I agree that she did a good, kind-hearted deed for a bank customer in need. I also agree that the bank’s termination rationale sounds weak and is self-serving.
IMO, she was _too_ kind-hearted. She left work to give a stranger (who was a customer of the bank) $20. It’s not hard to see that such a kind (naive?), open-hearted person could be manipulated by a saavy player.
It’s $20 today (and out of her own purse, presumably). But what if were $50? $200? A thousand? “I’ll pay it right back when they unfreeze my account.”
It’s too close-sounding to the Nigerian Prince scam, albeit writ small. This man sold his case to someone willing to give him money over a couple of phone calls. I can understand why the bank can’t have someone like that as a teller. I wish her well, though.
Reread the article. The person has $1000.00 but, it was inaccessible. She resolved the issue but, because of the holidays the processing was not completed. So, her effort to free up his money was too late.
He was too broke to put gas in his car. She left after her Sup. gave her permission. Returned promptly after handing him a $20 for gas. Subsequently fired.
The bank claims her actions put herself and the bank at risk. They do not explain this statement. Sounds to me like an attempt at Damage Control.
Your assessment of the situation sounds correct. JMHO - the bank didn’t have to fire her, but someone could’ve had a long talk with her.
When I was young, I worked in an office at a museum for a short time. One day, a lady walked in and said a lost kitten was in the parking lot. She asked for an empty box. I started to look around for a box, but a coworker jumped in and told her we couldn’t give her one. After the lady left, that employee had a little talk with me: “This is a museum filled with valuable artifacts. Were you going to give her a BOX?” lol
With that said, I do believe there was a lost kitten in the parking lot. I also came across a lost kitten in a parking lot around that time. I don’t know why people were abandoning kittens in parking lots, but it was actually pretty common. That didn’t matter, though, just like it doesn’t matter that the man in the story really was broke.