Ford fired a $200,000 Kentucky worker over a $1.95 cookie, then found he had paid

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A Kentucky factory worker who says Ford fired him after allegedly stealing a $1.95 cookie that he actually paid for has gone viral.

The Electric Viking (@electricviking) covered the widely reported move that has sparked widespread backlash, putting the automaker's corporate culture under heavy scrutiny.

What happened?

Kurt Kromm, 60, says Ford dismissed him after accusing him of not paying for a chocolate chip cookie at a factory snack kiosk. As reported by The Electric Viking, CarScoops, and other media outlets, Kromm worked at the Ford factory in Louisville, which manufactures the Super Duty, the Expedition, and the Lincoln Navigator models and earned $25 billion in revenue in 2023.

Kromm denies the allegations and says the kiosk malfunctioned when he tried to pay. After his payment was denied, he says he went to another kiosk to complete the transaction.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ford-fired-a-200-000-kentucky-worker-over-a-1-95-cookie-then-found-he-had-paid/ar-AA27lnjE

[harumph]

1. I guessing that isn't the real reason he was fired,

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. If it is they don't talk about

What's your suspicion?

Have you watched the video? It seems that kiosk has had repeated problems.

[chowder66]

6. In the linked article is says he provided the screen shots from his bank account and they offered his job back to him.

It's the Kiosk that malfunctions and others have been fired for the same reason. One worker says they stay away from it.
He didn't take the job back. He got another one.

[Dave Bowman]

2. Nazi Henry would have approved.

[Mysterian]

4. Getting too close to retirement

Any excuse to fire will be found.

[Sneederbunk]

5. No such thing as cookie probation at Ford.

And it was not just an ordinary cookie.

[oasis]

7. Huh?

[The Madcap]

8. If companies don't want workers...

Fine...admit it and go without...just see if AI can do it all.

After they go bankrupt, don't come running back to the taxpayers for a bailout.

[Wonder Why]

9. Too late. They already tried that. From Forbes:

Ford Hiring 350 Engineers After AI Failed Shows Human Value In AI Era