A woman in Long Island, N.Y., says she gave up her kidney to help safe her boss, but was fired soon after. Jim Axelrod reports, she is now taking on her former employer.
@@bc1969214 selling cars doesn’t mean not having empathy. It’s like selling houses, clothing, or anything else. You’re there to HELP people but also to direct someone to buy your product. The stereotypes for car salespeople amazes me.
she would be on the payroll even if she just swept the lot and same pay as before. Call off whenever you need to. I understand and thanks for everything.
Truth hurts, but her going out of her way for her boss doesn’t and shouldn’t give special treatment, as that is illegal. Seemingly firing her for no reason right after? Kinda seems intentional.
@@heroesofthestormmurky3092 In a privately owned company you are allowed to give special treatment, like making your kid a VP. In this case, the woman was recovering from saving the boss's life. To fire her for missing too many days? Take the days off in context of "I would be dead and she'd be 100% well otherwise." Keeping her in her job would not be special treatment, but what would (what should be done) is make sure her medical bills are covered, that she gets a raise, that the next opening goes to one of her kids if they need a job, and throwing $10k into her retirement fund as many years as you can afford it.
Being nice is not about having it be reciprocated, we are nice to reflect our better selves period. How people treat you is their karma, how you react is yours.
I know especially when there are so many different ways that she could've been accommodated. She could be assigned to work from home if she needed to stay home to deal with complications from her surgery. She could be given lighter working assignments. She could also be put on reduced pay or a different pay structure but more accommodation to her other needs. Her life is already hard enough as a divorced single mother with 2 kids and now she just lost a healthy kidney.
She didn't ask for a promotion, she didn't asked for millions b4 the lawsuit. She was just recovering and carrying on but instead the boss was scared she's gonna owe her savior favors for the rest of her life. Which she should btw.
She saved her life on so many different levels. At least she should have retired her earlly if she didn’t want her around. Not like she couldn’t afford it.
I donated my kidney to a stranger. I did not meet recipient until day of surgery. I was 23 years old and healing was HELL. SO PAINFUL! I don't take pain meds (addiction runs in my family) and for 6 weeks you're not able to lift over 10 pounds. My doctor told me the recipient heals faster when it's successful because they get something they needed, and the donor loses something they didn't need to lose. Her boss really was wrong and so frustrating to hear this.
@@LMAOINMEMPHISthey did say that addiction runs in the family so ied guess they were worried that they may get addicted to the meds. On a personal note from someone that’s actually on pain meds and has addiction that runs in the family it’s not as big a problem as you think especially if your worried about it, but I’m also in a situation where it dosnt matter if I do get addicted as I will need pain meds for the rest of my life unless I want to be in so much pain I can’t move or if we invent a way to replace my nervous system which isn’t happening any time soon😢
NEVER EVER EVER help your bosses. They're not your friends. Edit: Unless they need toilet paper. But other people have body parts too. But I mean, if I gave my boss a kidney and they fired me because I took a day off I would say good riddance. Give me my kidney back!
Several years ago, my cousin received a kidney from her oldest sister. I remember the middle sister found some kind of funding for people who get kidney surgery (they have money for everything). She got the money, but didn't share it with the sister who gave her the kidney. Fast forward to now...that kidney is failing. This boss better be careful. Kidneys can fail you at any given time.
"people are going to think you're getting special treatment" she kinda should be getting special treatment she cut out an organ and gave it to you. There are not a whole lot of employees out there that would do that.
Giving your boss an organ is pretty special treatment. She had no business accepting organ donations from her employees, if she was ethically opposed to special treatment. I don’t like to believe there are bad people, but this boss is really trying to prove me wrong.
@@Kmbstitches yep, people have offered me their kidneys since both of mine are at stage 3 ckd. I find it so nice but I physically could never ask anyone something that big and if someone did I’d truly be great full to them for the rest of my life especially since complications could come to both parties. I’ve heard of people getting organs and a couple years later their body rejects the organ despite things going well in the beginning 🥲 then there’s the person who’s literally putting their life on the line so yours can last longer, that’s a HUGE commitment for both parties. I’m baffled she didn’t show more gratitude, even if it’s fake. Like come on. I hope this ladies kidney rejects because she did not deserve it and I hope this kind woman found a way better job and won the law suit
Most who donate a body part to help another don't expect anything in return. However, to be fired resulting from damage to her body related to that very selfless act of a donation is beyond evil...
I agree. Even if the boss didn't say very many thanks, it seems like she didn't have such a big problem with it. But to not acknowledge a medical problem and reasonable cause for her limitations, and then firing her on top of that... ridiculous.
the employee didn't expect anything in return, but didn't expect a cold shoulder or to be booted either. the boss has no empathy and is unable to feel such normal human emotions.
This lady was incredibly generous, in my 25 years of working I've never come across a boss that would be deserving of my kidney, not one. I would only give up a kidney for a family member or a very good friend.
She won the lawsuit. This case had several layers to it. One layer was that the boss seems to have been an alcoholic, which is why she had kidney problems. The case gained attention, so the media started following the boss and caught he with bottles of liquor after she got her kidney. The reason being an alcoholic matters to me is because I know alcoholics and they are super hard to deal with sober, so I could just imagine what she was dealing with from a boss that was not able to drink. The first job I ever had was at Burger King years ago, and the boss was an alcoholic. For some reason she hated me. I remember one day I was on break with a bunch of other people and we were all eating our free meal, and for some reason she comes out screaming about me not being allowed to eat for free, but never said anything about the others. She docked my pay for a meal that was free. True story, I got her to quit hating me by selling her weed. One day she did not know I was outside the door and she said something about needing a joint, and from that day forward she called me everyday before work to see if I would sell her some weed. It was like she went from being super mean for no reason at all, to depending on me for weed, and she never talked rude again to me.
@@ladydara7446 You are not ineligible of getting a transplant, it is just recommended you do not drink, which I pointed out that the woman was not able to drink at the time because she was getting a kidney. Alcoholism is one of the major reason people get transplants, and you cannot ban someone from getting a transplant. The worries are more on the side of the donator, cause you do not ant someone donating a diseased organ.
She got Justice. Debbie sued for 14 million and got an undisclosed settlement in 2014. (This usually means somewhere in the millions) she got the last laugh!!
That's insane. You don't have to kiss the ground she walked on for doing the kind act, but at least show better appreciation than that. The boss is a work of art and has a special place you know where. lol
"No good deed goes unpunished." a phrase that is unfortunately alive and well, especially in todays age of social media and the increase of individualism and narcissism.
This video inspired me to work for myself and never ever give my all to an ungrateful employer. Literally a formative part of my life. I'm 27 now and doing well.
To everyone saying that they would ask for the kidney back lol she didn’t give her kidney directly to her boss. Her boss was involved in a kidney donation group where you have to give a kidney to get a kidney. This lady wasn’t a match for her boss so she couldn’t give it directly to her so this lady donated to someone else on her bosses behalf because you have to “give a kidey to get a kidney.” So this lady‘s kidney donation actually went to someone else and then her boss was able to get a kidney from another person who was a perfect match. Still, the boss is an ungrateful bitch.
That feels like even more of a sacrifice. It’s not like her kidney was a perfect match so she gave it to her, it was like “I’m gonna give up my kidney so you can get one” 😯! What a horrible human being that boss is!
"Look people are going to think I'm giving you special treatment" Dipshit people are going to think that anyhow. Besides it's a fucking car dealership not the presidency the politics of the place aren't anywhere near that important. "Sounds like a personal problem"
I know the feeling about not doing more for your boss. I used to work a lot of hours for my boss. Walked in a blizzard to get to work. Came to work when ever someone called off. When my mom died, my boss made me come to work. Instead of giving me bereavement pay, she used my PTO to pay me for the time that I had to take off to bury her in another state. If I was her boss, I would have gave her special treatment for life. She would have multiple vacations, better pay, a promotion, a new car...anything for saving my life. I wouldn't even care if she started slacking off on the job. I would be so grateful for her saving my life.
Update for anyone wondering. The court found that she had been discriminated against and unjustly terminated. Seeking around 15 million $ in damages the pathetic excuses for a piece of dirt boss and the joke of a business settles for an undisclosed amount out of court, furthermore people destroyed the business reviews online. They got the smack down and lost a ton of $$$
Awesome! Just as it should be. I mean the woman helped you get a kidney! Do you know how many people in this world are waiting for one! Died because they didn't get one?! If I was her boss, I'd of rolled out the fucking red carpet!
Not true. My mom's old boss was one of her very best friends. When my stepdad fell ill with liver disease and she became his caretaker he insisted on continuing to pay her, even after they moved across the country. Even though his business couldn't afford it. And despite my mom's protestations. Humans are humans. Some are awful and some are amazing.
I would’ve taken my kidney back with bare hands & a butter knife. Later on feed that to a dog cause they are more faithful as well as grateful than human beings.
What a horrible experience. I hope she's found some justice in the court system and some healing so that she can move on. And I hope her health has recovered. It's sadly a lesson for people considering being a donor. Her ex-boss not only hurt this generous and kind woman, she hurt a lot of people who need organs and depend on this same type of kindness. Other people won't do it because of what she did.
@@jonathanmercado9965 I mean call it what you want I wouldn’t say it’s stupid, people being willing enough to be “stupid” is the whole reason multiple people are alive today...
I sent this clip to myself. It will serve as a reminder to me to not extend myself for anyone. Often times we extend ourselves and people don't appreciate it. They are the first to stab you in the bag or forget you totally when they have attained whatever their goal was. It's almost like the kind gesture embarrassed them.
@@schadenfreude5287 I think donating a fucking organ is a bit more than "brown nosing". Clearly this was a nice women who did an incredibly kind act and got screwed over.
And how do you know the only reason she donated her kidney to that lady was because she’s her boss? Maybe she donated out of the goodness of her own heart and simply wanted to help out another human being she knew in need? Not every good deed needs to be seen as being done out of special interest you know
Just trying to figure out why the reporter who open the storyline at the very beginning of this video started off with a laugh with beginning the opening of this sad story? 🤔🤔🤔
Well, she didn't give her kidney to her boss. She donated it on behalf of her boss to move her up the wait list. Hopefully someone much kinder received her kidney.
The more you do for some people, the more they expect from you and the less they appreciate your kindness. Not everyone is that way, though, thank God.
God gave you your kidneys. You are not obligated to give one to anybody. I have given people my last dime because I knew I was still earning money. I can replace my money, but.....
"you just gave your organ to me and saved my life by possibly jeopardising your own. Let me email a thank to you and then fire you because I'm a complete psycho"
Sadly this would probably be the same way my dad would be treated if something like this happened but sadly with the stupid fire you without a reason law in our state you couldn't sue the owners of the place
@@MlokLik Don't even do it then....look it up....you wind up sliced and diced on slides in a lab or the Body farm....etc....the families have a hard time getting the bodies back. No thank you!!
I'll be dead anyway. I wish to be harvested, then burned and have my ashes thrown into a vulcano or something like that. Still haven't decided yet. They could bury me in a paper box, i wouldn't mind. Stay safe.
You are an angel this is an ungrateful woman who received your kidne.You certainly deserved to be treated better than you were .wish this lady all the best.
@David Davidson exactly who are you talking to? I just made a statement of what might happen. People like you need to understand is that perception matters when it comes to bussiness. NEVER said what is right or wrong.
@David Davidson checked to see what was up with the caes and found this, Following legal action, the New York State Division on Human Rights has ruled that Debbie was indeed unjustly fired by the Atlantic Motor Group following her kidney donation. The Division on Human Rights further said that there was probable cause that Debbie had been fired due to discrimination. Debbie is now seeking $15 million in damages from both the Atlantic Motor Group as well as from Jackie.
You mean to tell me a successful employer doesn't have family or friends that could have helped her? That alone would tell me about her true character.
LIVEFRMNYC ---- You can"t donate to someone if you're not a perfect match!!! If it was THAT easy....there would never be such a huge demand for organ donorship cuz family members would most likely always opt to help out!! It's actualy really rare for a parent/sibbling to be a match
stephanie daigle You didn't pay attention to the story. She didn't give her a kidney, she gave somebody else a kidney so her boss could get one quicker. Like a trade. Any family or friend could have done the same.
@@Mary-zj9jz it’s the principle. She got her the kidney, therefore, it’s hers. That boss had no business soliciting employees for organ donations. Her total lack of gratitude and moral obligation is disgusting.
Her case was settled. It was a confidential agreement between her boss. She got paid big time. Her boss was dumb. Could have gave her the raise when she needed. Make management . Whatever she wants. Now she got a big fat check and ruined the company's image
Ah! I knew something is missing. It wouldn't be a "donation" if there was an agreement and big money here. Therefore it should've been fine if the company fired her or not
There was no prior agreement between the two. David Chan is saying that the lawsuit was settled out of court, confidentially. He's right if her boss would just been a halfway decent person she would have saved herself and the company a lot of money.
shelley noname From what I have read, despite all that's happened, she at least had no regrets. She did the right thing in helping someone. It's just sad that the person is not grateful enough to return the favor.
@@gurutruecrimeguru1405 Actually, as per the video, she was floored with complications in her recovery, then later on in the video it mentioned nerve damage. I'm a surgical nurse & the piece of human excrement Ed filth that is the c#*t from hell who had the fucking tumerity & audacity to ring her up & chew her out likely had her fired as she would have been made aware prior to looking for a donor, amongst a plethora of other donor health concerns that, 1. Surgery is easily 100 times more horrific an experience for the person donating than the person receiving the organ. The donors entire back and side is sliced open (pretty much like Jaws took a huge bite outta ya, they'll be in the worst pain imaginable afterwards, have hundreds of stitches in multiple layers, with drains and other contraptions hanging outta them, they will feel completely fooked head to toe as their entire system attempts to adjust to the completely new imbalance of their body, that they're at ultra high risk of post operative complications including but not limited to, excessive bleeding up to fatal haemorrhage, post operative infections which very easily become fatal very quickly, excruciating pain for which there is no drug adequate to deal with the pain at very high doses; doses they cannot give you in the first place or else they'll compromise your lung function so much that your inability to breathe at adequate levels to retain as much of the already compromised & deficient blood supply in your body as oxygen rich as is required, or that will kill you very rapidly obviously, AND ANOTHER MASSIVE THING TO BEAR IN MIND BEFORE REQUESTING A DONATION, **AND THE KEY WORDS OF THE ISSUE FOLKS**: HIGH POSSIBILITY OF THE DONOR SUSTAINING NERVE DAMAGE.... WHICH IN MOST CASES, AND IS OBVIOUS IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE..... * WILL BE PERMANENT!!!!!! * (about which her boss will have been in full prior knowledge of!!) BASICALLY, DONATING HAS PERMANENTLY DISABLED HER & DESTROYED THIS POOR GIRLS LIFE. I'D HAPPILY USE A FLAME THROWER ON HER BOSS...
Niamh McLoughlin Yeah I figured it would be like that. Damn! I hope my kids never need me to give them one. Already lost my husband to sudden death so don't have that dilema to worry about. The psychopath boss probably caused the damage herself partying on Friday nights. And the boss is like "you aren't going to hold THAT over me are you?" Man I hope there's some way for her to win a civil suit.
Legal Fiction Natural Fact That's kinda s shitty reason to not donate your organs. Yeah, someone shitty could get it, but you don't need them anymore you're dead.
TheCircle000 Why? This tells me that there is a "possibility" that her boss didn't deserve a kidney from "her". But nothing in this video says why the mentally ill don't deserve life saving medical medical treatment. And it definitely doesn't say, prove, or demonstrate that her boss is a sociopath. If it makes you feel any better, you did prove one thing. You proved you don't know a sociopath is.
Well this is same corporate America that says if your coworker has cancer it's your duty to give up vacation days for their treatments and recovery. It's the system
@@thisisjustanillusion6486 Watch the story again. The boss actual felt entitled to the kidney. This is a hallmark of the Malignant Narcissist. If you don't see what the boss has done wrong, then you may also be a Narcissist.
@@DrumWild the boss did not feel entitled, i dont have time to rewatch the video but if i remember correctly, the employee said she would give the kidney without any coercion. she did it on her own accord. entitlement is when you expect something because of something else. maybe the employee was entitled? she felt she shouldnt be fired on the grounds of donating a kidney... thats entitlement.
I almost donated a kidney to my manager, though it was shortly after I left the job. I ended up getting rejected due to incompatible blood type and my own health issues, but he was very grateful that i even went to the trouble of trying. This is so heartless.
Milo Kokille - Yeah like we'd take someone's kidney and then fire them or like you'd even find me working for a car sales yard, let alone give my kidney to that fat, greedy, selfish, heartless boss. Sounds like you'd do the same thing. The world is full of pathetic sick morons.
Ted nugent first of all she gave her the kidney she didn’t have to. And i didn’t say the boss lady is right in what she did you pathetic moron! But to murder someone for that is more ignorant and unnecessary than what happened in the first place! To be morally wrong = to be murdered yeah that’s pathetic you moron
That's usually how it goes. The person who receives the kidney starts to feel better almost immediately, and recovers fairly quickly. The person who gave the kidney starts off feeling awful, takes far longer to recover, and is often left with lifelong complications. It's NOT a selfish thing to say no to someone in need. "Don't set yourself on fire to keep others warm," kind of deal. 😔
@@janedoll3237 actually health = longevity. The healthier you are the longer you will live and vice versa. If you take a look at super centenarians they were healthier than their peers all along the way. But giving a kidney is still something that can impact your health and thus longevity. It's a personal decision and this woman doing something big as this and then getting fired, she must feel like a used toilet paper.
Be warned: your boss is not your friend; get everything in writing. Unless she is a union worker, being terminated without cause is not illegal BUT her boss may have broken laws regarding medical leave. I hope she wins her lawsuit.
This is wrongful dismissal. It is 100% wrongful act by the employer. He terminated her job without cause. Even if there is a cause, she has the right to be heard aka natural justice. Labor Relation Law 101
Right because the donor is used to 2 kidneys and the recipient is probably used to having less than 100% days. Being they have to work with only one kidney!
True. I knew someone who donated a kidney to her brother, she passed later on from complications. Any surgery is risky, I nearly died from one in 2013, lost too much blood during surgery and had to have a transfusion and developed complications from the surgery.
Thats crazy. If someone gave me a kidney, dang straight I would give them special treatment, especially if they became sick afterward because of it. Some people have no sense of loyalty. Sometimes you have to find that out the hard way. I hope she is still a kind hearted person and this witch didnt turn her bitter.
Dont feed trolls. When people respond to them in any way. They get something from it, I dont know what but something. Just ignore them. That person likely needs attention but dont know how to say anything intelligent to get a response.
This woman literally gave you special treatment to actually live and you can't even give her a small special treatment and she's not even asking anything back other than a few days off.
@@justarandomlol--What, she endured major surgery, risked her health and her life, lost a spare vital organ for life for an extra couple of dollars an hour? If anything happens to the one remaining kidney she's screwed, but she's got $575 a week now instead of $550. Wow, a real lottery win she got there. 😖
I have been a dialysis nurse for 12 years. If you go into renal failure, there are treatment options other than transplants. Of course, for most people with kidney disease, that is the most desired outcome. But you can live a relatively normal life on dialysis for many many years. I think my patient with the longest time on dialysis was about 15 years and he died of cardiac complications, it wasn't because of his kidney failure. I have had many patients who were in their 20's - 60's, who worked 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, going to dialysis 3 evenings a week and would still go out at the weekend with their mates to the pub or clubs. Most people on dialysis don't die of kidney related issues, unless they decide to cease treatment. Most renal patients, in my experience, die of other causes.
...and corporations wonder why there's no loyalty from lower-level employees anymore. You can literally risk your life, mutilate your body, and sacrifice your organs to them...and they still refuse to acknowledge sick days, have compassion, or treat people like human beings. Despicable.
@@thespaceproduction5505 you shouldn't "need a better job" to be treated like a human being. Also, I own my own company and would never treat my employees like this. It's disgusting.
I would not say loyalty from lower end employees....... it all comes down to how your subordinates have been treated by you........ My team and my subordinates would give their life for me.......
Do you think male bosses are better? Cause I've had many who granted me leaves when I asked for, while in comparison female bosses were way too strict. I could joke around with my male bosses, not so much with the females.
My mom donated her kidney to me when I was 13 year old and it lasted for 19 years. The week of the surgery her co-worker went around asking other co-worker to donate money for my mom. They raise almost $5000 for her. When my mom went back to work her boss monitor her to see if she was up to doing her job. He told my mom that if she ever felt sick or not feeling good all she had to do was tell him and won't hold it against her. My mom was grateful for her co-workers and boss for understanding her situation.
Celia Morelli Is that right, I was going to refute your statement but I'm afraid that it could get messy (because politics) so let I'll just make this statement -> "If you say so!"
18missmm she obviously didnt give a fuck about thanking her so she just emailed it like it was nothing and only called her phone when she didnt show up because it was an immediate thing
Even some family members are reluctant to undergo a serious operation and loose a kidney for a loved one. Yet the heartless beneficiary didn't even realize what incredible gift she got from a perfect stranger who saved her life! Some people are unbelievable - shame on her!
Chocolate Starfish let's assume you don't play video games. Wikipedia could explain things far better than I do en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_(video_gaming)
It's the employee who needs a heart. Coz she didn't really "donate" her kidney but sold it for big money. I don't think it's right to fire her but i also don't think she should get our side and pity
