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Ford employee fired after 11 years for stealing cookie he’d actually paid for (www.dexerto.com)

submitted 5 days ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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A Ford employee says he lost his job after being accused of stealing a $1.95 cookie, only for the company to later realize he’d actually paid for it.

60-year-old Kurt Kromm had worked at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant for 11 years, but told Shifting Gears he was fired after the company believed security footage showed him taking a cookie from the break room without paying.

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[–] devaly@ani.social 125 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Should sue for defamation and damages

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 48 points 5 days ago

Law suit territory. Time for a comfortable retirement.

[–] Dnb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Seems like a slam dunk case. What a joke of a company. Hope they fire everyone who thought it was smart to fire this guy. Huge waste

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

Yeah the fire people committee will get right on firing themselves

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wrongful termination for sure, idk about defamation. I think it'd be hard to argue being accused of stealing a cookie actually hurt your reputation in any meaningful way.

[–] eltrain123@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

If the employee isn’t ready to retire, being fired for theft of company property is something that will absolutely effect their reputation.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Fair point! I'd still lead with the wrongful termination personally, but also IANAL so take that with the block of salt it deserves.

[–] iltoroargento@startrek.website 13 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

I think Kromm should give them a first hand lesson in the riddle of steel...

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 5 days ago

Howez man if you're going to use an Arnie meme in this context then use this:

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

For modern cars, it's the riddle of aluminum

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago

goddamnit that got a snort out of me, hah!

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 days ago

Kromm is the best God, because he is the worst God.

Other Gods offer power, strength, abilities, riches...

Kromm?

Kromm offers nothing.

Yet if you please Kromm..... you will already have all that you need.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Should buy a Komatsu D355A and a mig welder.

[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Should accept the job offer elsewhere and sue the fuck out of Ford for wrongful termination. It’s the only thing they understand.

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago

lol for what?

The only damages are one week’s pay.