A former Kroger manager in DeKalb County says he did what most people would hope a decent supervisor would do in a chaotic and dangerous moment: he stepped in when an elderly co-worker was being attacked by suspected shoplifters in the parking lot.
Now, according to Matt Johnson’s report for WSB-TV, that decision cost him not only his health, but also the job he had held for 14 years.
The former manager, Michael Self, told Johnson that he was left bleeding, suffered a concussion, and needed staples in his head after masked suspects assaulted him outside the Kroger on North Decatur Road. Three days later, he says, Kroger fired him for violating company policy…