In a classic twist that should surprise no one that has worked in corporate America, we a 67-year-old Walmart employee getting punished for his good deed.

John Zalesky chased a shoplifter out of the store and got stabbed taking the bag of stolen goods back.

So Walmart saw fit to reward this employee that was protecting the companies items by firing him.

A true reward these days for heroic action seems to be a pink slip.

At the end of the day, Zalesky was left with a stab wound—and no job.

A reminder not to risk your health and life for a corporation that doesn’t care about you.

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— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) September 2, 2024

The Gateway Pundit reports:

A former Walmart employee was recently fired after he was stabbed during an attempt to stop a shoplifter from stealing merchandise.

John Zalesky, 67, was let go from his position after he confronted a thief who fled after he requested to see her receipt. In an interview with the New York Post, Zalesky recounted the encounter, stating, “She wasn’t even denying it, she just took off.” Motivated by a desire to combat ongoing theft, he decided to chase the shoplifter to the car parked in a handicapped spot right outside the store’s entrance.

However, as Zalesky opened the shoplifter’s car door and reached for the woman’s purse containing the stolen goods, he was unexpectedly attacked by a man in the passenger seat, who stabbed him in the arm. Despite the attempt to strike Zalesky again, the assailant missed, and the duo fled the scene.