An act of bravery to defend a co-worker has cost a Minnesota gas-station attendant his job.Hey, the company handbook is clear: "cooperate: don't argue, resist or attack the robber."
Mark Beverly, an overnight shift supervisor at a SuperAmerica in Roseville, Minn., was fired in March after he jumped on a masked robber who he believed was attacking a fellow employee.
SuperAmerica said he violated company policy when he came to his colleague's aid in the early morning of March 26. So instead of accolades, Beverly got the boot.
I mean, the guy even took "a computer-based training program." How much more does a company need to do?
I'm sure "Marathon spokeswoman" Linda Casey and her bosses have all kinds of formal expert training on safe practices to employ during violent physical attacks--from the time honored "cower and cringe" method to the more interactive "pleading, blubbering and howling" technique. Besides, we've seen time and again if gas station attendants just give attackers what they want, all will usually end well. Right?
If you'd like to tell the ironically named "SuperAmerica" (also branded under "Speedway") or its Marathon parent anything about your future gas purchases, here's a link.