I am pretty upset today.
And I just have to have somewhere to YELL about it for a lil while.
Since this is my blog then I guess I can yell here all I wish.
Last night College Girl was robbed at the convince store she WORKED at.
First she is ok! Really, she did not get hurt. Whew, Thank God for that.
But a guy did come in and when paying for his gas reached over and took money from the till.
CG reacted quickly and actually grabbed his arm as he was doing this.
He was shocked I am sure and he took off out the door.
CG reacted instinctively, hollered loudly (Dear Hubby was also there at work at the time) and followed the robber at a dead run out the door.
He had his car on the other side of the gas pumps, RUNNING OF COURSE.
She actually stopped herself from getting in the car!
But she did get the license plate number of the car.
When she went back in to the store, DH was right there calling the police already.
She told him the license plate number.
Of course they called the store manager, police and alerted the companies main offices.
All of the police reports were filed.
And the car was found not to far away (thanks to the plate number CG took) empty but was being finger printed.
Now I am thankful she is ok.
I am proud that she took action and got the plate number.
I am glad DH was there to comfort her after the fact.
But do you want to know why she needed comfort?
No, not the robbery which should have been it.
No!
No! Not that!
Because the company she WORKED at FIRED HER!
Yes, she is now without a job.
Due to trying to stop this man who took their money.
So do you wanna YELL with me yet?
More added now:
the store has a list by the register that says
what to do in a robbery
1. do what they demand
2 and down is all wiped off! you can't read any more
well he did not demand a dang thing!
Second, was someone wrote in the blank space to
"get the uzi from under the counter"
Well hello, she did not use the UZI either!
And I just have to have somewhere to YELL about it for a lil while.
Since this is my blog then I guess I can yell here all I wish.
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Last night College Girl was robbed at the convince store she WORKED at.
First she is ok! Really, she did not get hurt. Whew, Thank God for that.
But a guy did come in and when paying for his gas reached over and took money from the till.
CG reacted quickly and actually grabbed his arm as he was doing this.
He was shocked I am sure and he took off out the door.
CG reacted instinctively, hollered loudly (Dear Hubby was also there at work at the time) and followed the robber at a dead run out the door.
He had his car on the other side of the gas pumps, RUNNING OF COURSE.
She actually stopped herself from getting in the car!
But she did get the license plate number of the car.
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When she went back in to the store, DH was right there calling the police already.
She told him the license plate number.
Of course they called the store manager, police and alerted the companies main offices.
All of the police reports were filed.
And the car was found not to far away (thanks to the plate number CG took) empty but was being finger printed.
Now I am thankful she is ok.
I am proud that she took action and got the plate number.
I am glad DH was there to comfort her after the fact.
But do you want to know why she needed comfort?
No, not the robbery which should have been it.
No!
No! Not that!
Because the company she WORKED at FIRED HER!
Yes, she is now without a job.
Due to trying to stop this man who took their money.
So do you wanna YELL with me yet?
*added note:
The company policy is not to follow a robber out of the store. This way they can not hurt you.
I can see why they have a policy in effect. But blanket policies are not good in all situations.
One: she would not have been able to get the tag numbers from inside the store since the car was on the far side of the gas pumps.
Two: he did not show any weapon....did a snatch and grab
Three: the police said they would be arresting the guy as soon as the warrant is signed...yes from her information they know who it is.
Four: she was never told what to do in a robbery.
The company policy is not to follow a robber out of the store. This way they can not hurt you.
I can see why they have a policy in effect. But blanket policies are not good in all situations.
One: she would not have been able to get the tag numbers from inside the store since the car was on the far side of the gas pumps.
Two: he did not show any weapon....did a snatch and grab
Three: the police said they would be arresting the guy as soon as the warrant is signed...yes from her information they know who it is.
Four: she was never told what to do in a robbery.
More added now:
the store has a list by the register that says
what to do in a robbery
1. do what they demand
2 and down is all wiped off! you can't read any more
well he did not demand a dang thing!
Second, was someone wrote in the blank space to
"get the uzi from under the counter"
Well hello, she did not use the UZI either!
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Wow...I'm so glad she is o.k. I don't understand why they would fire her though. She did everything right.
ReplyDeleteWhat in the world? They seriously fired her?
ReplyDeleteOops, hit publish before I was finished. ***
ReplyDeleteHow can they fire her for that??
WHAT? WTF?! Excuse my language, but I feel this warrants a little bad word. I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!! What was she supposed to do, let him get away with it all? Would they rather had her sit back and do nothing, not even call the police? I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY FIRED HER?!!!!! I think what she did was very courageous and very smart.
ReplyDeleteExcuse me while I go and fume over this. This is ridiculous!
Though, the blessing here is... your girl is allright. Thank god for that.
They seriously fired her because she tried to stop a criminal?! Something has gone very very wrong in this world.
WHY?? why oh why would they FIRE someone who was doing the right thing???? omg i can't believe it!@!!! would you like me to write a letter?? :) and im SO GLAd to hear CG is okay!!! please give her a big hug from ME?!!!
ReplyDeleteI am assuming that they fired her because she put her life in danger by going after the robber, which if she had gotten hurt or killed they would have been responsible. Get it!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI guess if the guy had pistol whipped her and she was injured, then she could still work there.
If she had just given them the money and not reported it, she would have been blamed for the missing money.
This is what we have come to!!!! What a frakking shame!!!! Something is really really wrong here!!!!!
Glad she is ok.
I am confused about why they fired her. Was it because she didn't follow protocol? Is there something that can be done?
ReplyDeleteYes I am yelling, I also worked for a company and this was their policy as well.. well let me tell you what.. the policy is WRONG!.
ReplyDeletehonestly how dare they.. she was protecting herself, their money... err.. I can just imagine how aggravated you must be right now..
Jobs are so hard to find, You should get the news on your side.. she will have offers flying in..
I know the stores have this policy to protect theirselves and their employees.. I was in management.. but honestly it is just insane to expect someone to just stand there and do nothing.
I am so thankful she is ok.. take care..
The company policy is not to follow a robber out of the store. This way they can not hurt you.
ReplyDeleteI can see why they have a policy in effect. But blanket policies are not good in all situations.
One: she would not have been able to get the tag numbers from inside the store since the car was on the far side of the gas pumps.
Two: he did not show any weapon....did a snatch and grab
Three: the police said they would be arresting the guy as soon as the warrant is signed...yes from her information they know who it is.
Four: she was never told what to do in a robbery.
Well, since I've said most of the stuff I shouldn't type to you in person, I'll go ahead and throw in my PG rated two cents.
ReplyDeleteI am extremely upset about how they handle "telling" their employees what to do during a robbery. I truly feel the store in question, or rather store manager, needs to get their act together a bit more. That feeling is reinforced by same manager's attitude after the robbery.
This guy would still be out spending this money and probably hitting other stores if it weren't for CG. I just don't get it. Like I said Friday night, I guess the "right" way to handle it would've been to bag the money for him, offer him some cartons of smokes, a few cases a beer, helped him load it into the car, then wave and call "Come back and see us!" as he drove off.
your sure right
ReplyDeleteshould i post that they have a list by the register that say
what to do in a robbery
1. do what they demand
2 and down is all wiped off! you can't read any more
well he did not demand a dang thing!
wow... that is just awful!!! i think CG deserves to work for more reasonable people!
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