A Polish writer stole in Iceland. “Sorry”
In the second half of October this year, the foreign website ruv.is reported about an employee of the Nettó store in Ísafjörður, who was dismissed from his job because he was allegedly cheating customers. It turned out that the theft was committed by a writer, literary critic and author of the popular blog Iceland for Always. “Let me start with some basic words: I’m sorry,” he told Internet users via Facebook.
In an article by ruv.is from October 20, we can read about a Nettó employee who allegedly “added packs of cigarettes to customers’ bills that they did not buy.” According to the findings of the foreign website, the practice lasted from June to mid-October this year.
The superiors found out about everything when one of the customers described on the Internet what happened to him in the store. According to his account, the cashier did not want to give him the receipt, and when he finally gave him the document confirming the purchase, the injured party noticed that it contained a product he had not purchased – tobacco products. “Surveillance recordings indicate that the number of packages added to accounts could be as high as 40 per month,” we read.
After the matter was revealed, the man had to come to terms with losing his job – he was dismissed for disciplinary reasons. As it turns out, the cashier at Nettó in Ísafjörður was a Polish citizen – writer Jarosław Czechowicz. On his blog on Facebook, the author of crime novels entitled “Ciosy”, “Gorsza”, as well as fiction – including: “Toxicity,” he apologized for his actions. “I would like to say that I am very sorry that I caused Samkaup such great distress. I know that it affects the company’s reputation and it should not go through this,” he noted.
The writer beats his chest. “Poles are not thieves. I am one.”
In a blog post on Iceland for Forever, Czechowicz apologized, among other things, your boss. “He hired me, he was always a great manager, he supported me and allowed me to develop in a thriving store. I got a great opportunity for a good job, and I ruined everything,” he admitted.
“I know that what I did destroyed the trust of Icelanders, Poles living in Iceland and the entire community of the Westfjords. People to whom I have always been nice and polite have every right to feel angry and disappointed. Moreover, I have damaged the reputation of Poles in Iceland. It is a harmful opinion that Poles are not thieves. I am one,” he said.
He then apologized once again “for everything he did.” “Nothing excuses me. I am asking for forgiveness. I worked hard in the store. My customers liked me and trusted me. I let them down, the company and Samkaup’s customers. It’s hard for me to live with it. I made a very big mistake and it will stay with me forever. I am ashamed and I would like to turn back time. It is impossible. I can only ask for forgiveness. I know how much I let down the local community that I wanted to be a part of, and I did a bad, disgusting and disgusting thing. You have right to treat me as a fugitive, but I couldn’t stay in Iceland for the sake of my health and life. I was on the verge of a mental breakdown. In my country, I will also be perceived through the prism of what I did,” he laments.
“Sorry”
The critic announced that he had “taken his punishment.” “I ended my Icelandic life without getting anything in return. I’m sorry if I irritated the Polish community with my publicly written thoughts or my behavior,” he beat his chest.
