Fired for charging at work

[geekybiker]

http://consumerist.com/2010/09/court-rules-man-cant-be-fired-for-stealing-18-cents-of-electricity.html

A German company fires a 19year employee for charging a segway at work.

 

[geetarboy]

Sounds pretty stupid, there might have been other issues. I would gladly pay for the juice if I charged at work.

 

[knoxie]

i first read that he was 19? he had been there 19 years!! scum they just wanted rid of him maybe didnt want to pay redundancy to someone who had been there so long, to be honest they would have found another excuse, if you check your contract with your employer they can sack you for very minor things.

 

[yopappamon]

http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=21246