Re: Home Depot fires two managers

PaPaPeng wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:23:09 -0400, "curmudgeon"
<curmudgeon@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm just a part-time sales associate at the Depot and I've been told
many many times to never confront a thief. The reason's simple:
ain't no lawn mower or light bulb worth dying over...and these days
when kids shoot other kids for dissing 'em...makes a whole lot of
sense.
And BTW, the vending machines don't belong to the Depot
anyway....they're put there on a commission basis by the bottler.


"Michael Lane" <bbmclane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:18772-46D5EA28-110@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


In Murfreesboro Tn. the borg fired two managers for stopping a
scumbag from stealing money from a soft drink machine outside the
door. Said " they violated co. policy " yea right, just let the
thieves steal anything .

Michael Lane

It ain't bragging, if you can back it up___
Dizzy Dean



I am of the opinion that firing an employee acting on a natural
instinct to do good is very inappropriate punishment. To enforce
store policy, and it is a good policy, perhaps a known fine (of $300?)
to be paid to the store employees' annual picnic fund would be more
fair.

Couldn't resist:

Dear Mr. Tom,

Thank you for contacting The Home Depot Customer Care

We have a policy in place regarding associate interaction with suspected
shoplifters. That policy calls for any associate who witnesses criminal
activity to immediately contact the designated loss prevention associate
or security guard assigned to their store, who is professionally trained
to handle the situation in the safest way possible. We do this to
protect everyone in our stores, both associates and customers. In short,
this is among the most important policies we have for governing the
operations of our stores because violation of it can have serious
consequences.

Unfortunately, the associates involved in this specific incident
violated that policy. Actions like this are unacceptable and can be
extremely dangerous. Safety is a primary focus for our Company and this
violation could have put our customers and associates at greater risk,
had the situation evolved differently.

Sincerely,

Poonam
Customer Care

Original Message Follows:
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Contact Us Form Message From: tom g
Submitted: 08-29-2007 07:13:53 PM EDT
E-mail: t@xxxxxxxxx
Phone:
Zip/Postal Code: 60123
Subject: Company Feedback
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Comments:Home Depot employee looking for job after stopping
alleged thief.
Guess I'll be shopping at Menards or Lowes from now on....even Ace
Hardware. Way to Go!!!!
Tom G.


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