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

submitted 4 hours 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 81 points 3 hours ago (5 children)

Should sue for defamation and damages

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 2 points 44 minutes ago

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.

[–] iltoroargento@startrek.website 6 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (2 children)

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

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 51 minutes ago

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

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

For modern cars, it's the riddle of aluminum

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 points 36 minutes ago

Should buy a Komatsu D355A and a mig welder.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 27 points 3 hours ago

Law suit territory. Time for a comfortable retirement.

[–] Dnb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 hours ago

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