Feb 01 2009
God tells manager to fire employees after lottery win
25,000,000 pennies from heaven
All the employees at a Wadswoth Illinois gas station were fired after a customer purchased a $25 million lottery ticket.
The employees, a former manager and three cashiers, allege that they were fired because the Wadsworth Mobil owner did not want to share the one percent commission [$250,000] he received for the winning ticket.
Wadsworth Mobil owner Jose Mathew of Elmhurst said he lost about $200,000 from the land’s high rent.
“God gave me the gift to cover the loss to pay back a credit card,” Mathew said.
He added that he felt no obligation to share the commission with any of the employees.
A Lottery spokeswoman says that while many owners share the commission with their employees they are under no obligation to do so.