An interesting event took place in the US state of California. The manager of a gas station made a critical mistake by typing the gas price incorrectly. This mistake cost both the station and the employee dearly. station suffered thousands of dollars in losses, while the manager was fired from his job and fell into a difficult situation. The British press shared the manager’s story with the public. Here is the story of the critical error…
WHEN PUTTING THE DECIMAL MARK IN THE WRONG PLACE…
According to the news of the British Daily Mail newspaper; John Szczecina, who works as a manager at a gas station in Rancho Cordova, California, USA, wrote the price per gallon (about 3.7 liters) of gasoline as 0.69 cents instead of 6.99 dollars.
PEOPLE FOUNDED TO BUY GASOLINE CHEAP! BUT THIS ERROR COST EXPENSIVELY
Realizing Szczecina’s mistake, people started to post about the low price on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The drivers, who were surprised by the price determined when there were rapidly rising fuel costs, flocked to the station. So much so that they even formed a queue. This mistake of the employee cost the station dearly. The mistake cost the station about $20,000, and Szczecina was fired from his job.
“It was a mistake I made. I thought, ‘This is a nightmare,'” Szczecina said. “I put all three prices there except for the diesel, but the last one didn’t go right.” said.
STARTED A DONATION CAMPAIGN
Employee Szczecina admitted to misplacing the decimal point and took full responsibility. “So I just took responsibility for this and said ‘yes, it’s my fault and I’m to blame,'” Szczecina said. Szczecina’s sister, Paula Jackson, thought the firm could sue, so she started an online donation campaign so she could pay back the money. The money they have collected so far has exceeded $3,000. Their first target is $16,000.
Business lawyer Craig Zimmerman told KOVR that people like Szczecina are often protected from such mistakes in legal matters. “Without a written agreement, the only way he can be liable is if he acts outside the scope of his duty. For example, if his boss said, ‘Whatever you do, never set the price for that gas pump,'” Zimmerman said.