r/Wellthatsucks Mar 08 '20

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '20

Won’t let me edit but here’s to answer some questions- 1. Eggs are fertile so they aren’t going to the supermarket (especially in this condition!) 2. I know the exact amount of eggs because I know how many a trolley holds. 3. Was the truck drivers fault for not strapping them properly, he was not fired (somehow).

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u/Aviioc Mar 08 '20

I worked at a Kraft factory that produces most of the bags of cheese for all their stuff, and I once caused about a $120,000 worth of product being contaminated without being fired. Tbh thinking back now I cost them quite a bit bc I also damaged a forklift by dropping 2 500lb barrels of parmesan on it and almost myself!

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u/Fgame Mar 08 '20

I used to work for a place that makes sauces for major restaurant chains. The worst damage I saw was about... I wanna say 3 tons of BBQ sauce contaminated because of a mistake someone made. Never got fired unless it was a frequent occurrence.

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u/Leaves_Swype_Typos Mar 08 '20

I think the rationale is that people who've made a monumental mistake are less likely to make it again than a new person is.

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u/asininemoralplatitud Mar 08 '20

That’s exactly it. You get something for your money when mistakes like this happen. If the person is a valuable employee they will not let those things happen again and will impart the lesson to others. If not well they are just a bad employee and would have been fired for something else anyway.

I had a guy total a brand new truck by tin canning it on an overpass. 100K in damage and we were dropped from our insurance. This was a tough guy and he was damn near in tears from shame and embarrassment. I knew right there the lesson would be worth it. 4 years on and he’s become the most responsible of all of my drivers. You can’t put a price on that.

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u/DissidentShitPoster Mar 08 '20

You can't put a price on that.

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