I got fired for not turning in a fellow employee for making threats.
The threats he made in my presence were that he was going to light up dynamite at his home in his garage and commit suicide, not against the company.
He had been making similar threats (some even violent) since he started working there when the store opened three years prior. I informed a manager about six to seven months into my employment that someone should talk to him.
To top it all off, there is nothing in the employee handbook which says that I am required to turn in a fellow employee for making threats, violent or otherwise.
On the plus side, I am thoroughly enjoying my unemployment benefits to this day, after winning a trial to get them.
Note: Employers are taxed extra for every employee receiving unemployment benefits.
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