A Verizon Worker Was Suspended for Saving a Cat’s Life

CBS News has reported that a Verizon employee has been suspended from his job for three weeks after he saved a cat.

If you’re thinking wow, that’s all kinds of messed up, you would be right.

Apparently Maurice German used Verizon equipment to save the cat while working in a Philadelphia neighborhood on March 16th.

A resident asked him for help to rescue the feline, named Princess Momma, which was on top of a telephone pole for a whopping 12 hours.

CBS Philadelphia had said that the cat’s owner called the fire department, an animal rescue and a telephone company for help getting the cat down. Nobody returned the calls.

Using the hydraulic lift on his Verizon truck, German was successful.

For using the lift, Verizon had suspended German for three weeks without pay for violating Verizon’ safety rules.

“We take no joy when our employees face consequences related to their job duties. We are, however, fully committed and responsible for keeping our employees and customers safe. All of our field technicians go through extensive training that is focused on workplace safety. Our goal is to keep our employees and our customers out of harm’s way,” Verizon stated to WPVI.

“For safety reasons, our trucks and related equipment are not intended to be used in the area in which he was operating, specifically around electrical wires. While our actions may not be popular, he potentially put his life and those around him in jeopardy,” Verizon added.
Verizon donated money to the Pennsylvania SPCA however.

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