Longtime Big Lots Manager in New York Fired After Reporting Assault on Employee by Shoplifter to Police

[Clip starts GUIDER What ░░░░░░░░ saw was he took ░░░░░░░░ swing like a punch ░░░░░░░░ her Reporter voice over ░░░░░░░░ s what Pat Guider ░░░░░░░░ he saw inside the ░░░░░░░░ Lots store that he ░░░░░░░░ to manage it ironically ░░░░░░░░ that s why he ░░░░░░░░ the shoplifter out of ░░░░░░░░ store GIDER I let ░░░░░░░░ who shoplift leave the ░░░░░░░░ every day Every day ░░░░░░░░ just put it in ░░░░░░░░ system that they ask ░░░░░░░░ to do This is ░░░░░░░░ assault This wasn t ░░░░░░░░ This was an assault ░░░░░░░░ Despite 20 years with ░░░░░░░░ company and a positive ░░░░░░░░ in March the company ░░░░░░░░ not see it the ░░░░░░░░ Guider did and two ░░░░░░░░ after the incident Guider ░░░░░░░░ he was called to ░░░░░░░░ district manager s office ░░░░░░░░ fired Reporter on camera ░░░░░░░░ you think you did ░░░░░░░░ right thing GUIDER I ░░░░░░░░ I did the right ░░░░░░░░ just thing the right ░░░░░░░░ just telling Reporter This ░░░░░░░░ not the first retail ░░░░░░░░ manager fired over a ░░░░░░░░ incident It s not ░░░░░░░░ the first Big Lots ░░░░░░░░ fired over shoplifting Just ░░░░░░░░ it and you ll ░░░░░░░░ the story of the ░░░░░░░░ at the store in ░░░░░░░░ Reporter voice over I ░░░░░░░░ to call Big Lots ░░░░░░░░ there is no phone ░░░░░░░░ to reach the CEO ░░░░░░░░ the communications chief I ░░░░░░░░ the company on Tuesday ░░░░░░░░ Wednesday evening and again ░░░░░░░░ morning I asked why ░░░░░░░░ Pat Guider fired What ░░░░░░░░ the company policy Is ░░░░░░░░ a shoplifter a fireable ░░░░░░░░ And what training do ░░░░░░░░ get for shoplifters The ░░░░░░░░ has not replied But ░░░░░░░░ poster in the Big ░░░░░░░░ lunchroom says never leave ░░░░░░░░ store to pursue detain ░░░░░░░░ identify a customer GUIDER ░░░░░░░░ I did not put ░░░░░░░░ in jeopardy I did ░░░░░░░░ put any shoppers in ░░░░░░░░ Reporter I went with ░░░░░░░░ back to his old ░░░░░░░░ He said he and ░░░░░░░░ found a shopping cart ░░░░░░░░ front of the Dunkin ░░░░░░░░ but lost the shoplifter ░░░░░░░░ say the assistant manager ░░░░░░░░ medical care Now Guider ░░░░░░░░ his wife are trying ░░░░░░░░ figure out how to ░░░░░░░░ health insurance They still ░░░░░░░░ two boys in college ░░░░░░░░ at 62 Guider s ░░░░░░░░ sure how easy it ░░░░░░░░ be to find another ░░░░░░░░ GUIDER The good thing ░░░░░░░░ we have a huge ░░░░░░░░ in God Huge faith ░░░░░░░░ God and everything will ░░░░░░░░ out It s just ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ It s going to ░░░░░░░░ difficult Clip ends Reporter ░░░░░░░░ camera So here s ░░░░░░░░ poster in the lunchroom ░░░░░░░░ the Big Lots warning ░░░░░░░░ don t follow shoplifters ░░░░░░░░ t do anything about ░░░░░░░░ One of the things ░░░░░░░░ got packed into this ░░░░░░░░ is that he actually ░░░░░░░░ some of the company ░░░░░░░░ He reported what happened ░░░░░░░░ what he did to ░░░░░░░░ office that deals with ░░░░░░░░ And two weeks later ░░░░░░░░ was gone.”