Lululemon CEO Defends Firing Employees Who Confronted Robbers: ‘Step Back, Let the Theft Occur’

Lululemon CEO Defends Firing Employees Who Confronted Robbers: ‘Step Back, Let the Theft Occur’
The logo for Lululemon Athletica is seen at a store in Manhattan, New York, on Dec. 7, 2021. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald defended the firing of two employees who confronted three masked thieves robbing a Georgia store and called the police, with McDonald saying that company policy is for staff to “let the theft occur” and not try to intervene.

“We have a zero-tolerance policy that we train our educators on around engaging during a theft,” McDonald told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on Friday, with “educators” being the company’s way of referring to their employees.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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