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Here’s a sad story from Wichita, KS: A Walmart customer service manager noticed a man walking out of the store with a computer. She stopped him to ask for his receipt after the alarm went off and got punched and kicked for her trouble. After that, she got fired.<\/p>\n
From Kansas.com:<\/p>\n
The next day, about two hours before her shift was over, [the woman] says an assistant manager asked to speak with her. He then told her it’s against Wal-Mart policy for anyone but a manager or someone in asset protection to try and stop a customer from stealing.<\/p>\n
“He said there’s really no gray area,” [the woman] says. “It just goes straight to termination.”<\/p>\n
She was told to turn in her badges and keys.<\/p>\n
“I was in shock at first,” [the woman] says. “I didn’t think anything like this would happen.”<\/p>\n
Nor did she know about the policy, [the woman] says.<\/p>\n
“I’ve never heard of it.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Walmart says they’re sorry but policy is policy.<\/p>\n
\n“While we appreciate her intentions, [the employee’s] actions put her safety — and perhaps the safety of our customers — in jeopardy and, in the process, violated company policy as it pertains to how we treat people in our stores. As an unfortunate result of these circumstances, [she] is no longer employed by our company.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
She told the Wichita Eagle that she would be filing for unemployment and looking for another job — hopefully not in retail.<\/p>\n