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This employee was robbed at gunpoint and the company threatened to terminate him if he didn't pay back the lost money....then they fired him anyway after he made the last payment.



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France riots for better shit and they get it we are such a lazy people

Did he try and keep it at first? If he did I wouldnt want a dishonest employee like that around.

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mikdougoutdacar posted...

Did he try and keep it at first? If he did I wouldnt want a dishonest employee like that around.

What

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This is either fake or grounds for a massive lawsuit
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voldothegr8 posted...

This is either fake or grounds for a massive lawsuit

Nah right to work states have no real protections for employees from this stuff.

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voldothegr8 posted...

This is either fake or grounds for a massive lawsuit

I agree, this is really bizarre and doesn't make any sense. Why would anyone sign off on this.

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opopopza posted...

I agree, this is really bizarre and doesn't make any sense. Why would anyone sign off on this.

People are desperate, especially last year with COVID happening.

And one shitty termination can really fuck your opportunities with future employers.

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gunplagirl posted...

Nah right to work states have no real protections for employees from this stuff.

Right to work means unions can't be forced upon the employee, it has nothing to do with this situation, if the situation is even real.
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gunplagirl posted...

Nah right to work states have no real protections for employees from this stuff.

Still seems like extortion to me

"Pay us or we fire you"

No company has the right to extort it's own employees, especially so overtly.

I could understand your point if they just fired him, but this is crazy.

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voldothegr8 posted...

Right to work means unions can't be forced upon the employee, it has nothing to do with this situation, if the situation is even real.

I think what she means is "at-will"

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As I don't see any kind of link, I'm sure there is more to this story.

(ex. a friend probably "robbed" him and they both got away with the money.)

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

I think what she means is "at-will"

Every state is at will except Montana, and all that means is the employer can fire employees for any reason not protected by labor laws. At will doesn't mean employers can extort employees for things out of their control.
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CommonGrackle posted...

As I don't see any kind of link, I'm sure there is more to this story.

(ex. a friend probably "robbed" him and they both got away with the money.)

But that would only raise more questions. Like...if they believe the employee was legitimately involved, why would they not just fire him outright and threaten to get law enforcement involved if he doesn't pay them back, ESPECIALLY if it was considered armed robbery? I've worked Asset Protection before, and the minute someone steals, they're immediately terminated and forced to pay back the value of whatever they stole. And this was for much less than the amount here.

Why keep him on the payroll for a year if they truly believe he assisted in stealing $4000?

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CommonGrackle posted...

As I don't see any kind of link, I'm sure there is more to this story.

(ex. a friend probably "robbed" him and they both got away with the money.)

No its legit. It was a series of a guy doing that to several similar places. You gotta look up the article

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"Posted in r/antiwork"

this definitely happened

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voldothegr8 posted...

Every state is at will except Montana, and all that means is the employer can fire employees for any reason not protected by labor laws. At will doesn't mean employers can extort employees for things out of their control.

Sure, but the company could "argue" that he had a friend steal the money.

And they can probably afford much better lawyers than he can.

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Damn_Underscore posted...

"Posted in r/antiwork"

this definitely happened

It was reshared on that reddit. The original post was in a Vegas-related subreddit.

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Why am I not surprised TC frequents r/antiwork?

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Squall28 posted...

Why am I not surprised TC frequents r/antiwork?

I'm actually reposting this particular image from a Google review, but if you have nothing else to contribute to this topic you can shut the fuck up and get the fuck out.

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darkprince45 posted...

No its legit. It was a series of a guy doing that to several similar places. You gotta look up the article

no, you look it up and post it.

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

But that would only raise more questions. Like...if they believe the employee was legitimately involved, why would they not just fire him outright and threaten to get law enforcement involved if he doesn't pay them back?

my wild guess would be: because the business is actually trying to be very very nice about the whole situation.

I mean who would be so phenomenally stupid as to write up a contract basically extorting a worker otherwise? "Money was stolen on your watch so you have to pay it back"? Like how would that even hold up in court? The employee does not assume some sort of shareholder stake in the business.

CommonGrackle posted...

I mean who would be so phenomenally stupid as to write up a contract basically extorting a worker otherwise? "Money was stolen on your watch so you have to pay it back"? Like how would that even hold up in court? The employee does not assume some sort of shareholder stake in the business.

For one reason or another, they seem to believe they can get away with it.

There's a lot of cases where employees get mistreated by their employer, but can't afford to take them to court.

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Mr Hangman posted...

Firing the employee is a shitty move, but would probably hold up in court. I can't imagine a court upholding forcing an employee to reimburse the company for a robbery though. That's insane. They should sue to get that money back, plus legal costs.

If this is legit he should have sued as soon as they told him pay the money back or you're fired.

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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

I'm actually reposting this particular image from a Google review, but if you have nothing else to contribute to this topic you can shut the fuck up and get the fuck out.

Just asking you not to get too emotionally wrapped up on every little thing on the internet, especially if it's from places with a very clear agenda.

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Squall28 posted...

Just asking you not to get too emotionally wrapped up on every little thing on the internet, especially if it's from places with a very clear agenda.

The post originates from a Vegas-centric subreddit.

If you bothered actually reading through topics rather than looking for a way to derail them when they make you uncomfortable, you would have figured that out.

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CommonGrackle posted...

no, you look it up and post it.

I dont need to do shit lmao. I live in the state I know what goes on here lol

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All I see is a repayment for robbery form. And TC's story about why it was filed.

I'm inclined to believe the story is fake, but I havent found any news articles about it from a brief Google search.

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

The post originates from a Vegas-centric subreddit.

If you bothered actually reading through topics rather than looking for a way to derail them when they make you uncomfortable, you would have figured that out.

Ah yes, the very reliable Vegas centric subreddit.

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Squall28 posted...

Ah yes, the very reliable Vegas centric subreddit.

Keep moving that goalpost...

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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

The post originates from a Vegas-centric subreddit.

If you bothered actually reading through topics rather than looking for a way to derail them when they make you uncomfortable, you would have figured that out.

Ah an at-will state. No wonder

Sounds fake

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

I'm actually reposting this particular image from a Google review, but if you have nothing else to contribute to this topic you can shut the fuck up and get the fuck out.

That dude has nothing to contribute to anything.

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nothanks1 posted...

Sounds fake

just like with all those "angry note written on a waiter's tip" stories

if your first reaction is to post some sort of written threat to social media instead of taking it to someone who can actually deal with the situation, it's probably not true.

"At will" doesnt mean what people think it means lol.

This wouldnt hold up in court if someone decided to push the issue. Companies need to build a paper tail on someone before letting them go, even in "At will" jobs.

This is one of the things they taught me in management classes back in the day.

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Flauros posted...

Companies need to build a paper tail on someone before letting them go, even in "At will" jobs.

Lol no you don't. It's a good idea to do so but it's not required whatsoever

I have a really hard time believing any business would be this stupid.
I also have a really hard time believing someone would be stupid enough to sign it.
But, here we are, so, who knows

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the gas station i used to work at made the cashiers pay for drive-offs. until one employee said she'd sue if they tried. magically, they decided to install cameras and mandate prepay over the following months. but they got away with it for decades because no one was willing or able to stand up to them.

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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

Keep moving that goalpost...

I'm not moving anything. I'm just acknowledging you are full of crap.

* Picture says Posted on r/antiwork*
Oh no I got it from Google which got it from a Vegas site.

Give me a break. You out here googling things to be mad about now?

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Squall28 posted...

I'm not moving anything. I'm just acknowledging you are full of crap.

* Picture says Posted on r/antiwork*
Oh no I got it from Google which got it from a Vegas site.

Give me a break. You out here googling things to be mad about now?

I saw the post on that subreddit, googled the story/the company and pulled the picture from their reviews. This isn't hard to follow.

Now are you going to address the actual content of the story like everyone else here is doing or are you going to continue making worthless posts to satisfy your apparent hard-on for me?

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CommonGrackle posted...

just like with all those "angry note written on a waiter's tip" stories

if your first reaction is to post some sort of written threat to social media instead of taking it to someone who can actually deal with the situation, it's probably not true.

Yeah, but this is a little different since this post can get around and hurt the business and it's apparently working.

Again, a lot of people can't afford the time, stress and money of a lawsuit.

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is there any reason why you can't post the source yourself?

lol nearly every board I go to there's a TC says ''just go google it yourself ''

no, I'm not.

CommonGrackle posted...

is there any reason why you can't post the source yourself?

lol nearly every board I go to there's a TC says ''just go google it yourself ''

no, I'm not.

There's no article about the employee (it's fairly recent and been circulating around social media), but the robbery is legit.

https://tinyurl.com/4wmedsc

The employee's post:




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It's centuries overdue.

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The harder it is to fire an employee, the more reluctant employers will be to hire. Go ask France how this works.