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03-13-2013
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British man who wrestled shark fired from his job
http://www.necn.com/03/13/13/British...9&feedID=11106
British man who wrestled shark fired from his job
LONDON (AP) - A 62-year-old British man who became an Internet sensation after wrestling with a shark on an Australian beach says he was fired after his employer discovered he'd been abroad while on sick leave.
Paul Marshallsea was filmed yanking a six-foot- (1.8-meter-) long shark away from waders at Caloundra beach near Brisbane in January.
But his intervention also caught the eye of his employer, the Pant and Dowlais Boys & Girls Club, a Welsh charity. Marshallsea had been on leave since April after saying he was suffering from work-related stress.
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Retired Air Force Guy
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Don't feel sorry for him at all.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jammer
Don't feel sorry for him at all.
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Oh, come on now. Everyone knows that shark wrestling is a known remedy for serious stress.
The Truth will STILL not be the first casualty of war
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His wife got fired too. They are both unemployed I guess.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ABQCOWBOY
His wife got fired too. They are both unemployed I guess.
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What? She wrestled him?

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Lightning Rod
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Work stress so he goes on a holiday, what is wrong with that?
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Lonely Stranger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CanadianCowboysFan
Work stress so he goes on a holiday, what is wrong with that?
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His contract stipulates that while on vacation. no shark wresslin allowed.
Don't you people up there no nothing?!!
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Predicting the future can be very hard, mostly because it hasn’t happened yet."
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Lightning Rod
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 5Stars
His contract stipulates that while on vacation. no shark wresslin allowed.
Don't you people up there no nothing?!!
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Good one! 
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Good.
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03-13-2013
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Newo
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Basically: He used sick leave rather than PTO to go on a month long vacation.
Also,the story and the video do not match AT ALL. . The real story was a shark swims up close to shore that is sick and dying, and he walks over to it, grabs its tail and guides it back into the ocean. The shark swims away slowly . So while he did a good deed of directing the sick animal back into the ocean, he didn't rescue anyone lol. A lot of animals including sharks, dolphins and whales swim to shore when they are sickly.
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03-14-2013
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Messenger to the football Gods
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If it was par for the course in my luck department....... I'd of lost my job AND an arm.
AS: Cowboys ice their own kicker in 19-13 OT loss
“That is one of the luxuries of my position as owner as well as the ultimate decision maker, general manager and president – I can do that and take the losses and come back for more,” Jones said.
God help us...............
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03-14-2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CanadianCowboysFan
Work stress so he goes on a holiday, what is wrong with that?
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Nothing if your in Canada I would guess but apparently, if you are Brit, then it's a definite no-no.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 5Stars
What? She wrestled him?

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Nope. She was married to him and employed by the same company I guess.
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Lightning Rod
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ABQCOWBOY
Nothing if your in Canada I would guess but apparently, if you are Brit, then it's a definite no-no.
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he should sue his employer for wrongful dismissal
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03-14-2013
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DKRandom
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CanadianCowboysFan
he should sue his employer for wrongful dismissal
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For what? you put in for sick leave, and you vacation to another country and start wrestling sharks? Thats called lying and seems to be (reading the article) against company policy...there is no wrongful dismissal..they broke company policy, and got fired for it. nothing wrong about it
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