Longtime Big Lots manager Pat Guider was fired after a shoplifter assaulted his assistant. He followed the shoplifter, lost track of him, but was able to retrieve the shopping cart.
His assistant, who was also fired, said she just wanted to get the cart. They got 40 new carts in December, and by March, they only had five left. Mr. Guider wanted to get information to report to the police, which he did.
The store has a warning sign to never leave to follow a shoplifter.
Remember when loyal managers were called heroes? Mr. Guider wasn’t trying to accost or detain the shoplifter. They kept their distance.
Insurance companies don’t want employees hurt or killed. Perhaps Big Lots is worried about insurance. Some commenters say it might be time to Bud Light Big Lots.
Pat Guider was a manager at Big Lots and worked for them for over 20 years.
A shoplifter assaulted an employee at his location last month, so he followed him & informed police about the attack.
Big Lots responded by FIRING HIM. pic.twitter.com/bVEyIL4yFZ
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) June 9, 2024
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News10NBC Investigates: “Unbelievable!” Big Lots store manager says he was fired for following a shoplifter. @news10nbc pic.twitter.com/hKjvZbihK0
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Mr. Guider can’t pay his health insurance and has a GoFundMe.
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I haven’t been to Big Lots since the 1st year they bought Pic & Save. Pic & Save had interesting things that they got from the East Coast that you could never find on the West Coast, or they had quality things with unfamiliar brands that were just as good as big brand that saved you money. Now Big Lot has mostly big brand items, and the prices are no better than Walmart. So…what’s the point of going there? Pic & Save was 100x better.
This is why major companies disappear. Sears, Montgomery Ward, Alexanders, Food Fair, all gone with the wind. I won’t mention the dozens of restaurant chains. Remember Howard Johnson’s?
The woke way is to get rid of quality people, leaving behind docile followers that can be easily manipulated. They are parasites who live by consuming what others have built so in the end nothing of value remains.
Just doing their job, then being assaulted for doing their job, and following the assailant to seek Justus. Being fired for that does not make any sense at all. They might as well have a everything in store is free sign if those were the circumstances. They cannot in reality accuse him of doing anything wrong for pursuing Justus for ones own self. They didn’t think that out correctly. They should be sued.
You bet, take BL to court. I can’t imagine a American jury siding with BL, however it is NY. Of course Rochester is upstate which would be fairer than NYC I suspect. Either way it sends a message to the insurance co. and BL as well as other big business that supports the the thief!