If You Are Thinking About Doing A Good Deed Read This Story First Because A Good Deed Never Goes Unpunished
This is a true story of events that actually took place. As sad as this story is; it gets worse. Because my wife's pregnancy, this loss of employment has set us back greatly. However, I trust in God to provide. Still, I do need a job and the sheer shock of being fired for doing good has not left me. Once you have read this story, I pray for your help. Listed is the fax number to EXXONMOBIL corporate office - 972-444-1198 – Rex W. Tillerson, C.E.O. ExxonMobil corp. - 972-913-8937 – Lake June and Masters Location.
Please fax in your support for me and your disgust at their actions. Maybe if they hear from enough people I will get my job back and they will be convinced to change their policy. Still, it is not about the job it is about the principle of the unjust termination. So this endeavor will not cost you, please go to this free fax site where you can fax twice free from your computer. I have used it and it is a very trustworthy site. http://faxzero.com/
Thank you
Reggie Walker
Gentlemen and gentlewomen, it greatly grieves me to have to write this short story concerning sad and almost tragic event that recently took place in my life; however I am left with no other recourse but to inform as many people as I can of my grievance with ExxonMobil On-The-Run, Inc and the truth in the rumor that no good deed goes unpunished.
On October 27, 2009, my day started off as usual. I worked the previous night and got out of bed around four o’clock that evening. My spouse came home from work around seven. After eating dinner and spending some quality time with her, I took my usual three mile bike ride from my house to the Lake June Location. This convenience store is located in one of the rough suburb of Dallas known as Pleasant Grove.
‘I gonna get all this stuff put up, Adrienne; you got the store?’
On this run of the mill night, it drizzle rain until morning keeping most of the traffic away. For most of the shift, very few customers came in, not even the regular lineup of bums, prostitutes and dope dealers that congregated behind the store. They sold their product and often would venture inside to get warm, buy something, or just talk. Most of them are not dangerous but friendly and down on their luck. Anyway, it was slow as a snail crawling across super sticky fly paper, but this was good because it was also grocery night. I asked her this knowing that sometimes undesirable people did come into the store shoplifting and causing problems. She said that she was okay so I started working in the rear of the store as Adrienne worked the cash register waiting on customers.
Around 2:00 a.m. as I rested in a chair by the office, a man entered the store intending on committing strong arm robber. Dressed in a loud orange plaid jacket, white tee shirt and fade blue jeans, the guy cased the store before approaching the counter. Placing his empty large hands on the counter the perpetrator leaned close to Adrienne’s face, forcefully demanding that she open the cash register to give him the money from the drawer.
‘Open the register and give me all the money and you won’t get hurt.’
Ms. Rodgers has a soft low voice, however because of the robbery and the threat of physical violence from the perpetrator, her stressful soprano voice became louder. She promptly opened her register as she shouted at the man.
‘JUST TAKE IT AND GET OUT!!’
I heard the increased tone of her voice and instantly exited the backroom to investigate the cause as he demanded that she open the other registers.
‘OPEN THE REGISTERS, OR I’LL PUNCH YOU!! OPEN IT NOW!’
‘I CAN’T, NOW GET OUT!!’
Upon coming into the main part of the store, I noticed that the perpetrator reached across the counter towards Ms. Rodgers because she couldn’t open the other cash register. His actions placed Ms. Rodgers in danger of being harmed. Purposely, I remained unnoticed by the large black cappuccino machine and assessed the situation. Seconds later after observing that the perpetrator was unarmed, I sprained into action. I couldn’t stand idly by while this fool assaulted Adrienne.
‘WHAT THE WORLD YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING. IF YOU DON’T GET OUT OF THIS STORE, I GONNA CALL THE COPS. ’
By this time, he stood shoving the money from her register into his pocket, spilling some on the floor because he was surprised that someone else appeared. Once he bent down to pick his stolen loot up, I knew that was my best chance to gain control of the situation. However, I did not use force to stop the perpetrator from reaching across the counter and assaulting Ms. Rodgers. I simply chased the unarmed perpetrator out of the store.
Now, it is reasonable to assume that the selfless act of protecting an employee from harm would not have elicited such a reaction from ExxonMobil, however it did. I continued to work at the store the rest of the day of the robbery, was off Wednesday and then worked Thursday the 2 pm to 10 pm shift. After taking the next two scheduled days off, I returned to work Sunday night. As I came to work Adrienne and the Assistant Manger were standing behind the counter. The look on their face told the story but I never expected to be fired for doing the right thing.
‘Hey, I’m here.’
I rolled my bike into the store and headed to the backroom to store it. As I entered the backroom, the Assistant manger spoke to me.
‘Don’t clock in yet, because Ben wants to talk to you.’
‘Okay, about what?’
By this time Ben, the general manager, walked into the store and asked me to come to the back office. Regretfully, he had to deliver the bad news that I had been terminated. He insisted that although he stood up for me Human Resources wanted me fired because when the perpetrator reached across the counter I was to just observe as he assaulted Ms. Rodgers. Since I decided to defend her from this certain attack therefore preventing any injuries to her, I was terminated.
However, almost two years before this stressful event took place, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed a new state law that allowed Texans to use deadly force "without retreat" when defending themselves inside their homes, cars and workplaces. The law went go into effect on Sept. 1, 2007 and should supersede any and all company policy. The law originally enacted in 1973 required Texans to attempt to retreat when criminally attacked. In 1995, the state legislature passed an exception to that law allowing the use of force without retreat when the intruder illegally enters a victim's home.
The law just signed by Gov. Perry extends the 1995 exception beyond the home to vehicles and workplaces. The law, SB 378 (.PDF), allows the reasonable use of deadly force without retreat when the intruder is: committing certain violent crimes, such as robbery, strong arm robbery, murder or sexual assault, or is attempting to commit such crimes; unlawfully trying to enter a protected place, like homes, vehicles and workplaces; or unlawfully trying to remove a person from a protected place. This law provides both criminal and civil immunity for persons lawfully using force in the above circumstances. "The right to defend oneself from an imminent act of harm should not only be clearly defined in Texas law, but is intuitive to human nature," states Gov. Perry on his Web site.
Again, I did not use force to stop the perpetrator from reaching across the counter and assaulting Ms. Rodgers. I simply chased the unarmed perpetrator out of the store, stood in the doorway to prevent him from re-entering the store and notated the license plate (MWM-576) from the 1997 gold colored four door Lexus sedan. When the Dallas police arrived I communicated all of this information to them. The next day, one of the detectives from the robbery division picked me up and took me downtown where I identified the perpetrator from a photo line up and assured them I would make myself available to testify in court once the perpetrator was caught.
Still, it continues to elude me as to the reason for my unjust and wrongful termination by ExxonMobil. Surely from an examination my employment record before the aforementioned event, it was clear that I have never been written up, late or didn’t do the work assigned. When needed, I worked extra hours and even did work not assigned to me so the store could continue to operate properly. Then, the reason was revealed to me by one of the employees of ExxonMobil. Because of their overt greed and fear of losing revenues from rightful lawsuits, ExxonMobil initiated this passive, however due to state law, illegal company policy.
I continue to wonder why any company would initiate such absurdly idiotic and inane policy that will cause and not prevent the bodily harm to their employees. In this current climate in which we live and work, it would seem reasonable that ExxonMobil would encourage heroic actions that not only prevent bodily harm to their employees but send a message to any potential robber that their action will not be tolerated. This assumption can be reasonably expected since the content of Exxon Mobil Corporation's policy is to conduct its business in a manner that protects the safety of employees, others involved in its operations, customers, and the public by striving to prevent all accidents, injuries, and occupational illnesses through the active participation of every employee.
Nevertheless, the message has been vividly delivered to the communities surrounding the store. The message is it is okay with ExxonMobil for the criminals to rob their stores and assault their employees. The message is it is okay to do anything illegal and if ExxonMobil employees try to intervene and stop them, this action will get the employee fired.
As I continue to such for work in this workless economy, I’m continually in prayer that after due consideration ExxonMobil will find the compassion as well as the corporate responsibility to give me my job back and to change this passive policy that will continue to put numerous employee, vendors, and customers in danger and in jeopardy of being harmed while the workers of ExxonMobil in fear of losing their job stands by and watch.
Please fax in your support for me and your disgust at their actions. Maybe if they hear from enough people I will get my job back and they will be convinced to change their policy. Still, it is not about the job it is about the principle of the unjust termination. So this endeavor will not cost you, please go to this free fax site where you can fax twice free from your computer. I have used it and it is a very trustworthy site. http://faxzero.com/
Thank you
Reggie Walker
Gentlemen and gentlewomen, it greatly grieves me to have to write this short story concerning sad and almost tragic event that recently took place in my life; however I am left with no other recourse but to inform as many people as I can of my grievance with ExxonMobil On-The-Run, Inc and the truth in the rumor that no good deed goes unpunished.
On October 27, 2009, my day started off as usual. I worked the previous night and got out of bed around four o’clock that evening. My spouse came home from work around seven. After eating dinner and spending some quality time with her, I took my usual three mile bike ride from my house to the Lake June Location. This convenience store is located in one of the rough suburb of Dallas known as Pleasant Grove.
‘I gonna get all this stuff put up, Adrienne; you got the store?’
On this run of the mill night, it drizzle rain until morning keeping most of the traffic away. For most of the shift, very few customers came in, not even the regular lineup of bums, prostitutes and dope dealers that congregated behind the store. They sold their product and often would venture inside to get warm, buy something, or just talk. Most of them are not dangerous but friendly and down on their luck. Anyway, it was slow as a snail crawling across super sticky fly paper, but this was good because it was also grocery night. I asked her this knowing that sometimes undesirable people did come into the store shoplifting and causing problems. She said that she was okay so I started working in the rear of the store as Adrienne worked the cash register waiting on customers.
Around 2:00 a.m. as I rested in a chair by the office, a man entered the store intending on committing strong arm robber. Dressed in a loud orange plaid jacket, white tee shirt and fade blue jeans, the guy cased the store before approaching the counter. Placing his empty large hands on the counter the perpetrator leaned close to Adrienne’s face, forcefully demanding that she open the cash register to give him the money from the drawer.
‘Open the register and give me all the money and you won’t get hurt.’
Ms. Rodgers has a soft low voice, however because of the robbery and the threat of physical violence from the perpetrator, her stressful soprano voice became louder. She promptly opened her register as she shouted at the man.
‘JUST TAKE IT AND GET OUT!!’
I heard the increased tone of her voice and instantly exited the backroom to investigate the cause as he demanded that she open the other registers.
‘OPEN THE REGISTERS, OR I’LL PUNCH YOU!! OPEN IT NOW!’
‘I CAN’T, NOW GET OUT!!’
Upon coming into the main part of the store, I noticed that the perpetrator reached across the counter towards Ms. Rodgers because she couldn’t open the other cash register. His actions placed Ms. Rodgers in danger of being harmed. Purposely, I remained unnoticed by the large black cappuccino machine and assessed the situation. Seconds later after observing that the perpetrator was unarmed, I sprained into action. I couldn’t stand idly by while this fool assaulted Adrienne.
‘WHAT THE WORLD YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING. IF YOU DON’T GET OUT OF THIS STORE, I GONNA CALL THE COPS. ’
By this time, he stood shoving the money from her register into his pocket, spilling some on the floor because he was surprised that someone else appeared. Once he bent down to pick his stolen loot up, I knew that was my best chance to gain control of the situation. However, I did not use force to stop the perpetrator from reaching across the counter and assaulting Ms. Rodgers. I simply chased the unarmed perpetrator out of the store.
Now, it is reasonable to assume that the selfless act of protecting an employee from harm would not have elicited such a reaction from ExxonMobil, however it did. I continued to work at the store the rest of the day of the robbery, was off Wednesday and then worked Thursday the 2 pm to 10 pm shift. After taking the next two scheduled days off, I returned to work Sunday night. As I came to work Adrienne and the Assistant Manger were standing behind the counter. The look on their face told the story but I never expected to be fired for doing the right thing.
‘Hey, I’m here.’
I rolled my bike into the store and headed to the backroom to store it. As I entered the backroom, the Assistant manger spoke to me.
‘Don’t clock in yet, because Ben wants to talk to you.’
‘Okay, about what?’
By this time Ben, the general manager, walked into the store and asked me to come to the back office. Regretfully, he had to deliver the bad news that I had been terminated. He insisted that although he stood up for me Human Resources wanted me fired because when the perpetrator reached across the counter I was to just observe as he assaulted Ms. Rodgers. Since I decided to defend her from this certain attack therefore preventing any injuries to her, I was terminated.
However, almost two years before this stressful event took place, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed a new state law that allowed Texans to use deadly force "without retreat" when defending themselves inside their homes, cars and workplaces. The law went go into effect on Sept. 1, 2007 and should supersede any and all company policy. The law originally enacted in 1973 required Texans to attempt to retreat when criminally attacked. In 1995, the state legislature passed an exception to that law allowing the use of force without retreat when the intruder illegally enters a victim's home.
The law just signed by Gov. Perry extends the 1995 exception beyond the home to vehicles and workplaces. The law, SB 378 (.PDF), allows the reasonable use of deadly force without retreat when the intruder is: committing certain violent crimes, such as robbery, strong arm robbery, murder or sexual assault, or is attempting to commit such crimes; unlawfully trying to enter a protected place, like homes, vehicles and workplaces; or unlawfully trying to remove a person from a protected place. This law provides both criminal and civil immunity for persons lawfully using force in the above circumstances. "The right to defend oneself from an imminent act of harm should not only be clearly defined in Texas law, but is intuitive to human nature," states Gov. Perry on his Web site.
Again, I did not use force to stop the perpetrator from reaching across the counter and assaulting Ms. Rodgers. I simply chased the unarmed perpetrator out of the store, stood in the doorway to prevent him from re-entering the store and notated the license plate (MWM-576) from the 1997 gold colored four door Lexus sedan. When the Dallas police arrived I communicated all of this information to them. The next day, one of the detectives from the robbery division picked me up and took me downtown where I identified the perpetrator from a photo line up and assured them I would make myself available to testify in court once the perpetrator was caught.
Still, it continues to elude me as to the reason for my unjust and wrongful termination by ExxonMobil. Surely from an examination my employment record before the aforementioned event, it was clear that I have never been written up, late or didn’t do the work assigned. When needed, I worked extra hours and even did work not assigned to me so the store could continue to operate properly. Then, the reason was revealed to me by one of the employees of ExxonMobil. Because of their overt greed and fear of losing revenues from rightful lawsuits, ExxonMobil initiated this passive, however due to state law, illegal company policy.
I continue to wonder why any company would initiate such absurdly idiotic and inane policy that will cause and not prevent the bodily harm to their employees. In this current climate in which we live and work, it would seem reasonable that ExxonMobil would encourage heroic actions that not only prevent bodily harm to their employees but send a message to any potential robber that their action will not be tolerated. This assumption can be reasonably expected since the content of Exxon Mobil Corporation's policy is to conduct its business in a manner that protects the safety of employees, others involved in its operations, customers, and the public by striving to prevent all accidents, injuries, and occupational illnesses through the active participation of every employee.
Nevertheless, the message has been vividly delivered to the communities surrounding the store. The message is it is okay with ExxonMobil for the criminals to rob their stores and assault their employees. The message is it is okay to do anything illegal and if ExxonMobil employees try to intervene and stop them, this action will get the employee fired.
As I continue to such for work in this workless economy, I’m continually in prayer that after due consideration ExxonMobil will find the compassion as well as the corporate responsibility to give me my job back and to change this passive policy that will continue to put numerous employee, vendors, and customers in danger and in jeopardy of being harmed while the workers of ExxonMobil in fear of losing their job stands by and watch.
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