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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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[–] 84 points 3 months ago (10 children)

Why are employees expected to pay for cookies in the break room?

Oh right, capitalism. Human decency be damned.

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  • [+] -48 points 3 months ago (9 children)

    Under socialism, employers must supply free cookies in breakrooms.

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  • [–] 33 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    My employer offers free fruits in breakrooms. Life safers when you have low bloodsugar.

    That coupled with other benefits like free gym, company paying half of any bicycle i buy and discounts with local massagers have made me healthier and i have turned down an job offer from better paying job because they had worse benefits.

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  • [–] 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Historically every job provided all workers a meal, often two if it was a long day. This didn't stop being the norm until clocks and factories became common.

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