipient of complaints. Evidently, she ignored these too
It is important to note that the Employee Development Department, under management of Director, Robert West, and Manager, Esmeralda Sandoval, has never taken the initiative to investigate and resolve staff issues affecting any branch.
Additionally, the Los Angeles branch has been the scene of periodic internal thefts. Several years ago, at a time when Priority One sold money orders, a large number of money orders were stolen and cashed. The incident was investigated and afterwards, quietly filed away.
In 2010, following a 3-week audit of the Los Angeles office’s records, the credit union discovered that a former receptionist/FSR/Teller embezzled $60,000 in member funds. The incident would have been quietly filed away had we not exposed it on this blog. Initially, following completion of the audit, Board Chair, Diedra Harris-Brooks, President Wiggington, and former COO, Beatrice Walker, decided that disclosure of the audit findings would prove adverse to business and certainly send a negative message to members that their funds were not safe at the credit union. However, public exposure of the incident forced the credit union to seek prosecution of the former employee who was subsequently indicted, prosecuted and found guilty of embezzlement. On the evening of February 27, 2012, the following comment alleging yet another theft at the Los Angeles branch, was published by a reader of this blog:
Yvonne is at LA because her girlfriend Lynnette has been caught with her hands in the till.
February 27, 2013 at 9:55 PM
What’s more, the allegation Ms. Fortson was uncooperative and took PTO during the investigation is preposterous. Ms. Fortson could not arbitrarily leave the credit union on PTO without first obtaining written permission from either Executive Vice President, Rodger Smock; AVP, Yvonne Boutte; or President Wiggington. Subsequently, if she had requested PTO, it could have been readily denied.
There is also the fact that historically, Priority One has periodically suspended employees who are being investigated as attested to in 2008, when President Wiggington remained on suspension for 8 weeks while an investigation was conducted to determine if sexually harassed a former employee. The incident or incidents at the Los Angeles branch were sufficiently serious to force the office’s closure on Friday, February 1, 2012 and on Monday, February 4, 2012. What’s more, why would Mrs. Boutte have warned employees of that branch that they were prohibited from speaking about the credit union’s investigation if the real reason for the closure was either a power failure or system problem?
THE AVP
Ms. Fortson was not an exceptional manager though as a manager, she represented the “norm” at the credit union. She also remained an employee of the credit union of an amazing 40 years (approximately). Under her management, the branch thrived though primarily because of the patronage of employees of the U.S. Postal Service, many of who worked next door in the mail distribution center.
In 2010 and again in 2011, two altercations between female employees, occurred inside the branch in the presence of members. Also, in 2007, President Wiggington targeted Ms. Fortson for termination because in his words, she was “one of Harris’ people” ( reference to William E. Harris, his predecessor). The President also overlooked Ms. Fortson for promotion when he established his sector of AVP’s, choosing instead his friend and associate, Liz Campos. Mrs. Campos was terminated less than 4 months later when an audit disclosed she had kited using her credit union account. Upon Mrs. Campos’ termination, former Board Director, Janice Irving, contacted the President and told him to appointment Ms. Fortson as Mrs. Campos replacement. The President reluctantly conceded.
Also, in 2007, the former Assistant Branch Manager to the Los Angeles branch, discovered a large amount of unprocessed mail and unprocessed loan applications scattered throughout Ms. Fortson’s desk drawers. Some envelopes contained checks mailed months earlier by members, for deposit into their credit union accounts. Members had been informed that the checks had been lost in the mail when they in fact, had remained forgotten inside Ms. Fortson’s desk. There were also a large amount of loan applications, some as much as a year old, which had never been processed. Evidently, one of the credit union’s highest officers had failed to adhere to credit union procedures and security protocols.
Anonymous said…….
Okay for all of you who don't know. Remember they closed the LA branch a couple of weeks ago. That's because money was missing and they needed to investigate and find a replacement for Lynnette who got suspended while Wigg investigated. That's why the company put up that lame excuse of power failure. Then it occurred to stupid Wigg that power failure was not a good excuse because the power never went down in the distribution center so he changes it to system failure but by then it was too late. Yvonne warned the staff not to tell anyone that Lynnette was suspended or money was missing or they'd get fired. So the employees were scared and kept quiet about it. Lynnette was not a good manager. If she was why were there so many thefts out of that branch over the years? She was the queen of mean right up there with Bea Walker, Cindy Garvin and Yvonne Boutte.
I think she should sue big time. I mean it took 40+ years to figure out she wasn’t a good manager? Plus its not the first time money is been missing. So if they suspended her and then got rid of her, why fire her now and not when the $60,000 got stolen? Hope she takes them to the cleaners but knowing her, she’ll settle for what they give her.
I think she should sue big time. I mean it took 40+ years to figure out she wasn’t a good manager? Plus its not the first time money is been missing. So if they suspended her and then got rid of her, why fire her now and not when the $60,000 got stolen? Hope she takes them to the cleaners but knowing her, she’ll settle for what they give her.
March 1, 2013 at 8:11 PM
The inept and bombastic mishandling of the events occurring at the Los Angeles branch in the weeks preceding Ms. Fortson’s ouster transformed what could have been a routine internal issue, into a horrendous public embarrassment. Rather than forging a discreet and proactive solution, the President stirred suspicion and provoked gossip. His mishandling of this event proves again, that when it comes to causing debacles, Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. is no small dolt. We’ve also confirmed that the credit union terminated Ms. Fortson for unsatisfactory performance. So are we to believe that her performance was deemed subpar after 40 years of service? We obtained the following post from the credit union’s Facebook page which we believe is proven untrue when one considers the breeches of policy which have occurred at the Los Angeles branch:
The inept and bombastic mishandling of the events occurring at the Los Angeles branch in the weeks preceding Ms. Fortson’s ouster transformed what could have been a routine internal issue, into a horrendous public embarrassment. Rather than forging a discreet and proactive solution, the President stirred suspicion and provoked gossip. His mishandling of this event proves again, that when it comes to causing debacles, Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. is no small dolt. We’ve also confirmed that the credit union terminated Ms. Fortson for unsatisfactory performance. So are we to believe that her performance was deemed subpar after 40 years of service? We obtained the following post from the credit union’s Facebook page which we believe is proven untrue when one considers the breeches of policy which have occurred at the Los Angeles branch:
Source: https://www.facebook.com/pocuone
We believe Ms. Fortson’s termination may have been part of the President’s current effort to create the appearance Priority One actually adheres to its own policies and laws though the actual catalyst for her termination may be the allegations contained in four lawsuits filed by former employees during the period of 2010 through 2012. Irrelevant of the reason used to seal her termination, there is no denying President Wiggington’s amateurish mishandling of the incidents at the Los Angeles branch serve to remind us that Priority One’s own worst enemy is its inept President.
What’s In a Name?
The world of attorneys often juxtaposes elite, educated, and ethically adherent attorneys alongside the dredges of the legal world whose amoral, nonmoral, and immoral intentions, volitions, and behaviors impel them to defend reprehensible clients at a high price and possibly as a result of low-self esteem, prone to employ the most scurrilous, abhorrent, and basest tactics to win cases that impress no one but themselves.
Like Hannibal scaling the Alps and advancing towards Rome, Priority One’s lead attorney, Paul F. Schimley, of Richardson Harmon Ober PC in Altadena, we mean Pasadena, California, has been carrying out an aggressive and what appears to be, emotionally fueled campaign, at least according to his client, President Wiggington. Allegedly, the attorney, his paralegals, researchers, and investigators are doing everything to dredge up whatever information can be used to vilify the Plaintiffs in the two remaining lawsuits. How admirable. We were surprised because we thought the attorney was only proficient at hammering out settlements that would help his ethically deprived client avoid having to appear in a court of law. On February 27th, a commenter using the handle Priority MC, posted the following comment concerning the lawsuit filed by a former Financial Services Representative (“FSR”):
PRIORITY MC Said…..
For those who may not know or remember, Priority MC is the handle used by a person whose 2012 comments posted on the Internet, divulged highly confidential information about two former employees who filed lawsuits against Priority One in 2010 and 2011 and comments about a member’s credit union automobile loan along with statements slandering the member’s person. The member contacted Board Chair, Diedra Harris-Brooks, in an effort to resolve the violation of confidentiality and of the Privacy Act, but Mrs. Harris-Brooks, despite her lofty title and sorted history of manipulation, referred the incident to President Wiggington who in turn, turned it over to always cantankerous AVP, Yvonne Boutte. The AVP’s gross mishandling of the complaint transformed the incident into a full-fledged lawsuit. We have to add that initially the lawsuit was assigned to long-time credit union attorney, Bruce Needleman, to litigate but the attorney proved ineffective and overwhelmed by the lawsuit, probably because it falls far outside his field of expertise. After several weeks during which Mr. Needleman failed quite miserably, to file timely motions and address requests by the state, the complaint was reassigned to a new attorney who unlike many of the credit union’s usual lawyers, proved quite competent and most of all, ethical.
DEDUCING THE FACTS
If the information posted by Priority MC on February 27, 2012 about the lawsuit filed by the former former FSR proves true or even partially true, then the information could only have originated from the office’s of Priority One’s not-so-elite attorney who again conveyed the information to his chronically wayward and verbose client- President Wiggington. In 2012, Board Chair, Diedra Harris-Brooks, and attorney, Schimley, had to remind the President, to maintain confidentiality about the lawsuits filed against the credit union. Evidently, the President has chosen to again violate confidentiality, possibly sharing information with a member or members of his staff who either published what he/she/they were told, using the handle Priority MC.
Though neither illegal or unreasonable for an attorney to confer with their client regarding the status of a case, it is unethical for the attorney and the client to divulge confidential information about a case on the Internet and more than a little inappropriate for the attorney and/or client to distort facts and purport victories where none exist. The publication of information by Priority MC speaks volumes about the character of the credit union’s attorney and reminding us that President Wiggington is a man devoid of self control.
The First Lawsuit
Filed 2010
Plaintiff: Former Burbank Branch Manager
During litigation of the lawsuit filed by a former Burbank Branch Manager (“Plaintiff”), the credit union’s attorney informed the credit union that a former Valencia Branch Manager, would be providing testimony showing that the Plaintiff was “lazy” and a “racist” who hated Latinos. The would-be witness later confided the credit union’s attorney also offered to represent her at no cost.
At the time, AVP, Sylvia Perez, told some of her staff at the now defunct Burbank branch that she was scheduled to testify on behalf of the credit union and would provide testimony that the Plaintiff had been insubordinate, refusing to perform business development efforts and had been a racist.
In December 2011, the President boasted that the credit union’s attorney had alleged the former Burbank Branch Manager’s lawsuit lacked evidence to support her accusations that she had been subjected to age and race discrimination and that he intended to file a motion with the court, requesting dismissal of the case. The President laughingly declared the case would be dismissed.
Thus, it must have come as an utter surprise to the President, when just a few weeks later, the credit union’s attorney entered into settlement negotiations to expediently bring closure to the former Branch Manager’s lawsuit and help his client, avoid what may have been a costly and highly embarrassing trial.
A few weeks following settlement of the lawsuits, Priority MC posted a comment, alleging the amount of the settlement paid to the former Branch Manager had been paltry and inconsequential to the credit union. The only persons who would have known the amount of the settlement are the credit union’s attorney, the President, and Board Chair, Diedra Harris-Brooks and of course, anyone they chose to share the information with.
The Second Lawsuit
Filed 2011
Plaintiff: Former Business Development Representative
During litigation of the lawsuit filed by a former Business Development Representative (“Plaintiff”), Priority MC posted a comment stating the former employee’s attorney had resigned because his client’s case lacked evidence to support the allegations filed against the credit union. The disclosure seemed odd because it is highly doubtful an attorney would agree to represent an employee and later, file a lawsuit if a case didn’t possess some amount of credible evidence to support a Plaintiff’s contentions.
At the time Priority MC posted the comment, we obtained confirmation that the relationship between the Plaintiff and his attorney had indeed, deteriorated. We also discovered that the attorney threatened to resign however resigning and threatening to resign are clearly, not synonymous. Priority MC’s comment, despite it inaccuracies, revealed she or he had gotten their information from either President Wiggington or from someone the President confided to. Furthermore, President Wiggington could only have gotten the information concerning the rift, from Priority One’s attorney who in turn, had obtained the information from the Plaintiff’s lawyer.
Though not illegal or unethical for an attorney to divulge information to his client about the status of a case, the disclosures in this incident purposely perpetrated lies about the Plaintiff and his attorney. If the President and Priority MC had taken to time to verify the information divulged by the attorney, they would have discovered that an attorney cannot resign and walk away from a case. Under the law, the attorney must file a motion seeking removal from the case. After the motion is filed, the court schedules a hearing date. On the date of the hearing, the attorney and his client appear before a judge who listens to their arguments and issues a decision either denying or granting the attorney’s motion. The process also may take several weeks to conclude.
Because the lawsuit was eventually settled, Priority MC’s statements which prematurely declared a victory, proved untrue. Furthermore, a victory in court can only be decided by a judge. The disclosures made by the Plaintiff’s attorney and Priority One’s attorney were not only inappropriate, but appear unethical. We suggest the former employee file a complaint with the California Bar Association, charging both attorneys with a violation of ethics. We also suggest he inquire with malpractice attorneys who specialize in suing other attorneys.
The Third Lawsuit
Filed 2012
Plaintiff: Member
In April and May of last year, Priority MC posted comments about a member’s automobile loan and later, comments slandering the member’s person. The comments constituted a violation of the credit union’s policy governing confidentiality and the Privacy Act. Though Board Chair, Diedra Harris-Brooks, was contacted by the member, the inept and corrupt officer deferred the complaint to President Wiggington who in turn, deferred the complaint to the immensely unqualified and frequently tactless, AVP, Yvonne Boutte. Mrs. Boutte chose to don a strong armed attitude towards the member, attempting to subjugate her and force her to concede to her will. Her ploy backfired resulting in a lawsuit and in the eventual payment of a settlement in excess of $16,000.00.
In the end, Priority MC is not the villain in this sorted tale of indiscretions, lies, and slander. Evidently, the President and his attorney have few if any ethical boundaries when impelled to verbalize presumptive statements deceitfully proclaiming victories where none exist. The two appear unusually dull to the fact that their so-called victories are laid waste by the settlements forged and entered into by the credit union. One may have thought the attorney would try and emulate some level of professionalism, maturity, and chosen to act in a manner befitting an alleged expert of the law. It may also behoove the credit union’s attorney if he desists from contributing to the creation of tawdry and sorted gossip intended to exalt his allegedly sharp tactical skills. And lastly, he might try to exercise wisdom when deciding what information should be divulged to his gabby and wayward client. Then again, no matter how much one tries, you can’t ever turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse.
Laws are made to be broken so some lawyers can drive expensive cars and have something to brag about.
A. P. Herbert (Paraphrased)
MORE TROUBLES….MAYBE
ANOTHER LAWSUIT?
Rumors have recently emerged that a former employee of the Call Center has conferred with attorneys, hoping along with other ex-employees, to file a class action lawsuit against the credit union. he filing of another lawsuit is not surprising though the filing of a possible class action lawsuit, is. A class action suit would probably include again, allegations of wrongful termination accompanied by a myriad of other, alleged violations of state and federal law.
The would-be Plaintiff began his employment at the credit union as a contracted security guard. He quickly endeared himself to then South Pasadena Branch Manager, Gema Pleitez, and was soon afterwards promoted to FSR. individual initiating inquiries is allegedly Johnny Garcia, a former contracted security guard who worked at the location for a few months before finally being hired to work as a Teller. He quickly established a reputation for pandering to manager and despite lacking the ability to learn quickly, he was soon promoted to the position of Call Center Lead. Unfortunately, like AVP of Sales and Business Development, Joseph Garcia, the new Lead lacked those leadership qualities needed by an effective leader. Over the next two years, his knack for pouring out flattery by the gallons, was soon over-shadowed by his fall from grace. The allure AVP, Gema Pleitez, once had for him dissipated and by 2011, she frequently reprimanded him for his frequent absences and ineffectiveness.
In August 2012, the Lead called the credit union and reported he was ill. In actuality, it was his wife and not he who was ill. His wife was expecting their third and had been consigned to bed by her physician. Due to the frail state of her health, she was unable to care for their two sons forcing the Lead to remain at home and care for his wife and children. Three days later, he called the credit union again and informed Mrs. Pleitez that he was still unable to report to work, though this time explaining that it was his wife who was ill. Mrs. Pleitez became incensed and told him he could not return to work unless he provided a physician’s excuse otherwise he could be terminated. Mrs. Pleitez knew that he would never be able to procure an excuse from a physician because it was his wife and not he, who was ill. Her nonsensical demand was also inconsistent to credit union policy.
Refusing to engage the Lead in further conversation, she prohibited him from calling her again and told him that from hereon, he must speak with the Call Center Supervisor. Because the situation involved credit union policy, the Call Center Supervisor wisely advised the Lead to instead speak to Robert West, the Employee Development Director. The Lead was then transferred to Mr. West’s office. Because Mr. West was apparently unavailable, he left a voicemail asking that Mr. West return his call. Mr. West never called.
A COYOTE IN SHEEPS CLOTHING
For some inexplicable reason, the Lead waited an entire week before calling the Call Center Supervisor again. He informed her that Mr. West never returned his call. Surprised, the supervisor exclaimed that she had assumed the Lead and Mr. West had already spoken. She once again, transferred the Lead to Mr. West’s office and he again, left a voicemail. Later, that same day, Mr. West called the Lead at his home and angrily chastised him for not reporting to work.
Surprised by Mr. West’s aggressive and corrective demeanor, he asked why he was being berated and had only asked to speak to Mr. West because his situation required the assistance of a “Human Resource Specialist.” Mr. West replied, “You’re not speaking to a specialist, you’re speaking to a friend and I’m telling you that you are being irresponsible.” The Lead asked if he could instead meet with Mr. West later that same day, at the main branch. Mr. West replied, “If you still want to work here, you need to prepare yourself for some serious disciplinary action, are you ready for disciplinary action!".
The Lead arrived at the main branch later that afternoon and discovered to his dismay, that Mr. West was not in his office despite having agreed to meet with the Lead. The Lead walked to the office of Executive Vice President, Rodger Smock. As we’ve reported previously, though officially, Mr. Smock is no longer the Director over Human Resources, he continues to covertly manage many aspects of the department. Looking up and seeing the lead, Mr. Smock’s face flushed red and he nervously told the Lead he could not help him though he offered to look for Mr. West.
After searching the entire branch, Mr. Smock returned and informed the Lead he could not locate Mr. West. The Lead decided to wait for Mr. West. While waiting, AVP, Yvonne Boutte happened to walk by and see the Lead. Walking over to him, she loudly scolded him for calling in sick when he was not ill. Embarrassed and frustrated, the Lead continued to wait. Approximately 45 minutes later, Mr. West returned to the branch. Mr. Garcia informed him that he had been waiting for more than 45 minutes to speak to him. Mr. West replied that he would be unable to meet with the lead for at least another 30 minutes, explaining that he had an “important call to make.” Tired, the Lead informed Mr. West that he only wanted to submit his resignation.
There are so many things wrong with this story not the least of which is the incompetent and unprofessional demeanor of the credit union’s managerial sector. The first issue, is the response of AVP, Gema Pleitez, and her effort to wash her hands of the entire incident and to push it off on the Call Center Supervisor. Mrs. Pleitez could have taken the initiative and spoken to Mr. West. On a side note, during the years of 2004 through 2006, Mrs. Pleitez frequently defrauded the credit union when on a weekly basis, she would order her staff to clock her in whenever she was going to arrive late to work.
If Mr. West’s name sounds familiar, this is the same officer who in 2010, stood before employees during an all-staff meeting and read Bible scripture denouncing those who were involved in the production of this blog. Mr. West is also known for having been spied in his office, sleeping during working hours and also known for having worked on a personal, non-credit union related self-help book, while at work. Evidently, Mr. West has not concept about the importance of his personal testimony to others. His bungling of this incident is more than appalling and serves to denote just how unqualified and unprofessional he was in managing a situation which involved his alleged expertise in employee matters. And why did no one in the office, including the EVP know of Mr. West’s whereabouts? Mr. Smock proved typically useless and ineffective responding cowardly and evasively.
Despite the involvement of Mrs. Pleitez, the Call Center Supervisor, Mr. Smock, Mr. West with the added interference of the always dictatorial and inappropriate, Mrs. Boutte, why was this incident not resolved expediently and efficiently?
Does the Lead have sufficient grounds for a lawsuit? We don’t know. California law does not provide rights to employees who have exhausted their personal time off. If the Lead did not have time left on the books and with respect to the fact, Priority One is a at-will employer, then he may have no legal recourse against the credit union. If he did have time on record, then an attorney will have to review the credit union’s policy governing absences. The fact is that after informing Mrs. Pleitez that it was not he but his wife that was ill and that she in essence, took no action, may not bode well for the credit union.
However, almost overshadowing all else is the horrendous reaction by the Director of Employee Development, Robert West, who demonstrated a complete lack of professionalism though typical of the caliber of managers who populate the continually shrinking credit union. Evidently, the religious officer suffers from the same need to subjugate others as does the President and AVP, Yvonne Boutte. And despite Mr. Smock’s continued involvement in Human Resource matters and with respect to his alleged expertise in Human Resources, he seemed unusually incapacitated, like a buffalo trapped in mud, on the day the Lead visited the main branch to meet with Mr. West.
Working Outside Their Job Classifications
We have often wondered why instead of conferring with attorneys, why employees have not instead filed complaints with the state’s Department of Labor Standards. For years, Priority One has many lower-salaried employees perform duties assigned to higher paid staff. This has been a frequent and ongoing practice by the credit union and one which has enabled them to save money by underpaying their employees. The practice has also been approved by the credit union’s Human Resources Department aka Employee Development.
Before Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. was appointed President, Executive Vice President, Rodger Smock, had been asked to update all employee job descriptions. To date, the project has not been completed. We are not surprised. The sluggish EVP took two years to produce the credit union’s horrendously written Employee Handbook. We personally doubt that Mr. Smock is unqualified to write job descriptions. Last year, we reviewed a job description he authored. While studying his composition, we also conducted a search on Google and discovered he plagiarized numerous phrases and entire sentences from resumes for positions in other industries including a resume for a Forest Ranger.
At Priority One, the one group most often asked to work outside of their job classification are Tellers who at times perform responsibilities assigned to FSR’s and who serve as Call Center Representatives. In fact, the receptionist who embezzled money from the Los Angeles branch just a few years ago, also performed the duties of an FSR and Teller.
The credit union has also often had certain exempt staff perform the duties of non-exempt personnel without paying overtime. This is illegal, as we will show later in this section.
On Saturday, March 16, 2012, the President ordered almost all employees to report to work during which they were to call members in an effort to obtain loan applications. Employees were also informed that they would not be paid overtime and could take the hours worked, as PTO during the week.
Though state law is quite specific, the credit union has been unconcerned about the possible illegality of their actions. We suggest employees first contact the the state’s Department of Labor Standards before consulting with attorneys. The department can be quite effective in resolving illegal practices like those committed by Priority One Credit Union. Recently, the CU Times published an article, “Former Patelco CU Assistant Managers Sue for Unpaid Wages” (Natasha Chilingerian, 1-11-13) which describes a lawsuit filed by a group of Assistant Managers who were reclassified by their employer and required to work as exempt employees. While temporarily working as exempt employees, their employer allegedly failed to compensate them for overtime and missed meal and rest periods. The link to the CU Times article is shown below:
THINNING OUT THE HERD
At the beginning of March, the credit union revealed that not one employee of any of the credit union’s five branches, attained their monthly goals. This included the AVP of Sales and Business Development, Joseph Garcia, who only obtained 30% of his required quota. In response, the President ordered that almost all employees work report to work on Saturday, March 16th, during which they would work from 9 am to 1 pm, calling members in an effort to procure loan applications.
As we disclosed in early 2012, the decision to assign monthly quotas to all employees was not implement solely as a means by which to increase sales but as a ploy through which the President could legally and justifiably terminate staff without revealing the credit union was in dire need of reducing expenses due to lagging business. Beginning in 2010, President Wiggington began reducing expenses as a means of keeping the credit union financially buoyant. In 2011, we warned that he was developing a reliance on reducing expenses to retain the credit union in business and that he would eventually exhaust those sources where he could squeeze out savings. The closure of the Riverside and Burbank branches, the termination of many employees, reduced services and less money spent on marketing, proved us correct.
The terminations which reached their peak in 2012, forced employees to work under tremendous duress with many witnessing their co-workers expelled from the credit union. The strong armed tactics employed by former CLO, Cindy Garvin, and AVP’s, Joseph Garcia and Yvonne Boutte, which were intended to promote growth instead created divisiveness and ushered in a period of tremendous dishonesty, with many employees literally stealing sales obtained by their co-workers and reporting them as their own. The President and his officers also refused to provide necessary training and we would be interested in examining the job descriptions for all employees to see if business development is referenced as a requirement of their positions.
But it wasn’t only non-exempt staff who were profoundly affected the credit union’s new sales requirements, in 2012, AVP, Sylvia Perez, and Assistant Branch Manager, Virginia Contreras, fled the credit union, fearing they would be fired for failing to obtain their assigned monthly quotas.
This past February, AVP, Gema Pleitez, nervously blurted out that the credit union is again failing to acquire its monthly quotas, admitting that the short falls are in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. She warned that unless substantial amounts of new business are gotten immediately, another branch might be forced to close in the not-to-distant future.
CUTTING OFF HIS NOSE TO SPITE HIS FACE
Over the years, Priority One has often served as President Charles R. Wiggington, Sr.’s personal testing ground. Using credit union monies and with approval of the Board of Directors, he has carried out a long list of failed and sometimes, costly projects, none of which resulted in real growth in business and all of which taxed the credit union’s financial resources. In 2007 the President recounted that while relaxing at home, he was suddenly struck by a sudden surge of inspiration. His inspiration, was the creation of a shiny badge on which were emblazoned words the words, “ASK ME”. Here is a photograph of the President’s badge:
The President’s Magic Badge (above)
Though the President insisted this was an original and inspired idea, we recently discovered that he may have been less than forthright. We recently conducted a Google search which garnered the following results. Evidently the President’s magic badge was not so much inspired as it was plagiarized, copied, mimicked, emulated, etc.
In 2009, the President shared his idea with then COO, Beatrice Walker. Pulling out the badge that lay tucked away in his desk, he showed her his allegedly inspired created. Ms. Walker grimaced and later told staff members that the badge was a “stupid ideas”. This is one of the few instances when we concur fully with the former COO. In addition to the disappearance of the President’s nifty badges, we’ve noticed the elimination of the following services, products, departments, and titles:
- Financial Planning
- Home Mortgage Lending (except LOC’s)
- Priority Pay
- Branch Convenience
- Seasonal loans
- The Business Development Team
- Chief Operations Officer
- Chief Lending Officer
We’ve also observed the deterioration of the following services and activities:
- Free telephone assistance to members calling the Member Services Department, Branches, and Call Center to request transactions to their credit union accounts
- Reduced marketing and subpar advertising
- Reduced participation in community events
- The cessation of free financial education within communities served by the credit union
Another conspicuous omission from the credit union’s recently revamped website is their Mission Statement. In 2009, the President boasted that he had revamped the credit union’s tagline and Mission Statement which were written by then Manager of Training and Education, Robert West. The tagline and Mission Statement were unveiled for the first time in the 2009 Annual Report and according to the President, better conveyed the credit union’s intended role in the financial lives of its members.
“The philosophy of the credit union industry is a simple three word phrase, "People Helping People." For more than one and-a-half centuries this phrase
has attempted to communicate to the world what credit unions are all about, and what is the major difference between credit unions and banks (i.e., "members helping members" vs., "bankers helping themselves").
has attempted to communicate to the world what credit unions are all about, and what is the major difference between credit unions and banks (i.e., "members helping members" vs., "bankers helping themselves").
While all credit unions, everywhere around the world have received direction and inspiration from the high ideals embodied in this simple statement, Priority One Credit Union has decided to make a bold move with regard to it: a move we believe will help you to better understand how we are different from other credit unions, as well as banks.
Our bold move does not involve departing from the spirit of the "people helping people" message. It involves our attempt to redefine it, and as a result, reinvent ourselves and improve our value position with you—our loyal membership.
Recently, we revised our mission statement and tag line to more clearly define what we are in the business of "helping people" to do, and communicate to the world how we want our members to think about us.
Mission: To help our member-owners and employees achieve financial fitness. We are committed to offering quality products and services that help you win with money.
Tag line: Priority One Credit Union - Your Financial Fitness Center.
By making these changes, it is our intent to tell you in a way that maybe we haven't before, that we are passionately committed to your total financial wellbeing, and to transforming the credit union into a place where you will feel uniquely connected and celebrated.”
The verbose address made many lofty claims of Priority One’s renewed purpose, all of which President Wiggington would eventually failed to fulfill. The once highly touted statements no longer appear on the credit union’s revamped webpage. We also discovered that the credit union has pulled PDF copies of their 2009 Annual Report from the Internet. We suspect the sudden disappearances of the tagline, Mission Statement and 2009 Annual Report was the result of advice received from their pricey consultants who may have concluded Priority One is neither a financial fitness center or able to help anyone win with money. Scrapping the tagline and Mission Statement may have been a lot easier than trying to resolve the credit union’s many service issues.
INSPITE OF MONEY SPENT TRADEMARKING AND REVAMPING THEIR IMAGE AND
ALLEGED PURPOSE, THEIR TAGLINE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN ABANDONED.
Could it be the consultants found the tagline and revised Mission Statement as pompous and empty as we did?
THE BOARD
of DiRecTOrS
We’ve periodically received emails asking if we know why the names of the Directors and Supervisory Committee members no longer appear on the credit union’s webpage. For years, the credit union webpage contained a very visible link that led to the page containing their names. However, as we perused through the lists provided at the bottom (shown below) of their revamped homepage, we could not find a singe reference to the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Committee.
Of course, being up for the challenge, we conducted a more extensive search of ALL links on their webpage and discovered something peculiar. Their webpage which was revamped in 2012, now has a tab, located at the top of their webpage, containing the heading “Membership”, under which are provided a list of links. At the bottom of their webpage is a column also labeled “Membership” and contained menu of links. Though the heading are identical, the links offered under each, are not. Confused yet?
As it turns out, the credit union does provide a link, as shown below, leading to a page containing the names of the Board’s Directors. There is also a link titled Management which leads to the same page containing the names of the Board’s Directors along with the names of Priority One’s five top executives. Confused yet?
Two things come immediately to mind when traversing . The first is that the credit union’s webpage is poorly and confusedly organized. The second is that the Board and the President, have made access to the page containing their names, more than a little difficult. For those of you willing to traverse the credit union’s allegedly, better website, expect to experience difficulties. We also note that the credit union’s webpage does not offer a “search” field as do websites of other businesses. It is our personal belief that the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Committee, and the President have jointly and purposely and might we add, not-so-cleverly, chosen to impede easy access to the page containing their names. As a public service to Priority One’s members, we’ve extracted the following images from their webpage:
A reason why the Board, the Supervisory Committee, and the President may have chosen to reduce their visibility on the alleged revamped webpage may be related to their combined and horrendous performance which has left Priority One emaciated and less able to create new business within the communities it serves. The Board is held in low esteem amongst many in the credit union industry. Under their leadership, Priority One has devolved into a smaller, less effective, and certainly less competitive organization than it was in the decades before Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. became its President and CEO.
Since 2009, we’ve contributed an immense amount of time reporting on the disgraceful acts committed by Board Chair, Diedra Harris-Brooks aka as Diedra E. Harris, Diedra Elaine Harris-Brooks, Diedra Brooks, Diedra E. Brooks, etc. Inarguable, the Board Chair has spent tremendous time and effort trying to hide the President’s deficient performance and violations of state and federal law. In 2008, she personally suppressed evidence proving he sexually harassed a former employee. In 2009 and 2010, Mrs. Harris-Brooks and the President tried to limit the number of members who would be invited to submit their nominations for a seat on the Board or Supervisory Committee. When their plot was exposed on this blog, the Board and Committee convened and decided to hold a second election resulting in added expense to reprint ballots, envelopes and to pay for postage. During the same election, Mrs. Harris-Brooks, aided by Director, Bobby Thomas, cajoled an Asian-American postal employee into submitting an application nominating himself for a seat on the Board. Mrs. Harris-Brooks conduct has been reprehensible, though we adamantly believe if an Anglo, Latin, or Asian had done the things she and some of the other Directors have perpetrated, they all would have cried out “racism.”
In 2010, Mrs. Harris-Brooks along with President Wiggington and then COO, Beatrice Walker, told employees of the credit union not to vote for Janice Irving whose seat on the Board was up for re-election. Employees ignored their directive and many actually secretly campaigned for Mrs. Irving. Mrs. Irving was re-elected and received the highest number of votes of all candidates. Unfortunately, disillusioned by the decisions of the Board which are attested to in the credit union’s decline, Mrs. Irving later resigned.
Mrs. Irving unlike Mrs. Harris-Brooks proved to have a functioning moral compass and in 2008, voted for the termination of President Wiggington when evidence presented by an investigator proved he sexually harassed a former employee. Upon his return, Mrs. Harris-Brooks informed the President that Mrs. Irving was one of two dissenting votes. The President afterwards vocalized his disdain for Mrs. Irving stating, “I hate that woman”. In the years that followed, Mrs. Irving found herself more and more ostracized by the Board who under the direction of Mrs. Harris-Brooks, strove to block the efforts of any Director not complacent to the Board Chair’s will. Then again, maybe the Board does have a good for not wanting their names found, so easily.
Priority One’s policy clearly prohibits employees from committing fraud, yet over the years, we’ve observed the credit union make exceptions for certain managers and favored staff. At no time, has the Board under direction of its Chair, Diedra Harris-Brooks, interceded and brought an end to incidences of fraud.
During a recent search of the Internet we discovered that President Wiggington allowed the posting of fraudulent information on Corporation Wiki, in which current active Board Director, O. Glen Saffold, is described as a “Vice President” of Priority One Credit Union. Of course, it is impossible for an employee of the credit union to also serve in the capacity of a Director on the Board of Directors. Not surprisingly, Mr. Saffold’s names does not appear anywhere on the credit union’s telephone list of employees nor in the credit union’s payroll records. We also doubt he serves in the capacity of an invisible Vice President.
Not only was President Wiggington impelled to change Bauer Financial’s 4-star rating to a 5- star rating but he apparently felt it necessary to embellish Mr. Saffold’s biography and allude to him as a paid officer of the credit union when he is a voluntary member of the Board.
We also examined Mr. Saffold’s brief and dull, LinkedIn account and note in references the U.S. Postal Service as his employer. There is no reference to his capacity as Vice President of Priority One. Actually, there is no reference in his account to Priority One Credit Union. It would be inconceivable for Mr. Saffold to be unaware that the President published an enhanced and untrue reference regarding his actual role at the credit union and it can’t be attributed as a typo. What it does suggest is that O. Glen Saffold like President Wiggington, has no problem perpetrating untrue information about his actual accomplishments.
THE aRt OF MISREPRESENTATION
We recently happened upon Onepagerapp.com, on which appears information published by Priority One Credit Union, about itself. Like the statements describing Board Director, O. Glen Saffold as an alleged Vice President, disclosures providing information and statistics about the credit union, are riddled with inaccuracies.
According to the information, Priority One Credit Union “operates branch offices…..throughout Southern California”. The FACT is, Priority One has never operated branch offices throughout Southern California. At present, the shrinking credit union maintains branches in-
- South Pasadena
- Los Angeles (the Los Angeles and the Airport branch)
- Van Nuys; and
- Santa Clarita
We suggest the President acquaint himself with the definition of the word, “throughout.”
The information also alleges, Priority One takes a “member-centric approach” to business. This is also untrue. The immense number of complaints lodged by members, alleging deficient member service including rude personnel and long waits experienced when calling the branch, attest that the credit union does not practice a “member-centric approach” in its interactions with members. We suggest the President acquaint himself with the definition of “member-centric”.
For years, the President’s predecessor maintained an open-door policy to employees and members, alike. He was known for being accessible and compassionate and members who called or wrote to him, always received a personal response from him and not one of his staff.
This all changed when Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. became President and ordered immediate cessation of his predecessor’s policy. In contrast to his predecessor, President Wiggington never returns calls or responds to letters mailed to his attention. He defers complaints, concerns, and inquiries sent to his attention to subordinates. He also instructs his staff to inform members he is out of the office or in a meeting. Employees must confer with their supervisors or Human Resources and cannot call him directly. We suggest the President familiarize himself with the term, “open door policy.”
SHUFFLE BORED 
On December 29th, the President announced another re-shuffling of the credit union’s corporate structure. His newest reorganization like the many which preceded it, realigned the authorities of the credit union’s remaining AVP’s, Yvonne Boutte and Patricia Loiacano along with those of Executive Vice President, Rodger Smock. Though not referenced in the notice to employees, the changes also reduced the authority once enjoyed by AVP of Sales and Business Development, Joseph Garcia.
Prior to his last medical leave in October 2012, Mr. Garcia assisted former CLO, Cindy Garvin, with all business development efforts. In February 2012, he appointed authority over the AVP’s assigned to the Los Angeles, Airport, Burbank, and South Pasadena branches. He was also appointed authority over the Van Nuys Branch Manager and the Business Development team. His strategies included an immense number of meetings, visits to branches during which he reminded employees they had quotas to meet or be subject to disciplinary measures, and employing the use of charts on which he noted individual goals, departmental, and branch goals. However, by June 2012, his methodologies became subject of increasing scrutiny by both former CLO, Cindy Garvin, and President Wiggington. At the end of September 2012, Mr. Garcia was complaining he was stressed and began asking staff if he should begin looking for other work.
In the corporate structure’s latest incarnation, the President returned all oversight to Mrs. Loiacano. Though Mrs. Loiacano is probably the best choice to oversee loan development the President has again shown that his decision-making abilities are erratic at best. In 2009, it was President Wiggington upon the advice of former COO, Beatrice Walker, who removed Mrs. Loiacano’s authority over the Loan Department. It was also the President who appointed authority over real estate and consumer loan development to then newly appointed Loan Manager, Joseph Garcia, despite the fact Mr. Garcia’s experience was limited to loan processing. In 2011, the President hired Cindy Garvin to serve as the credit union’s Director of Lending and 4 months later, promoted her to Chief Lending Officer (“CLO”). After wasting tens of thousands of dollars and subsequently terminating Ms. Garvin, the President has returned all control over lending to Mrs. Loiacano. Is this an example of things coming full circle?
On a side note, on Friday, December 29, 2012, Mrs. Loiacano ordered an immediate cessation to many of the procedures implemented by Ms. Garvin, declaring these “unacceptable.” We can’t but wonder why during Ms. Garvin’s 17 months of employment, neither the President, the Executive Vice President or the Board of Directors ever expressed any concerns over Ms. Garvin’s methodologies?
The assignment of AVP, Yvonne Boutte over branch operations seems less sensible and definitely, less promising. Her history while at Priority One has been riddled with allegations she is condescending and abusive to employees and her demeanor, caustic and divisive. All we can say is, “Good luck with the decision to expand her responsibilities.”
Executive Vice President is again, overseeing business development efforts by each branch. However, in years past, his oversight over business development never translated into growth or profit. We suspect this latest revamping of his duties is a not-so-clever effort by his alleged friend, President Wiggington, to justify the continued employment of the aged Mr. Smock.
PROOFREAD MUCH?
What more can we say. President Wiggington is a dawdler even in maintaining the credit union’s webpage. Nothing points more to his sluggish attitude than do some of the errors found in the credit union’s poorly maintained and not well designed, webpage. At least its colors and graphics are nice.
What is an auto “loaner”?
POORLY PLANNED WEBPAGE OR INTENTIONALLY HIDING?
In 2012, we reported that the new website was more colorful and contained interesting graphics. After several months, we have no choice but to label it confused, poorly organized, and riddled with inconsistencies and erroneous information.
UNIMAGINATIVE LYING
Over the years, President Wiggington has often utilized lying as a tool by which he tries to hide his mistakes and abuses, exaggerates his abilities, and through which he enhances the credit union’s actual financial standing. However, even we don’t believe his distortions of the truth have not been committed without the help from members of his executive staff and even aided, by highly paid consultants.
As shown on USA Credit Unions’ website, there are numerous alleged FACTS about Priority One which are untrue. Some of the distortions allege Priority One possess six branches. According to the credit union’s own records, they currently only have five branches at the following locations:
- South Pasadena
- Los Angeles
- Airport
- Van Nuys
- Santa Clarita
The opening paragraph, shown at the bottom of this section, declares Priority One has been “serving members in and around the South Pasadena, California area”. To be correct, though Priority One’s main branch is located in the city of South Pasadena, they are not chartered to do business in South Pasadena. Within the city of South Pasadena, they can only membership to employees of the United States Postal Service and employees of SEG’s located in the city and of course, their families. In the city of South Pasadena there is only one post office and any SEG’s in the city are small, privately owned businesses.
- The credit union also states they have 6 branch locations. If you visit the credit union’s website, they reference 6 branch locations one of which is the no longer existent, Burbank branch which closed its doors at the end of May 2012. Alongside the name of the Burbank branch is the word, “closed”. So why would the President allow publicizing of a branch which no longer exists? We believe he is trying to create the impression that Priority One has more branches than it actually does, even if one is no longer operational. It is illogical and glib, but fits perfectly into the tactics often resorted to by the dishonest President. It is also important to note that Priority One’s webpage was completely revamped in 2012, after the Burbank branch closed.
- Please also note that they state they offer real estate loans. The credit union actually offers a real estate loan (singular not plural). Nowadays, only HELOC’s are offered.
- The credit union was founded in 1926 and not 1929, as shown below. Did the President confuse the year the credit union was founded with the year of the Great Stock Market Crash (of 1929)?
- And of course, their actual asset size is again, exaggerated. We would have thought that by now, Charles R. Wiggington, Sr.’s proclivity to lie was a lot better honed and far less transparent.
CONCLUSION
NO MAN HAS A GOOD ENOUGH MEMORY TO BE A SUCCESSFUL LIAR
Over the years Priority One Credit Union’s Draconian President has spewed out an unending profusion of lies, intended to enhance his abilities, hide his blunders, create the impression of success and escape accountability for a slew of illegal acts he has committed and sanctioned. This past January, the credit union’s rating was increased by Bauer Financial, from three to four-stars. Unbeknownst to many, the President chose to alter the 4-star rating to 5-stars possibly deluding himself into believing no one would discover what he had done. Along with altering the credit union’s actual rating, the President posted a statement on the credit union’s webpage describing Priority One as a “superior” credit union. His manipulations could only have been fueled by greed and a need to dupe the public into believing Priority One is riding a wave of success.
Additionally, the credit union’s January declaration that “member money is safe with Priority One Credit Union” was literally decimated when rumors emerged that another internal theft had occurred at the Los Angeles branch. Almost immediately following disclosure of a new theft(s), the credit union removed its statement from their webpage.
On Friday, February 1, 2012, the credit union posted a notice on its webpage announcing the Los Angeles branch had closed due to a “power failure.” On Monday, February 4, 2012, the branch remained closed though during the day, the credit union changed the reason for the closure from power failure to system problem. During the closure, employees were seen inside the branch and we now know, that the Internal Auditor was investigating branch records. On March 1, 2012, the credit union announced that the AVP assigned to the Los Angeles branch, had been terminated after 40 years of service. The entire bungling of the events at the Los Angeles branch can be attributed to President Wiggington. What is acutely clear is that the President isn’t even consistent in his storytelling. His absurd concoctions intended to hide the true reason why the Los Angeles branch closed, imploded and brought to light the numerous internal issues affecting the branch.
Adding to the fray, are the efforts of Priority One’s attorney to vilify the Plaintiffs of the remaining lawsuits. The attorney has exacted tremendous energy trying to deflect attention from his embarrassing client’s corrupt methodologies and instead, focus on the characters of each Plaintiff. Irrelevant of how each lawsuit is resolved, the fact is Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. acts are finally in the open. Furthermore, his behaviors are substantiated by extensive and real documentation. We seriously doubt the President will ever have another opportunity to adversely impact another credit union.
There is also the matter of disclosures of confidential information by the credit union. Clearly, the poster using the handle, Priority MC, is either a member of President Wiggington’s staff or an associate of one of the President’s staff members. The accuracy of some of the comments denotes that the information verbalized by the President can only have originated from the office of Priority One’s legal counsel. Though the comments are meant to belittle and mock the Plaintiffs, they actually point to the disturbing psychological make-up of Priority MC, whose declarations allude to non-existent legal victories that can only be decided by a judge and not a slack-jawed President or an overpaid, frothing at the mouth attorney. That said, we gladly continue to welcome any disclosures Priority MC wishes to post because the poster is not the problem but rather a symptom of all that is wrong with Priority One’s President and its officers.
In the meantime, the torpid President has begun 2013 with a virtual bang, thrusting the credit union into a whirlwind of gossip and intrigue. His methods, marred by half-baked concoctions and coupled by doltish reactions to internal problems, reminds us that under President Charles R. Wiggington, Sr., Priority One Credit Union is destined for ignominious notoriety.
A lie can go around the world six times while the truth is still trying to put on its pants.
Mark Twain (paraphrased)
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152 comments:
Thank you John. Wig is probably the biggest liar in the industry.
Yes, thank you John. You are indeed a hero.
Dirty president, dirty EVP, dirty lawyer. Sounds right.
OMG you did it again, does Wigg come to work with a mask that make him look like Nixon?
What a liar! O. Glen Saffold not only has never been a vp at P1,he was a supervisor for clerks at the post office before they sent his tired ass into the street to deliver maiil. He's not even a good board director. He's Diedra's dumb dog. Does everything she say. He supposedly studied to be a lawyer but each time he took the bar exam, he failed. He's a lawyer like Wiggn is a president. I heard he used to say OJ was set up by the white man. Always have to blame someone else just like Wig blames wall street for P1 doing so bad. Uh,huh. No wonder the board is so stupid they lie even about their jobs!
EMPLOYEES IF THIS SOB HAS MADE YOU WORK OT WITHOUT PAY OR MADE YOU DO JOBS THAT PAY MORE, THEN GO TO THE LABOR BOARD!!!!!!!!
Wig used to say he didn't want gossipers and liars working for him but he's the biggest bold faced liar and hypocrite I've ever known! Through in sexual harassment and being a thief and he's exactly what no credit union should ever want. Hope the 5 stars work out for him because now everybody knows he lied again!
You guys should be nicer. You know Wig is stupid and insane, so please don't pick on him/her. Now the board on the other hand, they're a bunch of liars run by the stupidest black woman ever and you know they went along all the lies Wig posted. But I think the person really posting this stuff is Rodger. He's always been in charge of approving promotions and the notices that go on the web site. You can’t act like Wig and have your act together. He'll probably make up some story like, “I didn’t know that was on our web site” or “It was my mamma who posted that not me” or “that’s the day I hit my head on the toilet and didn’t know what I was doing.” As long as he and Rodger have Diedra in their pocket. other people will pay for what they do. Oh by the way, nice attorney. What toilet did they find him in?
Let's have a vote. How many people want to send Charles and Diedra back to Freak Island?
Anonymous said...
Let's have a vote. How many people want to send Charles and Diedra back to Freak Island?
Let me cast the first vote and let's send the rest with wiggs and diedra. Do I really need to name the rest of them? I think we all know wiggs and let me put this in words they will understand, wiggs 'posse'.
Charles are you so stupid that you thought you could lie on our webpage and nobody would ever notice it you piece of dog poop? You truly the stupidest person in credit union land. Hell, probably in California!
Wow! How did you find all his lies? Good work.
Well I was wrong. I didn't think Wiggington couldn't stoop any lower.
Good to see Wig is still the same big embarrassment he’s always been. The man’s been a liar for years. Imagine having to go into meetings in his office or ride with him to attend some function. All you get to hear is him talking about that shack he lives in or about one of those used jalopies he drives or the women he supposedly bedded. All you have to do is look at his house, his cars and look at him to know there all lies. When you work with him you realize he brags because there’s something missing in his life. He tries to act like he’s better and smarter then everyone else but its all show because he knows exactly that he doesn’t have what it takes to keep up with the big boys. Looking at how he lies all over the Internet really shows just how stupid this man really is. He just doesn’t get it. He lives in denial and can’t admit there were 9 branches but now because he couldn’t manage a Taco Bell, there are only 5. He’s so childish he’s got to keep telling himself the credit union is worth $175 million when they haven’t been worth that since Mr. Harris was president. Then there’s the board made up of people like stupid O. Glen Saffold who thinks his shit don’t smell. I know Wig put it on the Internet he’s a VP but O. Glen is not a VP, not a secretary, not a security guard and he sure ain’t a lawyer at least not since he failed to pass the bar exam so many times he should just realize he’ll be a postal worker all his life. And there should be a law prohibiting Wig from ever talking again. There must already be one in place prohibiting him from using his brain. Who I feel sorry for are the members, employees and his family. He has screwed over so many people with his lies and backstabbing. The only thing that’s missing is the loony tunes theme playing in the background every time he talks and maybe Rodger in the background saying, “That’s, that’s, that’s…all folks!”
Doesn't strike anyone funny there is never anything on here about the biggest backstabber at P1-Saeid Raad? This guy the sorriest excuse for a CFO. But I forget where he works, what can you expect? This guy is behind all that goes on here. Wigg. Rodger. Or yvonne sure aren't
Saeid used to work for Focus 1 in Monrovia. He left there to come and work at P1 on a contract basis. That didn't make sense at the time because he had a full-time job with benefits at Focus. Then a few weeks after he gets to P1, Focus merges with First City because Focus wasn't doing good. When he got to South Pasadena, he tried to pawn off a lot of his work on Jennifer Kelly. He had her doing the investments because he said he doesn't do investments. Isn't that strange for a CFO not to do or want to do investments?
He used to brag about all the money he made and even stupid Wiggington once said that he wished he made what Saeid makes.
p.s Its obvious Saeid knew Focus 1 was in trouble, that's why he accepted his buddy, Bea Walker's invitation to come and work at P1. They hatched this plot that he would come to work temporarily to replace Manny. The stupid board agreed with Bea and they hired him supposedly until they could find a permanent CFO. Then after a few months, Bea goes to the board and says, "Saeid is working out so well and he now knows the credit union, so why don't we offer him a permanent job?" The stupid uneducated ghetto Board says, "Sure thang Missy Walker" and that's how Saeid got to P1.
LMAO. Saeid is just there to squeeze ALLL he can out of the credit union. He knows things are getting worse because Wigg is an embecile. He's also a lot smarter than Wigg because anything he does stays under wraps while everything that idiot,Wigg, and bigger idiot, Smock, and biggest idiot, Yvonne, do comes out in the open.
If Wig’s wanted to be known as the biggest liar in the CU industry well then, he succeeded.
I suggest he get old lady, Rodger, to put that on the CU webpage. Maybe, “We are not your first priority and don’t expect good service but we are the biggest liars you’ll ever meet.Ask our employees.”
To the person who wrote that Saeid used to work at Focus 1 and then went to P1, that's true but he had 2 other employers after leaving Focus. P1's been his longest job in a LONG time.
He was employed by WesCorp for 1 year- 2008 to 2009 where he "developed and devised loan and deposit pricing models and advised members to better manage their A/L durations, allowance for loan losses, and investment portfolios performance."
Before that, he was Senior VP with Continental FCU for 1 year from 2007–2008.
And before that, he was CFO at
Focus One CCU for 2 years from
2005-2007.
To many jobs and short stints at each, often looks suspicious. You see the exact same thing with Bea Walker and you know she's been fired by several past employers.
Maybe Charles lying about how great Priority is and spend more time fixing the big messes he's made.
Okay, if Saeid and Bea had so many employers before they came to P1, then why would Charles and the board hire them? That makes no sense. Did I answer my own question?
Kuddos John.
I worked for years at the credit union and got to listen to managers talk about each other but what surprises me is that Wiggington and Rodger Smock act like their each others best friends when in the past, they talked about each other and behind each others backs, accusing each other of being lazy. They forgot to add that they're both stupid and useless.
Wiggington actually can read and understand financial reports, he just doesn’t have the intelligence
or talent to do anything with the information which makes him ineffective. I was there when he was suspended and I knew some of the employees who were interviewed
by a detective and from what I knew, they told him that they saw Wiggington sexually harass Kim.
He should have been fired when he promoted Liz, because he knew she was kiting. He had talked about the fact her checking account was overdrawn and still, he promoted her to AVP. I remember he was furious when someone wrote an anonymous letter to a director and exposed her of kiting. He immediately blamed it on Maggie even though he had no evidence. He went by what he believed to be true. If you know Wiggington then you know he believes a lot of things to be true that aren’t. He’s irresponsible even in his thinking, that’s why the credit union has not prospered under him and why the credit union’s been sued. If it wasn’t for Diedra, he’d been fired a long time ago, but Diedra likes to keep things comfortable and black.
He also should have been fired when Cathy approved a lot of loans that went bad. She wasn’t trained properly and she was given huge limits. Plus he was operations and he knew it was his fault, but he planned it out so she got fired and he wasn’t blamed at all. He also should have been fired when all those envelopes went out to members with their priority one accounts and socials printed on the outside of the envelope.
He should have been fired when he refused to create plans to provide
service to our members in Riverside. He also should have been fired when he and Diedra tampered with the election back in 2009. The lies on the Internet are fraud and he should be fired for that too, but he won’t be because Diedra wants to keep the board one color.
There is something seriously wrong with Wiggington. Like some people wrote, you can’t act that way and be sane. He’s got a serious emotional problem and he wastes so much time talking about the stupidest things in the world, believing people want to hear his idiocy. His lies about priority one being a five star credit union and being work $175 million is stupid and dishonest but its all 100% Wiggington.
THIS BEARS REPEATING:
Anonymous said...
Okay, if Saeid and Bea had so many employers before they came to P1, then why would Charles and the board hire them? That makes no sense.
Did I answer my own question?
LOL, I think you did.
Yes,you answered your own question but the one know one can answer is why Wigg still President? That not only makes no sense but its something out of the Twighlight Zone.
Well, its nice to see that Wigg found a lawyer who's as much as a lowlife as himself.
Question:
What is the difference between a catfish and a lawyer?
Answer:
One is a bottom-dwelling, garbage-eating scavenger. The other is a fish.
Wigglenuts, if you keep lying the fairy (and I ain't talking about Smock) is not going to turn you into a real boy.
If O. Glen is an employee then how come he delivered mail to my house?
The BIG lesson is no one should ever believe what this a-hole says. Wigg would lie to his own mother.
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One thing not mentioned in this new blog post is a very important detail pertaining to the incidents leading up to the resignation of the call center lead.
1.) He had previously been able to successfully request time off through Esmeralda for the purpose of taking care of his family.
2.) He had requested time off/ leave under the Family Medical Leave Act through West via e-mail because Esmeralda was on pregnancy leave at the time he needed to submit his request. So there is a written record of this request.
3.) Mr. West admitted to the then lead teller that he would have to research the Family Medical Leave Act because he had no clue how it worked or provisions included in it.
West then told that employee he would get back him by the end of that day.
4.) West met with Yvonne about the leads request which yet again, violates confidentiality.
5.) Instead of getting back to the employee regarding the FMLA request, he was called to a meeting in which Yvonne determined he was no longer suitable to serve as a lead due to his frequent need of time off.
6.) Stunned by the CUs response to his request which needed their immediate and confidential attention, the employee contacted the department of labor (if I'm not mistaken) to discuss if the actions taken against violated any laws....yes... yes it is a violation.
So this is what led up to the current blog post.
Conclusion: the credit union is even more disgusting than what was exposed in this post.
Charles Wiggington is Dr. Frankenstein while Robert West is his monster. I am not surprised Robert West broke confidentiality or that he screwed up the entire situation involving the lead. A lot of employees who have been and are out on, medical leave have said they call and leave voicemail messages for Robert but he doesn’t respond. They then send him emails and he doesn’t respond to these either. This happened a lot in the months while Esmeralda was out on leave.
The only reason Robert West is Director of Employee Development is because when Bea Walker was working there, she tried to terminate him because she said there was no need for a trainer and because frankly, she thought he was ineffective and ignorant. After Linda sued and accused the credit union of discriminating against her because of her age and race, the credit union attorney told Diedra and Wiggington that Rodger Smock who had been the director for years, made a lot of mistakes over many years which left the credit union open for lawsuits. He told them they needed to revamp HR particularly because if they have to go to court, they are going to have to appear like they are organized, enforcing policy, and doing what they are supposed to do.
Diedra, Wiggington, and Smock met with consultants who helped create the department’s new title, Employee Development because from a PR point of view it would sound more proactive. Like they’ve said on this blog, it’s all about making an impression that Wiggington runs a professional company but its nothing but another of his big shams.
Now if you are employed by the credit union or if you are familiar with what’s going on in the place you’ll notice that since Smock supposedly stepped down (which he didn’t), neither West or Esmeralda have done a single thing to improve the working environment, to develop staff, to find better and more affordable benefits to employees who haven’t gotten raises in almost 4 years. That’s how you know the whole name change was more BS from Wiggington and Diedra.
Now if Esmeralda actually approved his being away because his wife was or is ill, then the credit union might have a big problem. If the lead did put things in writing, then that was the right thing to do since Wiggington and his vultures will do anything and everything to cover their asses. Now if West said he had to research the Family Medical Leave Act then that just go to show how unqualified he is to be the Employee Development Director. In most companies, the head of HR usually has experience, an education and a degree in HR studies. The only reason he is still employed is because he’s Wiggington’s Black buddy.
Now Robert West not calling the employee back and instead, discussing the matter with Yvonne is not only a violation, its unprofessional and inappropriate. Is Yvonne part of Employee Development? Is she an expert in HR matters? Robert West is not the Christian he pretends to be. He’s a modern day Pharisee and a hypocrite and like Yvonne, a total snake. These are completely evil, horrible, rotten people who come to work to see what trouble they can cause to others.
No company can afford to have an HR department like Priority’s. HR departments aren’t supposed to be doing the president’s bidding and helping him break the law.They’re supposed to be helping creating a positive work environment and they should know that a credit union is only as good as its employees. Rodger Smock who is one the biggest most useless people you’ll ever meet, and Robert West and Esmeralda Sandoval, are supposed to help create job satisfaction and developing staff which benefits the credit union and members but instead the three are wasting time taking long lunches, piddling
about the credit union, and covering up for Wiggington.
Rodger Smock spent years making sure Wiggington and everyone in management didn’t get caught even when there were plenty of witnesses who saw them abuse and harass people. I remember being in a meeting with him and when I told him about something that Charles said that was a complete lie, Rodger replied, “Well, maybe he didn’t mean it the way you heard it.” Another time, a co-worker told me that she was called to Rodger’s office and that he and Sylvia Perez gave her a warning and accused of doing things she never did. She said Rodger ignored everything she said and brushed away evidence she had that Sylvia was lying.
Before Robert West was named director over HR, he did absolutely nothing. If you ever sat during one of his so called training sessions you would have been bored to death. This man is dull, doesn’t know how to teach, seems bored and is boring. Esmeralda is just a lowlife. She is definitely what you would never
want in HR. Bea wanted to fire her because according to Bea, Esmeralda had the wrong image for HR. The wrong image was the way she talks and the way she looks.
The entire management and HR department needs to be dismantled,
every one of them fired and a whole new management team brought in. The entire board should be fired because as long as Diedra is over the board, you can expect management to continue breaking the law.
Charlie, Miss Rodger, West, Esmeralda and Yvonne are just a bunch of social rejects who found a company that would take them in and help them be the worst they can be. They're all horrible people. They are also the reason why some animals kill their young.
Oreo West should know being the God-fearing "Christian" he is that God will punish him and his entire family for all they wrong he has done to hard working individuals. Karma is a bitch West, be prepared for all the evil coming your way. You and your family deserve it!
West is like Wig, they play both play the both sides of the race card and in the case of religion, West play the pious disciple but all pure acting.
Years ago, West was told that the loan director had made statements about an employee's appearance and weight. West said the remarks were illegal but never told human resources or Wig.
Another time, a member left an unattended baby in her car in the credit union parking lot. Worried members reported the incident to the loan department and the employees talked to the member, but the member said it was no big deal and she continued chatting away to one of the employees. The card specialist was worried and because the lending director, Smock, and Wig were not in the office, she went to Mr. West and told him about the baby in the car. West told her to call the police. The police and fire department came out and got the baby out of the car and arrested the member but the next day when Wig returned to work, he exploded and said the police shouldn’t of been called and said that the employees made the “poor member” suffer. He also said that only time the police should be called is if a members car is parked outside credit union property. He had stupid Rodger sit with him while he called every employee he was told had been involved in calling the police or talking about the incident and he threatened to fire them if they ever did anything like that again. At no time, did West step up and say that he, an officer, had told the employee to call the police.
West pretends to be fair but he’s a two-faced opportunist. When we used to collect money for baby showers and birthdays, he would only give $2 to $3 even though we usually asked for a minimum of $7. Even though he only gave a fraction of what was requested, he signed the cards with everyone else and ate the food others had paid for. When his wife who is not employee, got pregnant, we through a baby shower for him. I remember how excited they got each time they opened the expensive gifts we paid for them and that’s the first time I remember thinking, “These two are greedy and selfish.”
West’s relationship with Wig makes no sense, at least not if he was a real Christian. He doesn’t remember he’s not supposed to ally himself with evil people but he does it because it helps keep him employed. Talk about making a pact with the devil. One day, he told George, the former BD rep, that he needed to improve how he dressed. He told George he needed to press his suits and shirts, telling him, “This is from one brother to another brother.” I never heard him give any Latin, white or Asian male employee the same advice. George was not happy about the advice and said West should of minded his own business. The advice wouldn’t of been so strange had West not made it about race. Plus West is not a wonderful dresser himself. He sure
doesn’t look like a director plus he should have saved the advice for Wig who wears the same old ratty suits year after year and short-sleeved wrinkled shirts with a pen holder. West is really the Homer Simpson of the industry.
Don't insult Homer Simpson!
Part 1
About a year before I left the credit union, we met at Almansor Court in Alhambra for one of the quarterly all staff meetings. I remember seeing Beatrice Walker standing by the tables where breakfast was served and she seemed kind of anxious, almost excited. Charles was sitting at a nearby table and he kept turning to the door as if he was expecting
someone. The meeting was supposed to start at 8:30 am but at 9:15 am, we were still waiting in our seats. For those who attended the quarterly meetings over the years,
they were a snooze festival. Boring,long, tedious, just 3 or 4 hours of listening to Charles, Rodger, Esmeralda, Joseph, Yvonne and Beatrice try to feed you their bullshit about how great business was. If it was really good, then why did Rodger and Bea start asking employees just one month earlier, that the company needed to cut expenses immediately
and wanted employees to voluntarily give up working 1 day a week, without pay of course.
Bea also filed 5 employees a few months earlier, saying they were not necessary to the operation. At the time, there were rumors that Beatrice was brought in by Charles to be a “hatchet person.” Charles was so mad when he heard the rumor, he had that dumb ass Esmeralda Sandoval, start calling employees to human resources who she and Charles thought were calling Bea a hatchet person. Turned out Bea was a hatchet person and a royal, dumb, insecure
backstabbing bitch. Bea should of started off by firing Wiggington, then Smock, followed by West and then herself because those 4 couldn’t sell ice cold lemonade in the Mojave Desert. Can you say dumb as dirt?
Anyway, at about 9:30 am, Charles gets wound up and tells Bea, “We got to start now! We can’t keep waiting.” Waiting for what? So the meeting starts. Bea starts by passing out balloons and having employees hit each other with it. She called it an icebreaker. What it was is an idea she stole from a conference she attended in Orange County with her then girlfriend, Yvonne Boutte, and Rodger Smock.
Beatrice asked her friend, the car broker to come up and tell everyone how he has been able to find cars for a lot of members. Problem is that she also asked an FSR to come up and give a good word about how great the car broker was. I guess the FSR didn’t get the script Beatrice wrote, because she starts saying that one of her members asked Bea’s broker to find he a car but it took 3 whole weeks before he delivered it to her and the member
was not happy. Beatrice couldn’t push the FSR away from the podium and back to her seat fast enough.
Part 2
Then to everyone’s surprise, up comes tired and boring and really dull, Robert West, who was supposedly the company Trainer. I say supposedly because you really had to attend one of his (yawn) classes to see that trainer was not a title he should ever have been given. The training room should have been called the sleep clinic because he was better at putting employees to sleep then he was at teaching them anything new. Anyway, Robert gets up and starts talking about employees who don’t like the credit union and then all of a sudden, he grew a pair of balls right in front of everybody, and said the blogger and bloggers were “haters.” It really surprised a lot of people that Mr. Comatose, suddenly chose to woke up during the meeting. He then opened a Bible and holding it read, “If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; For so you will heap coals of fire on his head,
And the LORD will reward you. (Proverbs 25:21-22, Romans 12:20). You know Robert West is a moron because if he was a trainer and as well educated as he would like you to believe, then he would of known that reading from the Bible during a business meeting was completely inappropriate. And if he was a real trainer, then he would have known how to speak to his audience. He didn’t, because if used the brain God gave him, he would have realized that most people didn’t understand what putting hot coals on your enemy’s head meant. Instead, Mr. Coward tried to make employees the villains and Charles who is pure evil, the victim.
Now West is not as evil as Charles, but he is also evil and throw in stupid and boring. From that day a lot of us lost all respect for him.
Also kind of interesting is that as soon as he stepped away from the podium you could tell he was puffed up like a rooster but don’t let that fool you because Robert West is all hen. Charles goes running up to West like he was about to say, "My hero." He puts both arms around Robert’s neck and presses his lips right on to Robert’s ear and whispers who knows what. It would of been really romantic if one of them was a real woman.
The only reason Robert has a job is because he tells Charles what he wants to hear. He’s sort of another Rodger because they’re both Charles’ hit men/make believe women.
Anonymous said...
Also kind of interesting is that as soon as he stepped away from the podium you could tell he was puffed up like a rooster but don’t let that fool you because Robert West is all hen. Charles goes running up to West like he was about to say, "My hero." He puts both arms around Robert’s neck and presses his lips right on to Robert’s ear and whispers who knows what. It would of been really romantic if one of them was a real woman.
Wigg said, "Tonight I'm be the bottom".
If Robert read from the Bible, then why didn't he, Wigg, Esmeralda Rodger, Alex, Yvonne, Gema, and Bea explode into flames?
Has anyone else thought about forwarding this blog link to a news company? I'm sure someone would love to do a news piece on this.
Can almost make a season show out of the blog posts and comments.
It's disgraceful West would TRY to manipulate and condemn people using the Bible. That must have been an embarrassing day for anyone who is a Christian. West lost his way a long time ago. He doesn’t even remember his purpose. And he certainly forgets that God doesn’t reach out to people based on skin color or job titles. For his the sake of his soul, he needs to stop and rethink what he’s doing and stop supporting the evil Wiggington and his snakes. This is written from one BROTHER to someone who used to be a brother.
"Why have these people turned away and perpetually backslidden? They hold on to a deception and a lie and refuse to return to the Lord who once saved them." Jeremiah 8:5
Or maybe a reality show starring Wiggington. Maybe it can be called, the Real Morons of South Pasadena. The cameras can follow him about and film him while he talks to his family all day long on his cellular or meeting with Rodger to make up stories about employees or maybe there can be a cooking segment, where he says, "Today, I'm gonna show you how to cook da books."
In the first episode, you see him pull up to a beat up shack overgrown with weeds and as he steps out of a junkie old BMW, you hear him say, "Dis is ma house. It's a lot nicer in da inside." In another scene, you see him telling an employee he used to be known as the Black Hugh Hefner. The possibilities are endless.
LOL.
A movie would be great. Here's a list of characters that can play some of the cu's officers.
Whoopie Goldberg can play Wiggington
Baby Huey can play Rodger
A buck tooth beaver can play Diedra
Zira from planet of the apes can play Cornelia Simmons
Red Fox can play Tom Gathers
Any 6 year old boy/girl can play O.Glen Saffold
Roseanne can play Esmeralda
A toaster can play Robert West
Anonymous #1 wrote...
“Also kind of interesting is that as soon as he stepped away from the podium you could tell he was puffed up like a rooster but don’t let that fool you because Robert West is all hen. Charles goes running up to West like he was about to say, "My hero." He puts both arms around Robert’s neck and presses his lips right on to Robert’s ear and whispers who knows what. It would of been really romantic if one of them was a real woman. “
Anonymous #2 wrote… “Wigg said, "Tonight I'm the bottom".
To anonymous #1, are you saying West and Wiggington are pretend women?
To anonymous #2, aren't West and Wiggington both bottoms?
Wigg's former assistant, Kim, used to go home a lot of times after 5:30 pm. She'd clock out and then go back to her desk and work on her own time because Wigg threatened to fire her if she put in any overtime when he gave her things to do at the end of the day. Anyway, Robert West happened to be across the street one day waiting at the bus stop because his only car was used by his wife who who home schools their kids. So he waves at Kim and asks if she could give him a ride home because he lives near California and Los Robles and Kim had to drive close to their when going home. After that, he would show up at her desk and ask her if he could have a ride home. At other times, he would wait for her outside the office by the parking lot where her car was parked. He NEVER ONCE offered her gas money, just took it upon himself to wait for her and have her drive him home. If he couldn't find her in the office he'd wait across the street near the bus stop and watch to see if he saw her coming out of the building or driving by. So we told her to turn right when leaving the branch and just keep driving east. It was inconvenient but way better than having Robert "Welfare" West in your car.
Anonymous said...
Also kind of interesting is that as soon as he stepped away from the podium you could tell he was puffed up like a rooster but don’t let that fool you because Robert West is all hen. Charles goes running up to West like he was about to say, "My hero." He puts both arms around Robert’s neck and presses his lips right on to Robert’s ear and whispers who knows what. It would of been really romantic if one of them was a real woman.
Wigg said, "Tonight I'm be the bottom".
Maybe you meant:
Tonight I'm on the bottom
Tonight I'll be the bottom
Bottoms up
West and Wiggington, I can taste a little bit of throw up in my mouth.
If you look up nerd in the dictionary, you might find a picture of West. If you look up asshole, you might just find a picture of Wiggington. If you look-up queen, well you might just find a pic of Miss Rodger. I don't think Big Foot is in the dictionary, but if it was, there'd be a pic of Yvonne Booty.
I know it might come as a shock to a lot of people, but Charle's dad was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Indiana for 46 years. He worked as a meat cutter for years and for the Indianapolis Police Department for 6 years. So Charles must of been raised with a knowledge of God and laws. You really have to wonder what happened?
Charles also always spoke about being put in a closet with a doll! he speak about his sister who he says brags a lot! Charles only cares about himself , he does not even care about his family it's all about me, myself and I
Anonymous said….
“Charles also always spoke about being put in a closet with a doll! he speak about his sister who he says brags a lot! Charles only cares about himself , he does not even care about his family it's all about me, myself and I.”
I heard him tell that same story years go. He once said that his mother would punish him for talking too much, by locking him in a closet. That might explain why Charles is so mental and I don't mean intellectual.
That type of punishment is cruel and ineffective but does reveal a lot about Charles. His mother was impatient or he was so talkative it drove her batty. Memories of the punishment might be a subconscious trigger which forces his need to force people to listen to his long, drawn out ear-splitting stories.
You're also right that he indulges himself in criticizing others. According to him, his sister is selfish and self-centered. Truly a case of the kettle calling the pot black. He used to criticize his son because he is rebellious and didn’t like listening to Charles. Who does that sound like? Obviously, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. He suffers from this unquenchable need to mock everyone around him which is probably easier than having to look at his own, miserable life.
Charles being locked in a closet sounds like a good idea. Is it legal to do it each time he talks too much or every time he back stabs someone or every time he makes a wrong decision that ends up costing the credit union a lot of money?
Is that really why Charles is crazy? And I thought he was just stupid.
I am so glad Wig's been pulled into the limelight. He spent years breaking the rules and backstabbing so many people and collecting a check he doesn't deserve thanks to his buddy girl, the black Diedra.
Don't expect P1 to come out of its troubles anytime soon. They've been discussing how to cut back more expenses and they are considering closing Santa Clarita but they want to wait so they can say the branch just doesn't make money. Wiggington is a moron who is only at P1 to collect a paycheck. No other company would pay him what he gets at P1. Rodger is the same way. He owns a house, apartment buildings and should of retired or been put to sleep, a long time ago. Saeid is there to strip the credit union of its money. Name one thing that lazy ass has contributed to the credit union? Yvonne wants to be at the top but sister is nuts and needs a huge dose of lithium. Same for her boy toy, Alex. That's another scarey, creepy snake. With these winners you can expect the credit union to go down, down, down.
John what's up with those last coments?
They're spam which somehow bypassed the filter. They've now been removed. Thank you.
Has anyone heard that Wiggington's son got arrested?
Chucky Jr arrested? Well, that wouldn't be a surprise. The kid is out of control, has a big mouth, doesn't like following rules, and is obnoxious. Wonder where he got that from? I remember the kids that were working with him when his dad was investigated for sexual harassment saying they couldn't stand him which is why Smock fired him.
So what did he do?
Maybe he stole a car or sexually harassed someone.
Looks like they have an outside source investigating Lynnette. Too bad the NCUA and the DFI doesn't investigate that group of thieves running the joint-Charles, Rodger, Saeid, Yvonne and that loser Patti. Been stealing that place blind for years!
Poor Jr. How would you expect him to turn out differently? The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Kid never had chance.
Well it wouldn't surprise me if Chuckie is in trouble. Look at who his father is- a sexually harassing, car stealing thief and liar. I actually feel sorry for his son, his wife and step daughters. Can you imagine what it would be like to live with Wiggington in a small little house?
I heard about Lynnette being investigated. Wiggington told Rodger that she stole money and they plan on going after her if the auditors get all the evidence they need to prosecute. I guess Wiggington and the board forgot that Wiggington stole Danny Wafa's car. And you can toss fat boy Smock in the mix because he's spent years covering up for his boyfriend, Wiggington. Years ago when that loser Bea was working there, she charged a $5000 laptop and then tried to get Tsu to reimburse her without a proper receipt. That's why she eventually got rid of him. Plus years ago, Diedra and the board members who were sent to Las Vegas a few years ago to a conference and Diedra ended up spending the allowance the credit union gave her, in the casino bar. She also spent more than her daily allowance. Thieves and liars, that’s what they all are.
Maybe the credit union can pay their lawyers to defend Wig's son by lying and say he didn't do whatever he's accused of doing.
Why are they investigating Lynnette? When Wiggington was investigated the detective gave them evidence he sexually harassed Kim and Diedra ignored it. He's broken the law so many times and Diedra has covered up for him and so has Rodger, so why are they trying to pin something on Lynnette. She should get a lawyer and sue them! They are a bunch of uneducated lowlife hypocrites and should all be put away. The worst the most despicable horrible group of people you'll ever NOT want to meet. If his son got arrested, you know Wiggington is hoping police don't investigate his son the way he's investigating Lynnette. That's just who that lowlife is!
One of his daughters was sent to juvenile hall when she was younger and either one or both got knocked up so why would anyone be surprised that another of his brood might have gotten arrested? I am sure living with Charles is hell to any impressionable mind. I feel sorry for his family and employees and anyone who has the misfortune of being introduced to him.
LOOKS LIKE WIG IS POISON TO ANYONE HE COMES IN CONTACT WITH. EVEN FAMILY.
Stress from haters like you caused a decent young man to get arrested for drugs. He is responsibly facing the consequences of his actions and will be just fine.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Anonymous wrote...."Stress from haters like you caused a decent young man to get arrested for drugs. He is responsibly facing the consequences of his actions and will be just fine".
You need to be a lot more specific. Are you trying to imply that people who have posted about Chucky's arrest caused him, a supposedly decent young man to get arrested. You're either Charles Wiggington or that idiot of idiots, Robert West. Don't blame readers for Chucky getting arrested. That's like blaming readers of Charles Wiggington sexually harassing an employee. Stupid and so P1 management. And how do you know he's facing the consequences of his actions responsibly? Are you there holding his hand? You must think that everyone believes in the innocense of Wiggington and his family. If you do then you're on some heavy drugs. Chucky's father is an indescent old man who has never faced the consequences of his acts. And Chucky, unfortunately due to the horrible example of a father that he has, has been out of control for a long time. Charles used to come to work and complain that his son was going to get in trouble, didn't want to listen to his parents, was doing bad in school, etc, so stop trying to gain the sympathy vote. The reason people know how he is, is because his big mouth, embarrassing, law breaking father told a lot of people how bad his son is, how horrible is sister is and how he doesn't like the way his wife acts. Haters? Isn't that a term Robert West likes to flaunt around? If its you Robert, get on your knees and repent.
Stupid. Haters? Really stupid and 100% Robert West who will say anything to take everything evil Wig does and try to make it sound like its good. If Jr got in trouble its all on him. Like the rest of us, we all get to make choices and when we make the wrong choices there's usually a price to pay unless your Wig and you hide like a coward behind Diedra's skirt and have the credit union pay expensive attorneys who will lie on your behalf to try to save your tired worthless ass. As for Jr, he can learn now by his mistake and hopefully not repeat it or he'll end up just like his dad. I wish him the best. As for West, SHUT UP loser!!!
Chuckie supposedly got caught selling marijuana. His daddy says he's trying to work out a deal so he don't go to jail. Whoever wrote that thing about Chuckie doing the right thing is sort of lying. Chuckie is scared. Who can blame him. But the charge is serious and according to Smock could cost a lot of money and time in the pen or jail.
West go back to sleeping on the job! and you let the cat out of the bag because no one mention Drugs!!!!
Whoever said Chuckie went to jail because the stress from haters is a retard. Wig was so stressed that he stole a members car. Wig was so stressed, he told the board Allen is the one that sent out all those envelopes with member socials on the outside of the envelopes. Whoever you are, you is a dumbass. Well this will be a good opportunity for Chuckie to move away from all the nasty things he saw his father do and become a man.
LOL. Yup, West sleeping in his officer, writing that book in his office while getting paid. There's a word for that its called stealing. Then boring us half to death each time we had to go in for what of his lame training sessions. OMG, the worst! That and him playing oldies during the all staff meeting. The only thing I'd ever hire him to do is haunt a house.
Let me get this straight. Chuckie allegedly sold marijuana before he got caught and Charles can't sell the cu's products. I vote we replace 59 year old Charles Sr with 21 year old Charles Jr.
Jr getting caught breaking the law. Sounds like he's taking after his pops.
Whoever wrote "Anonymous said...
"Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." You're a hypocrite and self-righteous. This is for you, "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." Hypocrite.
You should include "By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God." 1 John 3:10
Sounds like the hypocrite who is trying to blame the people on this blog for Chucky selling pot on the streets of L.A. needs to pull the plank out of his own eye.
Did Wig cut his son's allowance off? Is that why he decided to start pushing pot?
Did you ever think Chuckie might have wanted to go to jail to get away from his father?
Anonymous said...
Stress from haters like you caused a decent young man to get arrested for drugs. He is responsibly facing the consequences of his actions and will be just fine.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Did someone miss his nap time? Go back to sleep west.
LOL. That actually makes sense. Who could ever blame Chuckie if he preferred going to jail over having to see or listen to Wig.
I got to know Jr from his visits to the South Pasadena branch. He's not a horrible kid but he is way too talkative and likes to be the center of attention. In other words, like his father. Raised by Charles, I can't imagine how he could have turned out any different. If he is sentenced to jail (or not sentenced), he has a chance to walk away with something valuable and hopefully never repeat the mistake that got him in trouble. Now shaking off all the negativity he learned from his father, that's going to take work and time, but he can do it if he chooses to. I wish him the best because having Charles as a father (or brother, husband, boss) can't possibly be easy for any person.
This is to Robert West.
You are such a moron. You wrote,
"Stress from haters like you caused a decent young man to get arrested for DRUGS. He is responsibly facing the consequences of his actions and will be just fine."
Well, first of all thank you for telling everyone that he was arrested for DRUGS or at least confirming it. Next, you suffer from the same problem your master Wiggington suffers from which is not being accountable. Don't blame people who post comments as the reason Chucky sold drugs. Chucky decided to sell drugs on his own. Remember "free will"? You truly should be canned. And by the way, remember that story you told me about your father. Don't forget where yo come from or how you got here.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Don't be surprised if West's son ends up like Charles Jr. West doesn't have his kids in public schools because he says they're a bad influence so his wife home schools them. I've met the oldest boy and he has no social skills. Don't know how he'll cope once he gets out into the real world and finds out things aren't the way West and his wife taught him they are.
Whoever wrote "don't forget where you come from and how you got here" what does that mean?
Drugs, sexual harassment, intrigue... this outta be on tv.
Ask West what it means. He knows. Also explains his personality which is a big fake. He comes off like he's controlled and passive but homeboy is full of issues. I've seen him scared and he panics like the worst of them. Don't let the front fool you, he can't be trusted.
Why are they investigating Lynnette? Does Wiggles think she stole money? Anyway how can they do anything to her when Wiggles has stolen things himself? I think she ought to lawyer up and sue Wiggles.
Lynette can possibly sue for wrongful termination, libel, age discrimination, and if they tried to make her do something illegal. As long as she didn't sign a severance agreement which could release P1 of any liability even if she tried to return the money. But it would be doubtful she got a severance package only because they supposedly hired an outside investigator.
Has anyone heard anything about Theresa or Susanne's lawsuits?
For weeks we've worked Saturdays because Wigg said if member knew we were open Saturdays that would bring more business. Now they're talking about not opening Saturdays because there is not enough business. Its always the same story, not enough business make the employees work harder and then when it doesn't work out they try something new but its all guessing. Its nothing but a bunch of real bad managers.
Wiggington will try anything no matter how stupid it is.
Does anyone know where Charles been the last couple of days? Is he at court with Chucky?
He should be getting his head examined.
Have you thought of turning this into a book? There is the story about everything the president does and also why he does it. A psychology student would probably find it so interesting. I look forward yo more.
John, do you know anything about the lawsuits? What's going on?
Joseph didn't meet his goals again. I wonder if Wigg is going to write him off the way they wrote up all those employees they fired last year? Plus they're keeping it hush but Joseph is not AVP anymore. He's now a regular BD rep which probably means he got a cut in salary. It'll be interesting if someone sues because the credit union only writes up SOME people who don't make their goals and they let others- like Joseph, get away with not doing their fair share.
Since he didn't make his sales in February by 75% and who knows how much under he was again in March, isn't it time to fire Joseph. He should be held to the same standards all those employees who were fired, were held to. And former employees should sue the credit union for creating double standards.
I bet that bitch lynnette is pulling her hair out now. OH SHIT I FORGOT SHE DON't HAVE ANY MY BAD!!!. LOL
That credit union sure has a lot of weird things going on. AVPs accused of stealing, an AVP of sales who doesn't know how to sell and is still collecting a paycheck, a sexual harassing president, a CFO who thinks he's the queen of England, a EVP who used to let female employees swim naked in his pool while he cuddled with his boyfriend in the house, an hr director who is not an hr director and who says he's a christian but he's not, a 7 ft VP who can scare an anaconda, a lazy good for nothing avp who only monitors call center calls, a loud mouth, gossipy collections supervisor, and an accounting supervisor who hates working at the credit union.
I always thought Lynnette's look was strange but she was one of the worst when it came to the dress code. She was really picky, but in all honesty her shaved head and the same old suits didn't look very professional.
I doubt very much Lynette stole money. I didn't care for her at all but her stealing just doesn't seem possible. I'd sooner believe Wigg, Yvonne or Miss Smock stole money than Lynnette did. I know stealing is embezzlement and a credit union or bank would report the theft to law enforcement so why didn't the credit union do that? This story stinks. They can't be trying to keep it quiet because they already let it out that they're investigating Lynnette so is Miss Wigg trying to dig up stuff because just maybe he's afraid Lynnette might sue?
If Priority One is holding employees to different standards when regarding their assigned quotas, then that is illegal. The amount each employee is expected to sell each month can be different because the type of work employees each do may be different. However, if the credit union has a policy that says employees who do not meet their goals in 1 month, will be written up and if they don't meet their assigned goals for 2 months, they will be terminated, then every employee falls under the same standard. Also, if Joseph the AVP of Sales and is in the field most of the time, he is probably expected to bring in more new business than a loan processor or FSR. You have to also consider he supposedly has more experience and knowledge in sales otherwise how could he be the AVP of Sales?
Now if he didn't meet his goals in February and again in March and if the credit union policy states that 2 consecutive months of failures = termination, then Joseph must be fired. Otherwise employees even former employees who got fired for not making their goals, may be able to sue.
It might be illegal but Wigg loves breaking the law. He has that in common with his son.
So Joseph didn’t make his numbers in February or March. Geez, big surprise. He didn't make his numbers in May, June, July, August, or September of last year either that's why he took off running away because he was so sure Cindy was going to fire his ass. Lucky he’s a male because Wiggington and Rodger both love males in almost the same way and will protect him for a long, long time.
Joseph fails at everything he does. He's just dumb. Really, its not sarcasm, he's just not a bright person. Stupid bran muffin face Bea Walker made him the call center supervisor and then took it away less than a year later because there were so many member complaints he couldn’t fix. She gave him the whole loan department but a few months later took away real estate from him because he didn’t understand real estate.
He had member service for a short time but he screwed that up to.
They hired Cindy because Joseph as consumer loan manager didn’t do shit about getting loans up and going.
Wiggington then makes him avp of sales but turns out Joseph doesn’t know how to sell anything. Besides kissing ass, back stabbing, and writing on boards telling everyone what their goals are, what does useless, dumb as direct Joseph really know how to do? Joseph like the other over 40 year old men of priority one are all useless, cowardly and a bunch of old geezers.
Did you mean dumb as dirt? LOL. Well since you put it that way, I guess Joseph really doesn't know what he's doing. LOL.
Anonymous said...
Stupid bran muffin face Bea Walker.
That's Bread Pudding Face to you!
Yes, Bread Pudding Face is a lot more appropriate and so is Meteor Face and Freddie Kugar face.
I meant, Freddie Krueger. LOL.
Probably most employees already know Yvonne is still working at Los Angeles which is great for the member services, collections and call center in South Pasadena because she has a way of making things horrible wherever she is. She was supposed to fix all the member service problems because she said members were complaining that the staff at LA is rude. Well, now members are complaining about her. They just don't like her or her attitude. Big surprise there. Yvonne pisses everyone off because of her suck ass attitude. She's just awful but she's black and she says she's loyal to Wigg so that's enough to keep her. By the time she comes back to South Pas, she'll probably have destroyed the LA office too.
Didn't Yvonne piss off that member last year who then sued and won? That should of been enough to for Wigg to know you don't put Yvonne in a place where she has to work with human beings. With extraterrestrials, yes but with humans, no!
She's another idiot. She stands there behind the tellers, drinking coffee, chitting chatting to the clerks while there's a line of members waiting to be helped. She should open up a window and help customers. When you look at Yvonne and hear her talk, always think she is the exact opposite of everything she says. She'll talk down to you so you she has an inferioirity complex. She tells you she's smart, you know she's dumb. She tells you she demands professionalism, you know she isn't. She pretty much wants everybody to be what she isn't.
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Priority One might not be the worst company in the world but its not good either. And
definitely, Wiggington is probably one of the worst, most unqualified people you’ll ever meet. In 2008, the board told him they were worried because the credit union was losing money. He tried to get Manny to help cover it up by pulling money from some accounts and reporting them as profit that way it looked like the credit union was doing good business but Manny would have any of it because he told Wiggington it was illegal. So Wiggington decided to borrow from the credit union’s line of credit but if you go back to the 2008 records you’ll see there wasn’t one good reason for borrowing the money. He borrowed it because he wanted to make it look like the credit union was worth more money than it was. Diedra knew what he was up to because the board approved it but members and employees didn’t know. He was so afraid that the income would below what Mr. Harris had left it at and so for a few months it went above what Mr. Harris had achieved but only because Wiggington borrowed $20 million.
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In 2009, Wiggington is getting calls from Diedra on his cellular everyday, several times a day, telling him he needs to find a way of making a profit. He talks to Rodger about it and tells him he needs a COO because COO’s are good at cutting spending. He also tells Rodger that a COO could start doing those projects he doesn’t enjoy doing. So he contacts Bea. He met Bea a few months earlier and liked her. So he starts talking to Diedra and telling her how the company will grow if the board approves him hiring a COO. So he calls his friend in and the two decide to keep it a secret that they know each other. She comes in, gets interviewed, tells the board all the things she can do to make things better. They like her so much, they don’t even do a complete background check on her including no investigation if she was a good employee at other companies.
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She came to Priority One to fire people. At first it was to fire people the credit union didn’t need but actually, it included people Wiggington didn’t want. Wiggington told her that Manny was uncooperative and refused to cook the books. Bea tried talking to Manny but not only did he not want to do what she said, he didn’t like her. So she fires 5 people less than 3 months after she starts with 2 of them being Joe and Sonny, both who were close to Manny. See what Wiggington did? They also fired Wendy because Robert West told Wiggington that she stole a sandwich that was meant for employees that were coming to the main office to be trained.
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In the months that follow, Bea tells Wiggington that Dane is the blogger and that he hates the credit union. Wiggington lets her lay Dane off saying they were eliminating his job. Bea also tells Wiggington that his assistant, Kim is the blogger and that she knows for a fact that Kim is sending out information to the blog. They even check her computer but they don’t find any evidence that she leaked information but that didn’t change anything for Wiggington or Bea. They tell Rodger that he has to move Kim to the reception desk and to tell her its temporary while they cross-train Irma but in reality, they don’t plan on ever returning Kim to her desk. Rodger gets all nervous because he knows he’s about to screw Kim over but Rodger is more concerned with Rodger then with Kim and so he does what he’s told, sort of like a dog or Wiggington's bitch.
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Wiggington also tells Bea that the blogger is David. He tells her he knows this because Rodger told him he recognized the style of writing on the blog and its just like David’s. So they examine David’s computer but guess what, they don’t find anything. Then on David takes some PTO and Wiggington tells Rodger to call him at home and tell him his desk is going to be given to Jerry, this temp they hired for collections. But Wiggington also tells Rodger not to tell David that Bea suggested packing everything on David’s desk and throwing it in boxes. Bea supposedly told Wiggington that’s how you get rid of people by making them feel like they’re not wanted. Guess it happened to her so many times at so many companies that she thinks its true.
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When David comes back to work his things are in boxes and Rodger tells him his new desk is right outside Rodger’s office. Rodger being a big homosexual at work, must of thought that was cute. But Bea tells Rodger later that day, to transfer David to Burbank that way he is out of the main branch and doesn’t have access to confidential information which she said she knew he was getting his hands on. They transfer him to Burbank but information keeps getting posted on the blog.
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Bea and Wiggington tell Rodger there’s a big network of employees that are blogging and they begin to suspect Marc, Georgina, Hector, Ramona and a bunch of others. They got rid of more people but information keeps getting out so Bea hires this investigator. Now she tells the receptionist who is Kim, that when the “consultant” (the investigator) comes to the office, he’s not to sign in like all other guests. He begins showing up in late April and May at the credit union. He meets with Wiggington, Rodger, Bea, Esmeralda and Joseph. Esmeralda and Joseph agree to lie and make up stories about David. Bea and Wiggington and investigator download porn from the Internet. Esmeralda calls David and tells him to come in for an HR meeting.
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During the meeting he gets accused of looking at porn and they say they have a folder full of it to prove it. Problem is, everyone’s computers have firewalls so you can’t download porn unless you’re a magician. Bea also told Wiggington not to put anything they accused David of in writing otherwise it would be evidence against the credit union so all they did was say they had the porn but they wouldn’t show it to him. She also told Wiggington to tell David to shut down the blog or at least take her name off and his and remove anything that accuses them of sexual harassment, lying, cheating, stealing cars. The investigator told them he would threaten David and tell him if he didn’t sign the severance agreement they’ll make sure his unemployment gets denied and that they’ll anybody that calls for references that David downloaded porn. Problem is, that’s illegal for the credit union to do and Bea Walker knew it.
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David didn’t sign the severance agreement which pissed off Wiggington. Bea got pissed off to because she was sure her name would be removed from the internet. Not only didn’t he sign, but he told the unemployment about the threat. When Esmeralda was called by unemployment she said the credit union never threatened David and never said any of the things he said they had done. Esmeralda is so stupid. She must think people willingly make up stories like that about themselves. What’s worse is, Diedra was pissed at Wiggington because he had promised her that would bring an end to the blog but Wiggington was smart enough to put the blame on Bea. That’s why when Bea got fired it was for a lot of reasons including because the board thought she was gay but they were also pissed because she said she would shut down the blog.
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These people are stupid but its not because of race. This is what’s interesting. Esmeralda and Joseph are two stupid latinos. Rodger is a stupid white woman. Diedra and Wiggington are two stupid black folk. The common thread is stupidity not color. They are all dumber than dirt and they got to hire dirty people to do their dirty work even though everything they do eventually comes out because they love to brag. And Wiggington is nuts, they're all nuts because no normal person could come to work and do all the dirt these people do.
Anonymous wrote "That’s why when Bea got fired it was for a lot of reasons including because the board thought she was GAY but they were also pissed because she said she would shut down the blog."
Bea being gay would have been the least of that woman's problems.
Anonymous wrote " Rodger is a stupid white woman."
You mean stupid OLD white woman.
You forgot to say Esmeralda is fat and and a liar lke her master, Smock.
Porn? Really? Well then they should of checked Manny's computer because everybody knew he was looking at porn while at work. Same for Wigg. He used to look at porn too. I don't know about Smock but he probably did too.
Maybe they should of named HR, Criminal Human Resources.
WOW it sounds like there is a nut farm at P1 is anyone in the higher up deal with a full deck?
Nut farm, looney bin, or tard factory about sounds right. Anybody in managment who isn't that way? You know, they're all horrible but some are quieter about it.
Wow! That's a lot of information. I can see Esme and Joseph playing the whores. Is that why they both still have jobs?
We were in a meeting with Wig a few years ago and he told us that if any employee wanted a raise they better get all 5's on their review and he said they better work hard for those 5's. You got to laugh when you see what a mess his lazy ass has made of the credit union. Almost anybody that worked with Mr Harris must miss him after seeing what Wig and Diedra did to the place. You know that man never ratedca 5 and you know he probably didn't rate a 2 but Diedra lied and made sure he got good reviews so the board wouldn't look stupid.
Its easy to forget that P1 is an employer where people go to work to earn money so they can live their lives. What Charles has done to the place is horrible. He doesn't care what he does or how it affects people because the only thing that's important is that he collect his paycheck and screw everyone else.
Big surprise- Wigg sucks. There isn't anyone who knows him who hasn't asked how he became president or how he's stayed president. It has to be color because he's a horrible president.
charles and the board wants to know who is the blogger and the let go anyone who they thought was the blogger. Well guess what? Charles is the reason why there is a blog, if he was running a good ship and did not steal and the board was on top of things then there would be no reason for this BLOG!
but thank god some one is watching and writing everything down. You go john
dose any one know what company that investigator is from? all this stuff was done and yet the board still keeps Charles, Wow i know that Charles is a mental case but it seems that the board is also in the same boat. crazy!
sad to see THAT P1 is run to the ground and no one from the board has done a dam thing. crazy
Wigg is such a pussy. He has to hire some coward like himself to go and pull some shit on a good employee. Way to go loser. The investigator was probably one of Wigg's male lovers.
You know the reason Diedra keeps Wig is because he's black There no other reason anyone can think of.
I don't think there's anything Wig won't do that's illegal and unethical. From sexual harassment to hiring people to lie for him. Nice way to spend money that's not his. And congratulations to Diedra for being the worst Chair woman of any board.
does anyone know what happen to Irma?
Irma did what Suzanne, David, Marc, Vanessa, Wendy, Sonny, Manny, Louis, Burbank, Redlands, Johnny, etc. All did... ties were cut and you never look back.
Fire 90% of P1 staff and there will still be a blog because those that are not corrupted by Wiggington's touch have a moral obligation to make sure the truth gets out.
It has never been about as Wig and his cronies say, "disgruntled employees" that blog about P1, it has always been about making sure their darkness doesn't bog down the light of truth.
This goes for any form of a business entity. Corruption has to be expelled from within in order to get better.
I so agree. Well said.
It must suck to be Wig.
You don't have one villain at P1. True Charles is an idiot. I know some employees like Joseph Garcia used to say he really understands finances but what he understands is how read a financial report. That he's good at but if he understood financials why is it that they're worth less today then they were before Charles became president and why do they have less branches today then then Charles became president? The reason Charles was allowed and he was allowed, to ruin the credit union is the board, plain and simple. Back before he became president, even Charles used to say they were ignorant. I was in a meeting with other employees when he said that. He also said they didn't understand financials. No duh. Diedra for whatever reason, actually runs the credit union and she's running it into the ground. The woman is poison. She controls everything and Charles has no say-so because she protected him when he was found guilty of sexual harassment. He no only owes her, he sold his soul to A devil. Also, Charles could never have succeeded in damaging so many employees (actually ex-employees) if it wasn't for Rodger Smock. Rodger used to go behind Mr. Harris' back and side with Charles way before Charles became president. Smock should of been fired when he had that affair with that boy and when he got those women drunk in his swimming pool. The man has been a tool, firing people for breaking policy when he is probably the worse policy breaker of anyone. West is nothing. He doesn't know what he's doing except that he has to sin to keep his job otherwise how is he going to support his stay at home wife and two kids? Esmeralda is also a small problem because all she knows is benefits. She doesn't have enough of a brain to make sound decisions on behalf of HR. She's exactly what you see, a barrio girl who's in a job she shouldn't be in. Now Yvonne, she's special. I was in a meeting when she said that employees that didn't like management, should get on the little yellow school bus. It was a nasty statement that tells you how she feels about employees. And in my opinion, she acts like all she's ridden in is a little yellow school bus. She cost the credit union a lot of money last year which pissed of Diedra and she'll cost the credit union a lot more money in the future. She can't do anything to make P1 better because what she's good at is making trouble.
Wow. It really must suck to be Wiggington. Hell, Smock, West, Boutte or Sandoval. What a bunch of lowlifes.
Yvonne is the little yellow school bus. She's still riding it bitch.
Leave Yvonne alone! You guys don’t know how horrible it is to have people always trying to find you and get pictures of you or trying to catch you. Oh wait, I got confused. Thought we were talking about Big Foot. Continue.
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