TheComposer Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 [url="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/lifeguard-in-florida-fired-for-saving-drowning-man/article4391456/"]http://www.theglobea...article4391456/[/url] I... I.... I don't even know what to say about this, other than I don't want to live on this planet anymore. EDIT: Only in America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
宇佐見 蓮子@C94 Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Damn corporate... Why is it so hard for people these days to have compassion? What's he supposed tell the guy that ran to his stand? "I'm sorry but that area is not under my cover" ? Does that sound wrong to anyone else? I think that lifeguard should be given a trophy, a really big one with the words "Chivalry is Alive and Well" engraved on its base. But then again, this is just one man's opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poc Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 so the guy lost his job, for doing his job? yep, only in MURRICA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I have a heard a similar story, not concerning a human life, however. A person, who is a forum friend, had been fired for a mistake he hadn't actually done. However, even after the contrary was proved, he was not employed back! Themes of similar nature can be found in Security guard jobs. Most of you might be aware of the following video. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoBUOtHxDRI&feature=endscreen&NR=1"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoBUOtHxDRI&feature=endscreen&NR=1[/url] In the specific case Composer has brought to our attention, it appears that the company is more concerned about the positive image to customers and whatmore of a Lifeguard being in his post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'tyleR Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Basically the Walmart incident all over again. Seriously, f*** corporations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut - Envoy of the End Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 So a coastgaurd saved somebody from drowning, and got fired for doing so. This is why I don't have any faith in this world or its people most of the time, because for every good story there are several of these. Just... words do not do justice. Hopefully he won't have a hard time finding a new job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRenji Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 That's just.. horrible. But the man did the right thing, and I truly admire him for that. I wish him luck finding a new job, I'm sure anyone would be glad to have him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer the Wise Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 [quote name=''raiN' timestamp='1341585039' post='5968579'] Basically the Walmart incident all over again. Seriously, f*** corporations. [/quote] Walmart is nothing but a disgrace to the department store industry full of liars and bigots and corporate monsters. The whole business itself IS an incident all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partangle the Candle Jangler Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 This is the most stupid thing I've ever heard. What if he had kept his job and the man had drowned? Do you really think they'd let him stay working as a coastguard for letting a man die? If this is the kind of sh*tty logic they use, it was already a lose-lose situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ｄｈａｒｃ Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 This is exactly why I'm marrying a Canadian; To get away from all of this bullsh!t. Honestly. If you fire someone from his job of saving lives for doing his job in an area that he wasn't even technically employed in, you're a dirty monster. What the hell was going through his employer's head? "Hey, I heard you saved someone's life...However, since you were doing it in an area in which we are not liable to protect, you are a blemish on the face of the company, and as such your employment must be terminated." I hope that this honorable lifeguard can get a good job now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enrise Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Only in the US would you find something as bullsh*tted as this. Only in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rai Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I wish him greatest of luck finding a new job. He did the right thing, and his employer was probably a dick. As a musical once sung: "money, money, money, money, money, money, money." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathanael D. Striker Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Read about this. He was offered his job back, yet refused. He must have had a grudge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonk Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I hate corporatations. They do nothing but follow strict liability. However, that really doesn't apply to all corporations, just only the corporations that don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanPark24 Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I love how when something bad like this happens in the United States, it's instantly, "Oh, those pesky Americans..." There are idiotic things like this happening all over the world, yet if it happens in the United States, everyone starts pointing fingers. OT: That is possibly the most idiotic thing I've ever read. He's a damn lifeguard. Let him do his job! What do you expect him to do? It's not like he's going to sit by and watch the man drown to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer the Wise Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 [quote name='JordanPark24' timestamp='1341611694' post='5968829'] I love how when something bad like this happens in the United States, it's instantly, "Oh, those pesky Americans..." There are idiotic things like this happening all over the world, yet if it happens in the United States, everyone starts pointing fingers. [/quote] I agree with this so much! I love it how in this area a lifeguard saves an individual and gets fired for it while in another far away area a lifeguard saves a person and doesn't get fired. However because the man got fired in that particular instance than nobody wants to live on this planet anymore. Rediculous. And this is also why I can never stand the media: "Good evening and allow us to tell you why its not a good evening." All they do is talk about the bad and rarely ever the good. What happened to that lifeguard was rediculous and he deserves his job back. However the reaction from internet goers pisses me off. "America sucks" "Only in America" "I have lost faith in humanity" "Society nowadays sucks" Jesus f*cking Christ people. As if humanity is to blame for one corporation being a douchebag to lifeguard. The negativity is bullsh*t imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut - Envoy of the End Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 [quote name='Strikeman' timestamp='1341608508' post='5968797'] Read about this. He was offered his job back, yet refused. He must have had a grudge. [/quote] Er, would you have taken the job back and worked for that company again? [quote name='JordanPark24' timestamp='1341611694' post='5968829'] I love how when something bad like this happens in the United States, it's instantly, "Oh, those pesky Americans..." There are idiotic things like this happening all over the world, yet if it happens in the United States, everyone starts pointing fingers.[/quote] America is the country parading as the best in the world and pinnacle of the modern world, they place themselves in the spotlight for such attention. [quote name='Constantine Palaiologos XI' timestamp='1341622142' post='5968919'] I agree with this so much! I love it how in this area a lifeguard saves an individual and gets fired for it while in another far away area a lifeguard saves a person and doesn't get fired. However because the man got fired in that particular instance than nobody wants to live on this planet anymore. Rediculous. And this is also why I can never stand the media: "Good evening and allow us to tell you why its not a good evening." All they do is talk about the bad and rarely ever the good. What happened to that lifeguard was rediculous and he deserves his job back. However the reaction from internet goers pisses me off. "America sucks" "Only in America" "I have lost faith in humanity" "Society nowadays sucks" Jesus f*cking Christ people. As if humanity is to blame for one corporation being a douchebag to lifeguard. The negativity is bullsh*t imho. [/quote] Humanity loves misery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathanael D. Striker Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 I would demand a 100% raise before I went back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yasu Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 [i]"The road to hell is paved with good intentions"[/i] Yeah, I think it was something like that... Helping others is not easy and even if you succeed you may end up getting into unnecessary troubles. ... Even then, I value my moral principles over anything else, say, if there were lives at risk and I could do something to help... then no law would convince me that I was wrong to act. I'd take my punishment with sweet, glorious cynicism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanPark24 Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 [quote name='Majestic Star Bahamut' timestamp='1341636651' post='5969130'] America is the country parading as the best in the world and pinnacle of the modern world, they place themselves in the spotlight for such attention. [/quote] Oh. It all makes sense now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rai Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 America is one of the largest nations in the world and fundamentally have major control over global economy. They are constantly in the spotlight. Of course it happens across the world, but it happens more in America. Besides, what 'only in America' means in this context is actually 'only in American corporations'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expelsword Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 The only reason I could see him getting fired for this was if there was actually someone dying [i]in his appointed area[/i] at the time he left to save the outsider, which did not happen. Many of his colleagues quit in response and all had been offered their jobs back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miror B Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 [quote name='Expelsword - 黎明' timestamp='1341679038' post='5969504'] The only reason I could see him getting fired for this was if there was actually someone dying [i]in his appointed area[/i] at the time he left to save the outsider, which did not happen. [/quote] There was the chance that could have happened though. Do you leave your appointed area and risk many lives to save one? Or keep watch over potential threats and ignore the current threat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut - Envoy of the End Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 [quote name='Tsukasa Hiiragi' timestamp='1341679794' post='5969511'] There was the chance that could have happened though. Do you leave your appointed area and risk many lives to save one? Or keep watch over potential threats and ignore the current threat? [/quote] Easy. You don't know if anything will happen to the people in the area you are watching while you're gone. Something might, something might not. You do know something is happening to someone, that they desperately need your help, that you have the ability to help them. You deal with the immediate, existing threat before anything that only potentially might happen. If he went to save one guy and someone else got into difficulty, you'd have to be very cold-hearted to hold him responsible for the other one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expelsword Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 I mean if he saw the guy outside his appointed area and went to save him while someone else needed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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