Cracker Barrel Fires 73-Year-Old Vet Who Gave Muffin to Needy Man

[John Connor]

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/06/2...-fired-cracker-barrel-giving-muffin-needy-man

A 73-year-old Vietnam veteran’s act of kindness violated company policy and got him fired from his job at Cracker Barrel in Florida.

Joe Koblenzer said a needy man approached the host station and asked for some mayonnaise and tartar sauce because he said he was going to make fish. Koblenzer obliged him the request and gave him a corn muffin, too.
Koblenzer told Tucker Carlson this morning on “Fox and Friends” that the rules state you cannot give away food, but he did it anyway.

Granted he has three policy violations couldn't he just pay the company for the coffee and muffin? Oh, and I think the Patent office should get rid of the Cracker name. LMAO!

 

[radtechtips]

Does him being a veteran change anything?

Also, reported.

 

[mikeford]

5 violations and warnings, company policy is to give people FOUR chances to learn the rules, then its time to find a new job and let somebody else have a try.

 

[noobsrevenge]

at what point do the constant links being to "fox news" become worthy of the "Politics & Religion" forum?

I swear, everything from this guy....

 

[Ruptga]

BEHOLD, the field where I grow my fucks:

 

[pcgeek11]

No outrage found... The rules is the rules. It was no longer about the food after the first 4 times he broke them. It was about following the rules. Or not following them as the case may be.

 

[John Connor]

Does him being a veteran change anything?

Also, reported.

Reported??? Are you serious? Why? There's nothing wrong with the article except the fact you hate Fox. BLOW ME!

 

[John Connor]

No outrage found... The rules is the rules. It was no longer about the food after the first 4 times he broke them. It was about following the rules. Or not following them as the case may be.

Yeah, but they could have at least had some god damn common sense and allowed him to pay for the stuff.

 

[Fingolfin269]

What does his vet status have to do with anything?

 

[PliotronX]

These rules exist to protect the company, if the needy man got food poisoning or claimed such then what. Yeah its messed up but greedy attorneys screwed up acts of kindness a while ago.

 

[pcgeek11]

Yeah, but they could have at least had some god damn common sense and allowed him to pay for the stuff.

No. They couldn't. HE should have had some common sense and followed the rules. Especially after being warned 3 or 4 times.

They gave him 4 freebies, after the fifth one you are out. He was the dumb ass in this case.

IF he wanted to pay for it he should have done it outright from the start. It is like the shoplifter that wants to pay for the goods after leaving the store with them and getting busted.

 

[WelshBloke]

Reported???... BLOW ME!

Reported.

:sneaky:

 

[TheVrolok]

Pretty straight forward.. I see no problems. Not sure why anyone would be outraged over this?

 

[John Connor]

Here's a fat fuck you!

Reported.

:sneaky:

And here's something for you, too!

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[DaTT]

Here's a fat fuck you!

Reported!

 

[John Connor]

What a bunch of assholes! It's always the same old dicks. And your signature is disgusting and full of bull shit.

 

[DaTT]

What a bunch of assholes! It's always the same old dicks. And your signature is disgusting and full of bull shit.

You looking for some new, fresh dicks?

 

[John Connor]

No, I'm the dick you're the asshole.

 

[gorcorps]

Yeah, but they could have at least had some god damn common sense and allowed him to pay for the stuff.

That's not common sense, that's asinine. Could you imagine what the world would be like if the punishment for stealing was just to pay for it IF you get caught? People would steal shit all the time. I'd walk right out the grocery store door with a full cart. If I got caught, no big deal... I'll just have to pay for the cart I could have paid for in the first place.

 

[Brian Stirling]

at what point do the constant links being to "fox news" become worthy of the "Politics & Religion" forum?

I swear, everything from this guy....

No, not everything ... he does post some tasty pics of the USC Songirls and for that I can't hate him!

But come on, WTF kind of name is "Cracker" Barrel anyway?


Brian

 

[soulcougher73]

LOL bad press over maybe $2 for a muffin. Bad move.

 

[blankslate]

Rules are rules...

but it's bad PR.

Perhaps they could have a policy where such things are just deducted from the employee's wage.


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[surfsatwerk]

Yeah, but they could have at least had some god damn common sense and allowed him to pay for the stuff.

This is dumb.

 

[Newell Steamer]

Not sure what the problem is here; the vet gave away something that wasn't his.

Goodbye.

 

[waffleironhead]

So how old did he need to be before he could get away with theft?