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Support pours in for fired E. Greenbush Walmart employee who redeemed $5.10 of cans - GMDino - 11-20-2015 http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Walmart-fires-East-Greenbush-employee-for-6642073.php?cmpid=fbsocialflow Quote:East Greenbush, N.Y. RE: Support pours in for fired E. Greenbush Walmart employee who redeemed $5.10 of cans - StLucieBengal - 11-20-2015 Sad story no doubt. How is it racial? He just took Walmart garbage ... Walmart recycles so it's their property. The security seemed to be a little overzealous. Being a criminal probably didn't help his cause. RE: Support pours in for fired E. Greenbush Walmart employee who redeemed $5.10 of cans - GMDino - 11-20-2015 (11-20-2015, 12:56 AM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Sad story no doubt. I never know if you're a troll or just don't / can't read. RE: Support pours in for fired E. Greenbush Walmart employee who redeemed $5.10 of cans - CKwi88 - 11-20-2015 (11-20-2015, 08:25 AM)GMDino Wrote: I never know if you're a troll or just don't / can't read. Are those mutually exclusive? RE: Support pours in for fired E. Greenbush Walmart employee who redeemed $5.10 of cans - Mike M (the other one) - 11-20-2015 That's messed up. Being a former criminal definitely doesn't help, but for what he did, it shouldn't have hurt his cause either. If that was his only infraction, then he shouldn't have been fired for it. He should have been given an official warning and paid it back. What the other girl did, was straight up thievery, and she knew it, yet she was allowed to repay it and keep her job. RE: Support pours in for fired E. Greenbush Walmart employee who redeemed $5.10 of cans - StLucieBengal - 11-20-2015 (11-20-2015, 08:25 AM)GMDino Wrote: I never know if you're a troll or just don't / can't read. I just don't automatically go to racism anytime a black person loses their job. Sucks for the guy that's for sure. RE: Support pours in for fired E. Greenbush Walmart employee who redeemed $5.10 of cans - fredtoast - 11-20-2015 (11-20-2015, 01:33 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: I just don't automatically go to racism anytime a black person loses their job. Smith, who is African-American, contacted prisoner advocate Alice Green at the Center for Law and Justice in Albany. She took up Smith's cause after hearing his account that alleged racial discrimination. During his interrogation, the manager told Smith that a store cashier, who is white, was caught on camera stealing $20 from a cash register and stuffing it into her bra. The cashier paid the money back and was not terminated RE: Support pours in for fired E. Greenbush Walmart employee who redeemed $5.10 of cans - StLucieBengal - 11-20-2015 (11-20-2015, 02:16 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Smith, who is African-American, contacted prisoner advocate Alice Green at the Center for Law and Justice in Albany. She took up Smith's cause after hearing his account that alleged racial discrimination. During his interrogation, the manager told Smith that a store cashier, who is white, was caught on camera stealing $20 from a cash register and stuffing it into her bra. The cashier paid the money back and was not terminated Yes I saw that.... But does his past history of being a criminal play into the way they. Can treat him as an employee? To be fair I don't know the policy on this as I have never had to follow any hiring guidelines. So my question to you Fred .... Can he have a shorter leash? RE: Support pours in for fired E. Greenbush Walmart employee who redeemed $5.10 of cans - Benton - 11-20-2015 (11-20-2015, 02:42 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Yes I saw that.... But does his past history of being a criminal play into the way they. Can treat him as an employee? To be fair I don't know the policy on this as I have never had to follow any hiring guidelines. So my question to you Fred .... Can he have a shorter leash? Two things: 1- You're assuming the white female employee doesn't have a criminal history. She could very well have been an axe murderer. We don't know. 2- His history is irrelevant. One part of incarceration is rehabilitation. If we're going to incarcerate people under the concept that people can be reformed (because otherwise, we're just wasting time jailing people), then we have to give them an opportunity to prove themselves once they are released. What he did constitutes going through the garbage, which isn't the same as theft. Something discarded (either by the company or the customer) is in the public domain. If you set out a garbage can, I can legally go through it. Some municipalities have dumpster diving laws, but that's not Wal-Mart's claim as to why they fired him. RE: Support pours in for fired E. Greenbush Walmart employee who redeemed $5.10 of cans - StLucieBengal - 11-20-2015 (11-20-2015, 03:14 PM)Benton Wrote: Two things: 1. Yes I am. I only have the info provided to go on. Which is why I questioned. 2. Same as above we need more info .... But wouldn't it all be irrelevant since they can fire him for any reason during that probation period? Once again I'm not sure on walmarts employee policy. On his criminal history, I wasn't sure if that could play into it which is why I asked. RE: Support pours in for fired E. Greenbush Walmart employee who redeemed $5.10 of cans - Vas Deferens - 11-20-2015 (11-20-2015, 02:42 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Can treat him as an employee? Stop. Think. Post. Please use that order going forward. You're wasting everyone's time. RE: Support pours in for fired E. Greenbush Walmart employee who redeemed $5.10 of cans - Benton - 11-20-2015 (11-20-2015, 03:20 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: 1. Yes I am. I only have the info provided to go on. Which is why I questioned. 1. It's not questioning if you say "I just don't automatically go to racism anytime a black person loses their job." That's stating there isn't a possibility of a double standard... which there is given bra lady wasn't fired. 2. Depending on company policy and state law, they can probably fire him at time without cause. But they gave cause (taking garbage discarded in a public area) which could open them up to legal problems and definitely opens them up to looking like greedy morons. RE: Support pours in for fired E. Greenbush Walmart employee who redeemed $5.10 of cans - StLucieBengal - 11-20-2015 (11-20-2015, 04:23 PM)Benton Wrote: 1. It's not questioning if you say "I just don't automatically go to racism anytime a black person loses their job." That's stating there isn't a possibility of a double standard... which there is given bra lady wasn't fired. 1. I just get aggravated when racism is throw around. It seems everything counts as racism and it lessens the legitimate claims. 2. Is the cans on their property considered public? Or would it depend on how the locals treated that situation? Or does Walmart have the ability to dictate that policy? RE: Support pours in for fired E. Greenbush Walmart employee who redeemed $5.10 of cans - 6andcounting - 11-20-2015 (11-20-2015, 02:16 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Smith, who is African-American, contacted prisoner advocate Alice Green at the Center for Law and Justice in Albany. She took up Smith's cause after hearing his account that alleged racial discrimination. During his interrogation, the manager told Smith that a store cashier, who is white, was caught on camera stealing $20 from a cash register and stuffing it into her bra. The cashier paid the money back and was not terminated (11-20-2015, 02:42 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Yes I saw that.... But RE: Support pours in for fired E. Greenbush Walmart employee who redeemed $5.10 of cans - Benton - 11-20-2015 (11-20-2015, 05:35 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: 1. I just get aggravated when racism is throw around. It seems everything counts as racism and it lessens the legitimate claims.1. Understandable. 2. Local laws may apply, but generally, garbage is considered public. If they're in a recycling bin, that's different as there is an expressed use. RE: Support pours in for fired E. Greenbush Walmart employee who redeemed $5.10 of cans - StLucieBengal - 11-21-2015 (11-20-2015, 07:37 PM)Benton Wrote: 1. Understandable. Very interesting..... Wish we knew more RE: Support pours in for fired E. Greenbush Walmart employee who redeemed $5.10 of cans - fredtoast - 11-21-2015 This is one of those stories where I am pretty sure there is a lot of information left out. It really does not make a lot of sense. But based on these few facts I would say they had the legal right to fire him. They just look bad for doing it. RE: Support pours in for fired E. Greenbush Walmart employee who redeemed $5.10 of cans - michaelsean - 11-23-2015 I don't know about racism, but if this is the whole story, then that's ridiculous. Sounds pretty industrious to me which is what we hope for from ex cons. |