Losing your job can be one of the worse things to happen to you. Or it could be the best thing that happens to you. In the case of Eric Favetta, it was the best thing. Eric was a PetSmart employee. As a favor to his boss, he agreed to work an overnight shift, plus his usually daytime shift. (16 hours total) Martha Stuart was coming to visit their store and the manager wanted it to look special. Eric did not want his big dog Gizmo to be home alone all that time, so he bought him with him while he cleaned and straightened the store. The store was closed and no other employees were present. He put Gizmo into the doggy-day care area and periodically checked on him while he cleaned. When the manager found out, Eric got fired for stealing. Apparently, using the doggie day care without paying for it was the same as if he stole a 40 pound bag of food. What the heck? The company eventually hired him back at another store since the press got a hold of the story. Eric used to be a military dog handler. A canine search and rescue company who heard about his plight hired Eric to work for them. In this case, being fired was ultimately a great career move. No word on what Martha thought of the store.
