Somewhere a corporate lawyer is currently billing Ford four figures to justify firing a man over the price of a vending machine snack.
Ford employee fired over $1.95 cookie ‘theft’ sues company
Kurt Kromm, a 60-year-old employee with an 11-year tenure at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant, was terminated following a dispute over a $1.95 cookie. Ford alleges Kromm failed to pay for the item at a self-checkout kiosk, leading to his firing; Kromm is now suing the company for wrongful termination.
Source: Ford employee fired over $1.95 cookie ‘theft’ sues company — Mint
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Jul 21, 2026.
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