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    dali-llamaMax Rivlin-Nadler
    12/14/13 1:34pm

    I'm kind of sick of these stories of people leaving their job to do something stupid and/or against company policy and being fired for it, then running to the media to beg for sympathy.

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      Cherith Cutestorydali-llama
      12/14/13 1:37pm

      I agree when it is something like wrestling shoplifters. Those people should be fired. It is an unnecessary risk and the last thing they need is to be opened up to that kind of liability. But using a fire extinguisher to put out a small fire before it becomes a big one isn't stupid, at all.That is a pretty normal reaction.

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      FerminaDazadali-llama
      12/14/13 1:40pm

      Yea, he should of let that car burn! It in NO WAY could have spread to the store, and thus created an even larger and more dangerous problem!

      I can see this argument in the case of, say, someone tackling a shop lifter when they've been told to leave it to the police. But this is an actual, potentially life-threatening incident that could have escalated into something much more serious.

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    BigSteveMax Rivlin-Nadler
    12/14/13 1:40pm

    Stop, drop, and the dole*!

    *this comment blends two well known sayings, "stop, drop, and roll", with "the dole." The former is a recommended tactic when you are involved in a fire. The latter is a common term used for government assistance. What I meant to imply, hopefully humorously, is that his reaction to a fire (instinctual, maybe) ironically caused him greater hardship, in that he lost his job and might have to rely on assistance from others.

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      TheRCBigSteve
      12/14/13 2:16pm

      Thank you for your candor.

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      BigSteveTheRC
      12/14/13 2:23pm

      Thanks for acknowledging it. Means a lot.

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    TwoMoreCutsMax Rivlin-Nadler
    12/14/13 1:40pm

    This is why I always check the employee handbook at work before any emergency.

    "You have a gun? Hang on I need to check the employee hand book."

    "You dropped your baby? Hang on I need to check the employee hand book."

    "You are currently on fire inside the store? Handbook"

    "You have a dirty bomb your willing to explode unless you get a free bottle of gin? Hang on, Let me check the handbook."

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      The Ghost of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ AKA BabyStepsTwoMoreCuts
      12/14/13 1:52pm

      The employee handbook is your friend!

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      seaalexThe Ghost of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ AKA BabySteps
      12/15/13 2:45am

      Ever notice this always seems to happen with low wages jobs ?

      My employers would expect me to intercede in an emergency and I would ( and have ).

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    myprettyponyMax Rivlin-Nadler
    12/14/13 1:36pm

    Zero tolerance policies are so fucking stupid.

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      FJones411myprettypony
      12/14/13 2:53pm

      I agree. I have zero tolerance for them.

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      hilikusopusmyprettypony
      12/16/13 2:26pm

      Especially when the whole point of the policy is to put responsibility on the employee as an individual. "Meijer is not responsible. We have a company policy. This policy was distributed to the employee. The employee was not acting in his capacity as an employee of the company when he took certain actions. We are proud to have such heroic individuals on the Meijer team." He gets a warning/employee of the month/or both from the company, but he doesn't get preemptively axed. That shit is absurd.

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    blue11speedMax Rivlin-Nadler
    12/14/13 1:34pm

    So, what IS their policy on automobile fires? Would they rather wait for the car to be engulfed in flames, blow up the gas tank, damage other vehicles and/or people in close proximity, and be sued for that?!

    Seems to me that you should A) call 911, and B) put out the fire, no?

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      dali-llamablue11speed
      12/14/13 1:38pm

      You're a moron to think that we should be relying on supermarket employees as fire fighters. What the fuck color is the sky of the world you're living on?

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      blue11speeddali-llama
      12/14/13 1:43pm

      Geez, scrooge. What happened to the spirit of helping your fellow man?

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    ArdenMax Rivlin-Nadler
    12/14/13 4:42pm

    Let this be a lesson to you, if you are on your job...or near your job, or in any place where your job may hear of you, never do the right thing and help someone out. You are to sit back and watch whatever tragedy unfolds as passively as you can.

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      WIncredulous is with her!Arden
      12/14/13 4:53pm

      And film it, in landscape, for the rest of us.

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      MasterChef_117WIncredulous is with her!
      12/14/13 7:47pm

      The landscape part was a nice touch, i thought...

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    paul7777Max Rivlin-Nadler
    12/14/13 1:55pm

    Store statement on the controversy: "Despicable human scum Bowers, who was worse than a dog, perpetrated thrice-cursed acts of treachery in betrayal of such profound trust and warmest paternal love shown by the store and the owner for him."

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      Muscatopaul7777
      12/14/13 2:57pm

      Gaylord, Michigan Meijer Store is best Meijer Store!

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    Veronica CorningstoneMax Rivlin-Nadler
    12/14/13 5:15pm

    What the fuck is Meijer?

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      Valerie JoVeronica Corningstone
      12/14/13 6:56pm

      Meijer was a gocery store chain started by a nice man in 1962. He wanted to run a "one stop shopping" store with prices that were affordable for everyone. He treated his employees like family and people genuinely liked working and shopping there.

      But then his kids took over, and they just didn't feel wealthy enough. Dad had been too nice to the pleebs and Walmart was cutting in on those golden profits. They made sweeping policy changes that included repressive policies for employees that were meant to keep them from getting raises or staying long enough to earn good vacations or benefits. Every employee with self-esteem left and found other jobs.

      Walmart employees have a better time of it.

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      Yuni KitadaiValerie Jo
      12/15/13 9:23pm

      Was his name Oscar?

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    TheDamnPaterfamiliasMax Rivlin-Nadler
    12/14/13 1:38pm

    Human decency trumped by corporate self interests. The fucking lawyers have truly taken over.

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      FlyLikeSymptomsMax Rivlin-Nadler
      12/14/13 1:35pm

      I was discussing this with my wife and if it happened to arson we'd be mortified.

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