I wouldn't be surprised at all if this is actually true. The interesting point worth of contemplation is that supervisors/owners are "regular" people - not representatives from extreme portions of the tail distribution. Therefore, this is cultural
NBC News: Kentucky tornado: Factory workers threatened with firing if they left before tornado, employees say.
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NBC News: Kentucky tornado: Factory workers threatened with firing if they left before tornado, employees say.

Factory workers threatened with firing if they left before tornado, employees say
Exclusive: At least eight people died in the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory. Its destruction has become a symbol of the tornado's ruinous power.
