Home Depot fires employee for assisting police in stopping kidnapping of child

[Hawaiian]

All large companies have similar rules. They were put in place on advise from corporate counsel.
Employee's are not to challenge an attacker or even defend a coworker who is being attacked. Employee's are instructed to run away from all confrontations. The reasoning is that they want as few employees injured as possible. I can understand in retail instructing the employee to let the shoplifter take the merchandise, it is less costly than paying for the employee's injuries.
But is someone is attacking a coworker, or kidnapping a child I am going to try and stop them and I will probably be fired. So be it. The Employer would have an impossible web to negotiate in saying, it is ok to stop one situation, but not another. Too many grey area's for the legal team to negotiate.

 

[Kristina]

It's all over the news now: <broken link removed>

 

[Member 5605]

It's all over the news now: <broken link removed>

So... media knows and admits it in an article that it was a domestic dispute yet their headline still uses "kidnapping"....

 

[Flymph]

meh, it could still be a kidnapping.

 

[The Heretic]

FACT CHECK: Oregon Man Fired for Helping Police Stop a Kidnapping?

 

[RicInOR]

CVS security staffer chases down, fatally shoots shoplifter

 

[Camelfilter]

FACT CHECK: Oregon Man Fired for Helping Police Stop a Kidnapping?

Dang, job offered back, with missed back pay. Nice.

 

[Camelfilter]

CVS security staffer chases down, fatally shoots shoplifter

Dang. A whole bunch of stupid. If the story is factual, guy deserves a murder charge.

 

[Flymph]

Yeah, I have to agree on that one. Way too much effort to shoot the guy.
At least there is two less scumbags to worry about. Silver linings people!

 

[Member 5605]

Still wasn't an attempted kidnapping...

Just saying..

 

[OldTengu]

Thread resurrection!
I actually knew that guy, and worked with him at HD for awhile. When he quit, he handed in his resignation on a cake. He was kinda useless, but if a company treated me like they did him I'd be useless on purpose too.

 

[3MTA3]

Thread resurrection!
I actually knew that guy, and worked with him at HD for awhile. When he quit, he handed in his resignation on a cake. He was kinda useless, but if a company treated me like they did him I'd be useless on purpose too.
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Effing hilarious and I even saved a copy of the picture. Good on him!

 

[arakboss]

That does it, I am going to start buying all my home improvement stuff at HomeBase stores

 

[BrentN]

I wouldn't eat that cake.

 

[OldTengu]

I wouldn't eat that cake.

I sure as phuck didn't.

 

[OldTengu]

Here's the Reddit thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Portland/comments/fivcjr