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62-Year-Old Wrestles Massive Shark Away From Children at the Beach…and Gets Fired for It?

Mar. 13, 2013 8:46am Erica Ritz

Paul Marshallsea Wrestles With Shark in Australia, Gets Fired From Charity Job

Marshallsea wrestles with a shark at Caloundra beach in Australia. (Photo: Screen Shot/AP)

A 62-year-old British man has become an Internet sensation as one of two men to wrestle a shark away from children on an Australian beach recently.

Paul Marshallsea, a grandfather, was filmed by a local news crew grabbing a six-foot-long shark by the tail at Caloundra beach near Brisbane in January, falling into the water as the beast tried to shake him off.

Marshallsea has received praise from national media, lifeguards, and readers worldwide, but says employers weren’t quite as impressed.

Apparently he was on sick leave at the time and, based on his behavior, he didn’t seem that sick.

“Whilst unfit to work you were well enough to travel to Australia and, according to recent news footage of yourself in Queensland, you allegedly grabbed a shark by the tail and narrowly missed being bitten by quickly jumping out of the way,” the Pant & Dowlais Boys & Girls Club charity told him in a letter. “The photographs and footage appearing in newspapers and television broadcasts.”

Here’s the footage:

The charity added in a follow-up letter: “The breakdown of the trustees’ confidence and trust in you and your ability to perform the role is so great that we find that dismissal is the only course of action we can recommend.”

Marshallsea had been on leave since last April over work-related stress, and says his doctor advised him to go on vacation.

“I didn’t have a problem with my back,” he told the BBC in response to the charity’s letter that he appears healthy. “I had work-related stress.”

Marshallsea has worked for the charity for the past ten years and says he and his wife, who works for the same organization, rarely even took weekends.

Paul Marshallsea discusses his employer’s decision to fire him with the BBC. (Photo: Screen Shot/BBC)

“We created a whip to hit our own backs. It grew so big and we didn’t realize [there] was no stopping it,” he said.

“If I hadn’t gone in to save the kids on that beach that day my wife and I would still have a job,” he remarked in disbelief. “You think being in charge and running a children’s charity, they would have patted me on the back and congratulated me. But to sack us both without any sort of discussions first is just disgusting.”

A man who answered the phone at the charity Wednesday said no one was immediately available for comment.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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RodT82721
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 11:06am
A charity, paying this guy enough for him to vacation in Australia?
A good example of why paying someone not to work, never works out. I wonder how those that give to this charity feel about this hero having a year off for stress?

This character & his wife, both charity workers, double-dippers.
This isn’t the 1st creep to be outed by a reality video and wont be the last.
At least he’s a fast thinker, his doctor made him do it!
A look into our socialist future.

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- P8riot
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 12:27pm
  that’s a great point. This is a perfect example why its important to give to charities that disclose how much actually goes to the needy as opposed to employees.
- mrunner
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 12:47pm
  Yeah. that is kinda messed up! But on the bright side- They have officially cured his “work related stress” issue. He may have “Unemployment related stress” but work related stress is no longer an issue.
  
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- JMadison
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 1:16pm
  Was this man on sick leave or faking being sick?
  
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- deeberj
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 3:19pm
  How are they double dippers? I didn’t read anything that sounds like he was doing that.
  
  He had work related stress. He was not at work for that reason. His doctor told him to go on vacation. I don’t see that he did anything wrong.
  
  My mother worked part time her last year of teaching due to work related stress. She wasn’t visibly disabled, she still worked out and walked, her back etc. were fine, but her blood pressure was through the roof due to the stress at work and she needed to stay away. She was not double dipping by taking off work for an illness.
  
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- nappy
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 3:57pm
  well.. that’s a bit of a guess isn’t it?
  
  They may have worked for a charity all those years but they did have income, may have equity, stock, inheritance, etc.. ain’t like it would have been a very expensive vacation…
  
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- chips1
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 4:14pm
  DEEB:
  Take a day off and park near a disabled parking place and count the number of fake people with placards. It amounts to 85-90% false. Increasing the actual number is the only way the government can justify their employment. RIPOFF!!!!
  
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- flatlandbroncofan
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 4:58pm
  Your reading comprehension is horrible. The guy has worked for the charity for the last ten years and many weekends. At the advice of his doctor he was to take a break from the job and the stress. Where he takes that vacation is none of your business or anybody elses. You complety missed the point of the article. He saved some kids from a shark and was terminated for his effort. He worked for a charity that helped kids. Get it? I would draw you a picture but that would be a waste of my time.
  
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- Old Truckers
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 5:22pm
  I did not see any children in the water that required him to wrestle the shark to protect them.
  
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- anothercomment
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 7:12pm
  Old saying: “To have a child (and by default – grandchildren) you allow a piece of your heart walk outside your body.”
  If that was my child, (someday) grandchild, or someone else’s children, yes, the best stress would be to fight the “@#$%^&*” shark and strongly encourage it to leave a perceived feeding area, and WIN!
  Working for a non-profit agency (barring UNICEF, Red Cross) does not pay anything, and your job description ends with the words “and all other duties as assigned”. Yes, this man needed a vacation from stress, and this turn of events will be the best thing that happened to him.
  
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- IndyServative
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 7:47pm
  Looks like God intervened in order to save those kids. March on Paul, with your head held high.
  
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- alinmatt
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 8:23pm
  Where were the kids? Is there something I’m missing? Is there another video somewhere showing that people were in actual danger when he jumped in to play heroe? Honestly, his actions looked unnecessary at best.
  
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- subic
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 8:56pm
  ****, dems do it all the time. Its the (f#k the american system) Obama way.
  
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- nzkiwi
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 1:34am
  From my travels in Europe and talking to UK immigrants to my country, I can tell you that “working the system” is a national pastime over there.
  
  Most UK residents will have immediately guessed that this man was ehaving dishonestly – whether they criticise him for it or not is another story.
  
  He had talk his employers into paying for longterm “stress leave” and then enjoys what is effectively an employer-paid holiday. He deliberately defrauded his employer, and is employer is a charity…
  
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- sillyfreshness
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 1:35am
  We’re all stressed out at our jobs we are married to.
  
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- trigger
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 2:27pm
  flatlandbroncofan, you are the one that needs to reread the article. the guy as been on sick leave since last april. you know, 2012. while he did a good thing he has still been conning his ex-employers.
  
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- duckyack
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 8:35pm
  People who think like you always amaze me. You think because the husband and wife work for a charity they shouldn’t be able to make enough money to save for a vacation. How is that even logical? People like you–the non-thinkers of society–are the reason this country is in the shape it’s in now. I am exhausted and constantly appalled at the ubiquitous lack of intelligence coming from those who feel compelled to share their “opinions.”
  
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19.5
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:59am
They fired him for this? We have a powertrip epidemic in the united states ..since what does “work related stress” have to do with wrestling a fish?

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- mrunner
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 12:50pm
  Inhale- exhale then read the article their spanky. He is a Brit.
  
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- Favored93
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 1:20pm
  Sorry but this guy has been “sick” with “STREEEEESSSS” for a year?!?!?! Getting paid to do what stay at home so he won’t be STRESSSEEED?!?!?! This guy should have been fired after the first week or two. If you are to stressed to work then don’t but why in the HELL are people giving to this “charity” so he can sit at home and take an Australian vacation?!?
  This guy is a taker with absolutely no honor and should feel guilty as hell for stealing from needy kids!
  
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- PK_SEA
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 1:37pm
  FAVORED – You don’t think employees deserve a vacation once in a while?
  
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- mrunner
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 2:28pm
  @PK – He needed a vacation from all that time off I guess… He has been off work since April.
  
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- a true texan
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 3:43pm
  What does work related stress have to do with anything? This goober took a YEAR off of work—WHAT???? Are you kidding me. If your job stress causes you so much grief that you can not work for a WHOLE YEAR then dude you need to leave. You staying and draining the organization of money then they have to hire some one to cover for only makes the kids suffer. This guy is ONLY trying to work the system. How does he make so much money that he can travel the world while working for a charity while on disability? Geez you people drive me crazy.
  
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- RedBaron2A
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 3:44pm
  @PK – Every working person deserves a vacation – not on the taxpayers dime though – and not for almost a year.
  
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- duckyack
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 8:47pm
  The number of people ready to jump on this guy is amazing. Who said he was being paid while he was off? It goes to show how right I am about human nature. Given the appropriate bait, man will sink to the lowest, blackest level possible in judging others. For the most part, people are vile and have no integrity, empathy, or concern for their fellow man. Everyone seems ready to jump on somebody else with hatred and bitterness, forked tongues at the ready, always in lock and load position.
  
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YallComeBack
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:44am
You know…. my job has vacation days. But it is REALLY stressful. I think I need to take some MORE vacation days for all this stress my job causes me.

Jobs should be a source a peace and tranquility. It is not fair for a job to give a person stress!!!!!!!!

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RED-DAWN
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:15am
As a private investigator who has conducted Workers’ Comp Fraud investigations for over fifteen years and make no mistake, that is exactly what this is, my opinion is that this guy should get a medal for has bravery then, FIRE AND PROSECUTE HIS A$$ !

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- grimjack3791
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:39am
  Out of work for a year? Heck yes this is worker’s comp fraud!
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:49am
  Yesterday’s low back issues are today’s stress and anxiety issues. Ask any slacker out of work playing golf or doing the day spa, every week. Unions have handbooks on how to properly pursue a claim, pick a friendly doc, and how to pick up on surveillance efforts.
  
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mattmo79
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:15am
Yep, he should have been fired. Another whiner milking the system, now he doesn’t have to worry anymore about job related stress.

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Idaho2aa
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:00am
I’m about done with The Blaze. I am so sick and tired of misleading headlines coming out of this place. Glenn needs to put a stop to it. Half the headlines now are misleading. Do they really feel it is necessary to try and “hook” us into every article? What happened to just reporting and letting us decide if we want to read it or not. Good grief.

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- Stoic one
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:11am
  I find the headlines rather entertaining. Most of the articles get read by me, or at least scanned on the article page, much like an old style physical newspaper.
  
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- ozchambers
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:21am
  I agree that the misleading hook headlines annoy me, but definitely not to the point of walking away from The Blaze.
  
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- dont_drive_slow_in_the_left_lane_obliviot
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:29am
  ok then bye, please let the door hit you on your rear on the way out.
  
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- YallComeBack
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:39am
  I agree. They do it ALL the time.
  
  He didn’t get fired for wrestling a shark and saving people’s lives.
  
  He got fired for appearing to be a liar. Taking sick leave when he wasn’t sick.
  
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- Washington
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:59am
  No one is forcing you to read TheBlaze. Unless you have a dial up connection it only takes a second to check out an article and see if it interests you. Quit complaining.
  
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- Pecos1
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 12:06pm
  Here’s a thought: Perhaps, if his doctor had written a note telling him to take a vacation, and he went to the charity PRIOR to going on vacation, and showed them what the doctor said, and informed them of his plans, then maybe, just maybe, this would have been a non-issue. If he had told the charity, and they agreed with the doctor’s order and told him to do as his doctor suggested, then he likely would not have been accused of “milking the system”. But then anyone can say that hindsight is 20/20. The atricle didn’t say his wife was out on workers’ comp as well, so why did she get fired too? My speculation is perhaps she did not request vacation time beforehand. But I don’t really know.
  
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BlasberryStrat
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:50am
“If we can save just one childs life….it will be worth it……”

Oh, sorry. Was gettin in the mood.

I bet Feinstein’s right at that beach trying to ban Sharks and high capacity Jelly Fish…

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- redfish52
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:59am
  I wonder how much time his company would have given him off to go to a Grandchild’s funeral? Hmmmm….
  
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- ashestoashes
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:12am
  It would be a closer bet to say that Feinstein is strapping on fins and huntingt at night with the Great Whites..it’s not about saving lives..it’s about taking them.
  
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- bobbiejean
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 5:19pm
  Blasberrystrat, LOL Betcha Diane F. has always wanted to travel to Australia
  to do just that!
  
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- bobbiejean
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 5:25pm
  Blasberrystrat, If Diane can’t do it there, perhaps, her home state of CA will welcome
  the ban. They seem to enjoy banning things. I know. I live in CA.
  
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Daveed
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:47am
I have no comment on his work status as I know nothing about that and it is between employer and employee.

I am glad that someone took action when action was due rather than just stand around and watch incase of the children got eaten by the shark and then step in after the fact.

Kudos to the gent who was a doer and not statue. If it was my child or grand child I would be indebted to this man. Mom and Dads of the USA salute you.

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- WeStateMedia
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:10am
  Are you blind? Do you see anyone in the water where the shark is? I didn’t think so. He didn’t rescue anyone. The only thing he did was fake being sick and decided to live it up in Australia. This guy is a bimbo just like you for saluting his pointless humanitarian efforts.
  
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- TreeTrimmerJim
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 4:24pm
  Excuse me.
  
  How much water does it take for a shark to open its mouth and close it?
  
  Does the depth of water make those teeth less dangerous? If so pull a shark up on land and stick you hand in its mouth. No water, should be safe. Right?
  
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Talmid of Yeshua
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:34am
The Blaze has become nothing but tabloid news. And we are supposed to take Glenn Beck serious? Look, a kid jumped into a puddle. OH MY, YOU WON”T BELIEVE YOUR EYES.

Most of the headlines here what I expect I to see in tabloids in the grocery store line.

Hey Blaze, want to be taken serious? Grow up!

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- Thornyrose13
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:02am
  And who is forcing you to read this “tabloid”?
  
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- Jelly_Belly
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:12am
  I ABSOLUTELY AGREE. I took a screen shot a couple weeks back where 3 different stories included “You won’t believe…” all in close enough proximity to each other to get them in one shot. I like reading good news sometimes, even if it’s from the local level, but they should be few and far between, and all this crap tabloid stuff can be dropped.
  
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- Sheepdog69
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 11:16am
  I agree. I used to be an avid fan of Beck, but his wimpy attitude towards gun control laws and the worthless stories here on the Blaze are turning me the other way. I continue to read the Blaze because there are some good stories, but there are getting fewer and far between. Good to see another talmidim of Yeshua on here. Shalom!
  
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- chips1
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 4:39pm
  You won’t believe…..SHEEP, JELLY and TALMID are all engaged. News at 11.
  
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pragmaticpatriot
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:18am
No good deed goes unpunished…

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- burgher23
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:48am
  Come on, the guy has been chilling for almost a year!! He deserves to be fired. If someone is so impressed with his shark escapade, let them hire him!!
  
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- Voicelostinthewilderness
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:11pm
  Ditto!
  
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666Sucks
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:17am
What moron wrote this Headline? There was no one in the water, no children, no adults. The shark was being monitored by officials! The lummox who wrestled the shark walked in like some drunken show off and almost became a Darwin Awards recipient, glad he was fired! I’ll bet the writer of the headline was union!

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- Trigus
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:49am
  What more do you expect from the Blaze? At least he did refer to it as a shark and not as a sea otter, or dolphin. Things could be looking up at the blaze?
  
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- WeStateMedia
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:04am
  I’d have to agree with you. This story reeks of idiocy. No child or adult was in harms way according to the video so there was no “saving” to be done. There wasn’t even a need to touch the thing! What? Was it about to stand up, walk on land, and start attacking people?! If anything, he deserved to get bit. Plus, he skips out on work using sick days, travels halfway around the world, and makes national news. I don’t feel sorry for the guy.
  
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watashbuddyfriend
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:17am
Before I opened the Blog, I had the State of Florida in mind, but, turns out to be the stupid Brits!

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kadster01
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:12am
The headline for this story is misleading. He wasn’t directly fired for rescuing kids from a shark.

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starman70
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:11am
He did take a vacation. Was the vacation he took a recipe for curing what ever ailed him?

On the other hand, here is the true liberal progressive answer to the problem. FIRE HIM. We have seen it over and over again here in America. An employee stops a shoplifter after holding him for police and is fired for “Interfereing with a customer”. An employee was able to grab an armed robber, wrestle him to the floor and take away his gun and then was fired. There are a plethora of stories across America where employees are treated in a like manner. I think England is learning from us.

If I were the gentleman in this story, I would seriously consider moving to Austraila and giving up my British citizenship. He worked for a charity. I bet his pay wasn’t something to brag about. Maybe there will be someone who recognizes his contribution to the children he protected.

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- tajloc
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:23am
  uh…Australians are British citizens. He doesn’t have to give up anything.
  
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- ihasa
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:36am
  If this story was presented differently, you’d probably be railing against the progressives who want to give workers the rights to take a year off on leave just for stress. Yep, I’m a progressive, and i think companies should give time off for stress – but within reason! A year is taking the piss…
  
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- RichardNyg
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 2:10pm
  Australians are not British citizens. Whats wrong with you?
  
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marssnw
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:07am
He should not have lied, but I think they could have gave him a break. After all, he saved some children. Its only going to look bad on the company. Theyll look like a bunch of Scrooges. I wonder if he was getting some type of injury or sick pay? If he was, then he deserves to be fired. If he wasn’t getting paid, then I don’t see why it was such a big deal. Who hasn’t called in sick once in a while when they really were not sick? Im sure even the bosses have done that.

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- Cavallo
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:26am
  I don’t think he lied. He went on vacation to take care of work related stress break down under the advice of his doctor. He wasn’t physically ill with the flu or injured. Even if he was, adrenaline has people with the ability to lift cars off people, so I don’t think even then it would mean that he was faking a problem. Sounds like the Charity are just D!@#s.
  
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- KMS-SA
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:44am
  ” marssnw
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:07am
  He should not have lied, but I think they could have gave him a break. After all, he saved some children. Its only going to look bad on the company. Theyll look like a bunch of Scrooges. I wonder if he was getting some type of injury or sick pay? If he was, then he deserves to be fired.”
  
  He did not lie, he was on sick-leave for WORK-RELATED STRESS. His doctor told him to take a vacation.
  
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- objectivetruth
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:07am
  I had a boss that did just that.He owned the company.I sidegigged for awhile when I lost my full time job I went to work full time for the company.I can vividly remember coming in one fine spring morning to coolers full of beer soda liquor.Breakfast and even a fishing trip were included.The whole crew had the next two days off with pay.All food drinks exc were on the boss as well.
  Your comment jogged a 25 year old memory.Thanks I had almost forgotten that adventure.
  
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RedDirtTexas
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:07am
Where is PITA international in all of this? Harassing a poor shark which was only going about his shark business, trying to feed it’s self on children which should have been aborted to begin with! (sarcasm off now)

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Exidor
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:06am
Sorry. I gotta side with the company on this one. H*ll, I’ve got work related stress. Where’s my Australian vacation?

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ihasa
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:05am
He’s been off with stress since last April?! If the job was too stressful he should resign, not spend a year relaxing on the company’s dollar. It’s a charity after all. After so many months they were probably relieved to find a reason to sack him.

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- Desertcatn
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:38am
  It doesn’t sound like just a job, it sounds like he took ten years building up the organization and needed a break! He was told to go on vacation for work-related stress.
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 12:27pm
  For 11 months? Probably needed to isolate too to deal with the all consuming anxiety and stressors of thinking about the word stress and it’s own ramifications and meaning. My bwain hurts thinking about his stress of flying, beaches, eating out, getting 70% base pay tax free, and no longer eating brit chow. The horror. The horror.
  
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eat-more-bacon-USA
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:04am
“…one of two men to wrestle a shark away from children…”

“If I hadn’t gone in to save the kids on that beach”

Uh, no. The guy is just wrestling with the shark for no apparent reason – there are no children in the water near the shark – “the children” were on the beach – sharks don’t swim on land.

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- pavepaws
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:29am
  “Land shark”?
  
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- chips1
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 4:56pm
  “Candygram”!!!!
  
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srpatterso
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:04am
Obviously this charity isn’t worth working for.

Happily move on.

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RANGER1965
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:01am
It’s quite simple.

Get a doctor’s note stating that the problem is work related stress and you need to take a vacation. Get a lawyer to set the case up, then put it on hold for about 10 months letting some time build up.

Take it to court which should take another 4 months. With the Doctor’s note, Ordering you to go on vacation…the employer literally has no case, which their lawyer will tell them.

So a nice fat settelement of at least 14 months of pay, and all benefits for that time monetized.

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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:16am
  Mr or Ms ANGER,
  
  This is what you must know:
  
  Typical conservative. Always looking to get something for nothing. Call the lawyers!
  
  it is so.
  
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- RANGER1965
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:24am
  I call unjustly losing a job you had for 10 years, quite somthing.
  
  You should really look into some classes on critical thinking.
  
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- TX_Ag_Engineer
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:35am
  Hey Senseless,
  It seems silly to even have to point this out: It’s the libs that want something for nothing (aka “government funded”)! And on that note, I think this fool got exactly what he deserved. “Work related stress” is a liberal way to get free time off. If your job is that stressful, find a new career, but don’t call in sick to take a vacation and then complain that you got fired.
  
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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:47am
  Mr or Ms RANGER 65,
  
  This is what you must know:
  
  What difference does it make how long he’s had a job? You understand the concept of “at will” employment right?
  
  Ah, I get it now. You’re union. Go on, admit it. Don’t be afraid to stand in your truth around here. You’re union.
  
  It is so.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 1:40pm
  as opposed to standing in s!@# which is what your entire presence on these boards is based in YOURSENSEI/WANGO/HORSIE/MONICNE/TROLL.
  
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- RANGER1965
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 2:40pm
  @Senseless
  
  Independent business owner for the last 10 years.
  
  You should really explore using logic in your argument. Might help.
  
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SamIamTwo
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 8:58am
Saltwater was ordered by DOC, no doubt…you can’t get away with doing anything in the digital age. Sucks.

Congrats on being a hero but still yet.

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SGT Rock
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 8:54am
Sometimes it hurts to do the right thing.

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- FidgetforFreedom
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:05am
  Probably a blessing in disguise if he was truly having “work-related stress”. Wonder if the charity will lose donations over his firing.
  
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WarMunger_Al
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 8:54am
he was caught ditching work, he should be fired. Wrestling sharks has no bearing. Had he been honest and just took a vacation instead of pretending illness, he would not have any problem.

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- THX-1138
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:02am
  Read Harder. “Work Related Stress” was the diagnosis…
  
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- objectivetruth
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:13am
  Look he was given time off for stress not a physical condition.To be fired in that manner is rather cold and callous.He works with children.I have never and will never work with children.Stupid crap like this is one of several thousand reasons I could site.Also he is the British system not the american system.Here he may not have been given the time off.We also don’[t know the details of why he was ordered out due to stress.
  Personally I think if he had of saved an adult this might not be an issue.They may be looking at it from the standpoint that if you can stand being on a beach with kids you could come back to work.
  
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Gladileftcalifornia
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 8:51am
Moral of the story is if you’re going to call in sick, enjoy your time off at home. Party the night before you go back to work and the hangover will look like you’re still recovering.

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- Eastinfection
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 8:57am
  March Madness is almost here… cough cough cough. Looks like i’m coming down with something.
  
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- Zipit
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:07am
  Easy does it EAST! Too much of that type of entertainment can lead to obsessive tatting and gang-like behavior! LOL
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:13am
  lol ZIP… i’ll be careful.
  
  When i was in High School and wanted to miss school for March Madness, i used to get really stoned, put Visine in just ONE of my eyes, and claim that i had “pink eye”.
  
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- DontStopBelieving
  Posted on March 13, 2013 at 12:56pm
  Glad, read the article, he didn’t “call in sick” – he had been on leave for months, there’s a difference.
  
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