Underground Consumer Racism
Dear Readers – this is a bit off the topic of moving – but important to share.
In my many years of running Exodus Moving & Storage, there have been several times when we have been asked to provide an “all-white” moving crew or “non-Mexican” movers. This has horrified me to my core. And we have told these customers that we cannot honor their request.
What I can honor is that every effort is made to provide my customers with a moving crew of gentlemen. Exodus’ movers are background checked, drugscreened, trained and legal. I can also say that they have passed the gut check of – “would I feel okay having this person in my home around my young daughter?”
We do require our movers to speak English. This is not only for communication with customers, but also for safety reasons – for example when two movers are moving a piano, they have to be able to communicate to one another.
I fear that in these “tough economic times” many businesses might let their ethics slide and bow to racist customer requests in order to get the job, and the income. You can rest assured that our ethics will not bow and that we are proud of our diverse team.
