Right thing of for him to do, but unfortunately, it our world of lawsuits, companies cannot afford to have employes get in harms way. And that is the way it is these days.

 

I have worked at WalMart for more than seven years. Our policy is to train everyone how to deal with such a situation and to leave it up the individual whether or not to try to extinguish a fire. Our primary objective is to remove people from harms way, saving material things is secondary at best.

I think that the gentleman in question should be commended for his actions. I also think that management was using this as an excuse to terminate him.

 

Right with arabian knight......if the employee had been hurt or killed while fighting the fire, he, or his family could have sued the company and the car owner.

And in the general scheme of things, owner of any other car damaged by the fire could have sued the employee for not acting faster or better. The car owner could sue also if he thought the employee "let" the fire burn longer. Oh, and they could all sue the company too, since the man was on "company time".

Mon

 

There are no Meijers around here so I can't boycott them, but I hope others that live in their area do boycott.

This is another case of corporate stupidity and idiotic zero tolerance rules

 

I hope he is able to collect unemployment for an improper firing. After that, maybe a competitor will see the opportunity to hire a great employee.

Peg

 

Right with arabian knight......if the employee had been hurt or killed while fighting the fire, he, or his family could have sued the company and the car owner.

And in the general scheme of things, owner of any other car damaged by the fire could have sued the employee for not acting faster or better. The car owner could sue also if he thought the employee "let" the fire burn longer. Oh, and they could all sue the company too, since the man was on "company time".

Oh brother! What has the world come to when the first thought people have is to sue someone?? Everyone tries to see a dollar sign behind everything. When you die, money isn't going to matter, but helping someone when they needed it will.

 

Meijers has the worst policy's.

For many Years I was a customer, Did most of my shopping there.

The ex got a job as a cashier, had some one come through the Line with some sku tags for two large Items, they raised a stink about the price being wrong, she suspended the sale I think.
Well waiting for some one from the department, another employee helped them take the merchandise out.
Walking by not just the greeter (who checks your receipt) but also a Uniformed Security officer, and the two store detectives (floor walkers).
Two weeks later they pull her in to the security office at the end of her shift (late night) and Interrogate,threaten and coerce her.
It was a big fubar thing, for one she was a Union Employee, her steward should of been present.
Instead it was the non union manager.
They Fired her for Gross negligence.
Then later issued a summons to Appear for Embezzlement.

This all prior to the Union having done anything (have to understand the laws on this, before anything happens like that the Union has to exhaust there rights and responsibility's)
The Union reps work for the company.
They where involved later but ya...

Six months later she got a letter from the DA's office, for a restitution for non prosecution.
That was not just a joke but a insult.

Its a good thing she had me. I set them straight.

Never heard another thing about it and have not shopped there since.

Meijers in Michigan at least is considered to have a private police force.
They, not a Public Police Agency handled everything, tried to circumvent due process,
and completely Ignored the Facts.

She had a a suit on many grounds. Union and Non-Union.
It was a long list!