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Ford employee fired after 11 years for stealing cookie he’d actually paid for (www.dexerto.com)
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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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[–] 15 points 3 months ago (2 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.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

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

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