Unfortunately, his career came to a swift end after he was called into a supervisor’s office and told security camera footage had caught him “stealing” a chocolate chip cookie. He was escorted out and even prevented from taking his tools, thanks to Ford’s “zero-tolerance” policy.
The only problem was that he had proof he’d paid. Despite that evidence, Ford continued to give him the runaround, which has ultimately led to the company getting a lot of bad PR, footing a bill for up to $33,000 in lost wages (only $28,000 confirmed), and trying and failing to hire Kromm back.
The cookie transaction happened at 3:30 AM when Kromm, a diabetic, swiped his card to buy a cookie as he was lightheaded. The video showed the first payment wasn’t processed, so Kromm moved to another machine. But the footage only showed the non-payment, so Kromm was fired. He wasn’t the first, as others had been fired in a similar incident over a small snack.
Kromm said that a representative for the United Auto Workers union urged him to apologize, but he refused because he hadn’t stolen. Instead, he showed the company his debit card history. But it took two weeks to get a response, and the company said the statements had to be notarized. Understandably, this left Kromm very upset.
“I’m thinking, this is the way my career at Ford Motor is going to end? There’s no way I’m coming back. First, you tell me I’m a thief, and then you tell me I’m a liar for saying I didn’t steal. They were...
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