September 21, 2005
Gerbils
As I was coming in from work this afternoon, my neighbor pulled in. She told me that she was fired from Wal-Mart. She worked back in the food section where you can get something to eat or drink.
She said that she has thousands of gerbils at her house and she is trying to get rid of some. A coworker told her that she would take some, so my neighbor took the gerbils in Wal-Mart where she and the coworker had agreed to meet. She said that they were in the very back by the trashcans, however when the manager found out he became irate. He told her that she was stupid and that she had put all of her coworkers in jeopardy. He also told her that the gerbils could have contaminated the food.
I can clearly see where the manager is coming from and I do agree with him – she should not have brought them to work – especially near the food area. I would just like to point out though that Wal-Mart used to sell these critters themselves. Also, I do believe that the bird population in that place has increased.
I don’t know that I would have fired her. Probation or suspension would have been better in my opinion.
Posted by tami at September 21, 2005 3:39 PM