Fired By Ford Over A $1.95 Cookie: Veteran Electrician Wins Job Back And Refuses To Return

Fired By Ford Over A $1.95 Cookie: Veteran Electrician Wins Job Back And Refuses To Return

Kurt Kromm, a 60-year-old electrician with 11 years of service at Ford, was dismissed from the company's flagship Kentucky Truck Plant after an automated canteen kiosk allegedly flagged a $1.95 cookie as unpaid. Despite later proving the transaction was valid, the veteran employee has refused an offer to return to his post, citing a total breakdown of trust. The episode unfolded inside the factory where Ford builds high-margin Super Duty trucks,…

Ford fired worker over a $1.95 cookie. The UAW told him to say sorry

Ford fired an 11-year Kentucky Truck Plant electrician over an alleged $1.95 cookie theft. The UAW's response: "Apologize." Kurt Kromm proved his innocence with notarized bank statements. The union that sits on $1.25 billion never lifted a finger.

Ford Fired an Employee for Stealing a $1.95 Cookie. There Was Just One Problem.

Kurt Kromm was axed for taking a cookie. When Ford realized their mistake, they offered him $33,000 in back pay and his job back.

Ford fired a $200,000 Kentucky worker over a $1.95 cookie, then found he had paid

A Kentucky factory worker who says Ford fired him after allegedly stealing a $1.95 cookie that he actually paid for has gone viral.  The Electric Viking (@electricviking) covered the widely reported move that has sparked widespread backlash, putting the automaker's corporate culture under heavy scrutiny.  What happened? Kurt Kromm, 60, says Ford dismissed him after accusing him of not paying for a chocolate chip cookie at a factory snack kiosk. …

Ford Fired Diabetic Electrician Over Stolen $1.95 Cookie Allegations

After over a decade at Ford's Louisville plant, the worker was fired for stealing a single cookie, but his bank transactions prove he paid for it.

Ford Fired a Diabetic Worker for “Stealing” a $2 Cookie ... That He Actually Paid For

In early May, a 60-year-old, diabetic career electrician working an overnight shift at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville went to the plant’s self-checkout food and drink kiosk to buy a cookie. Kurt Kromm had received a warning that his blood sugar was low, so he needed a quick pick-me-up before getting back to work. The 11-year veteran of the Ford truck plant paid $2 for his snack at a check-out kiosk and went on with his shift. He thoug…