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Bank Teller Fired for Not Handing over the Cash

With a staggering state unemployment rate of 9.2 percent, proving your worth--even going above and beyond--in today's job market is essential. However, not in the case of Key Bank's Queen Anne branch teller, Jim Nicholson, who was faced with a robber demanding the bank's money. With no weapon visible, Nicholson called the robber's bluff and with a single rule-breaking leap chased away and then tackled the would-be robber. Two days after Nicholson chose not to hand over the bank's cash, he was fired for violating the bank's security policies. And now we know where all the real-life heroes go--to the unemployment line.

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  • bigyaz

    Sorry, Troy, gotta disagree. This cowboy could have gotten himself and innocent bystanders killed (had the guy been armed and/or crazy, which is usually the case) -- all for a bunch of cash that's not even his. Then the bank would *really* be in deep shit, lawsuits would be flying, and Seattlest commenters would be on their ass for not training the staff better.



    Tough lesson, and I do have sympathy, but the guy knew the likely consequences when he decided to jump over the counter and play hero.

  • We don't negotiate with terrorists.



    Look, I've watched Point Break as much as the next dude, but come on. Fuck bank-robbers. Convenient store robbers are the real scary ones.

  • Would any bank do anything different? From everything I've heard, banks don't want employees to try and be heroes. Way too much liability involved.

  • No. No other bank (or credit union, for that matter) would do anything differently. Except perhaps a warning. And in this day and age, and with this publicity, they'd be wise to play it a tad differently.



    And after two days? It's either instant or brush under the rug with a hand slap.

  • BOOOOOOOO!



    That's one of many reasons Key will never get my money.

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