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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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[-] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Not when it's a right to work state.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

right to work doesnt mean theycant fire you, they just need a reason to, but they can alleged any number of reasons to fire you wether that is through performance, or time stealing or another. at will is they can layoff, fire without most reasons.

[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Right to work has nothing to do with ferdal law

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