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VENICE, Fla. -- A 73-year old veteran says he was fired from the Cracker Barrel restaurant in Venice for giving someone who looked in a need a few condiment packets and a corn muffin.
Was it against the restaurant's rules, or is it the right thing to do? It's a debate that is already catching fire online.
Since he didn't buy the muffin, it wasn't his to give away. It belonged to Cracker Barrel.
Taking other peoples' assets and then giving them away isn't being personally charitable, it's stealing, which seems to be a tough concept for some people.
Yes it wasn't his to give away, but firing him was a bit harsh IMO. I know someone who works for a Cracker Barrel up here, and this does sound like something they would do. They are tightwads.
Since he didn't buy the muffin, it wasn't his to give away. It belonged to Cracker Barrel.
Taking other peoples' assets and then giving them away isn't being personally charitable, it's stealing, which seems to be a tough concept for some people.
This.
What about an office worker who takes a box of paper clips home for personal use, and gets fired for it?
Theft of company property is punishable by termination, regardless of the value of the stolen item.
If he had invited the person inside the restaurant, sat him down, and told him to order anything on the menu less than a certain amount, and he would pay for it, that would be charity. Giving him food without paying for it was theft, period, and as stated, theft of company property is punishable by termination.
That is true of any and every company I have ever worked for!
According to the article, he has been written up five times for giving away or consuming food without paying for it in the three years he has worked there.
VENICE, Fla. -- A 73-year old veteran says he was fired from the Cracker Barrel restaurant in Venice for giving someone who looked in a need a few condiment packets and a corn muffin.
Was it against the restaurant's rules, or is it the right thing to do? It's a debate that is already catching fire online.
He was fiored for not paying for the muffin first, not for giving it away.
In hindsight, would it not have been better to buy the food, then give it to the homeless person? I give out food regularly, after I buy it. It's just common sense.
Since he didn't buy the muffin, it wasn't his to give away. It belonged to Cracker Barrel.
Taking other peoples' assets and then giving them away isn't being personally charitable, it's stealing, which seems to be a tough concept for some people.
He was fiored for not paying for the muffin first, not for giving it away.
In hindsight, would it not have been better to buy the food, then give it to the homeless person? I give out food regularly, after I buy it. It's just common sense.
How dare you to ask a liberal to put money where his mouth is?
Where I work this is known as company theft. 0 tolerance infraction and 100% termination offense.
Pay for the food and do with it as you wish. Using the mans Veteran status is an attempt to deflect from what he really did.
If you work for someone else, you can't be shocked when they release you, for whatever reason.
Start your own business if you want to give product away.
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