But, instead of consoling her, Holcomb’s boss gave her the choice of paying back some of the stolen money or being fired. [More]Naturally, corporate did what corporate does best -- damage control.
With the understanding that this happened at a franchise, those must nonetheless operate within parameters of corporate policy. Let's see if this gets answered:
The store manager on duty is responsible for implementing company policy. Just like the President on duty is responsible for implementing the laws of the land.
ReplyDelete"You should let me violate company policy because I'm pregnant" is about as silly as "if you impeach me you're a racist".
Rules like "Pizza drivers leave the store with less than $20" or "we make safe drops every time the till has more than $200" are there for the safety of management and employees alike, by making robbery less profitable.
Unfortunately, company policymakers lose the moral high ground when they say "your till was $200 over max when you got robbed, so you owe us $200". If they say "you're fired for disobedience and insubordination and endangering your staff", they gain the high ground.
Similarly, Congress needs to gain the moral high ground by firing the President for insubordination.