A Ford employee says he lost his job after being accused of stealing a $1.95 cookie, only for the company to later realize he’d actually paid for it.

60-year-old Kurt Kromm had worked at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant for 11 years, but told Shifting Gears he was fired after the company believed security footage showed him taking a cookie from the break room without paying.

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    Historically every job provided all workers a meal, often two if it was a long day. This didn’t stop being the norm until clocks and factories became common.

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      It’s also a win-win for the company. Happy, well-fed workers work better, and hang around longer.