December 23, 2005
An Employee Recognition Program That Really Works...
A Donatos Pizza manager in Lakewood, Ohio was arrested after her boss discovered 400 rotting pizzas in her garage. According to this article from CourtTV.com, the manager established fake store accounts in 2001 for area hospitals and a school district. She then told fellow employees that she would deliver the pizzas to the customers herself in order to maintain good rapport. To further the charade, she even sent flowers to herself with a thank-you note from one of the hospitals. Police say that the manager did not benefit financially from the ruse and that her sole purpose was to get her name in the company’s newsletter. The manager is also accused, however, of stealing more than $38,000 from Donatos and then forging documents and damaging the company’s computer system to cover it up. She is also accused of writing restitution checks on a closed account.