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Indrė Lukošiūtė

Worker Decides Enough Is Enough, Shows Bosses Why Endangering Employees Is A Very Bad Idea

It’s been said that shortcuts cut lives short. But all too often, greedy companies couldn’t care less. They ignore safety standards, cut maintenance costs, or override warning systems, purely in pursuit of profit. Many accidents and fatalities could have been avoided around the world had certain management done better.

A former warehouse worker has been praised for potentially saving lives by outing his dodgy company. He found out that managers were getting monthly bonuses for cutting costs. And some were chasing their cheques at the expense of workers’ safety. When the bosses ordered staff to perform a dangerous electrical task, the man says he quickly cooked up a plan that would see karma striking like a lightning bolt.

A company knowingly put workers’ lives at risk, in a bid to cut corners and make a profit

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