Tammy Rochester left her mail truck in the hands of the local sheriff’s department when she received a call that her fiance had been shot in the neck. For that, the U.S. Postal Service wanted to fire her.
But she’ll get to keep her job now that managers have reconsidered their earlier decision.
The Postal Service sought to fire Rochester for “abandonment of the mail” and being absent without leave, even though Rochester’s union representative said she notified management.
Rochester was delivering mail on Dec. 10 when she received a phone call from David Dill, her fiance, saying, “I’ve been shot,” according to The Greenville News in South Carolina.
Dill was called a hero after he followed a bank robbery suspect and provided police with information.
The bullet struck very close to Dill’s carotid artery. If it had hit the artery, Dill could have died.
Now the Postal Service says the circumstances of the case were extraordinary, and Rochester’s perfect work record led to the firing notice being rescinded.
