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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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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I've gone through psych evals in corporate hiring that ask a bunch of bullshit "would you steal a penny to feed a starving orphan" questions, intended to weed out anyone with an ounce of conscience.

They mostly just teach you to lie to your boss

[–] bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Jesus Christ. Should've followed it up with the question, "why is the company purposely withholding a penny when it could be used to feed a starving orphan?"

It's like with overly strict parents; the only thing they are teaching their kids is how to lie and sneak around

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago

they want brownosers, in case the higher ups get caught with something unethical, they want lies to protect them.