Facebook girl sacked

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Enigma

Yeah, I'd have to think there is more to this. Under the basic circumstances in the article almost everyone who ever had a job deserves to be fired.

Office politics brother.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by XabbaRus

You should see her on TV.

That I have not. I only know what I've read here. If there's more of course my opinion could also be subject to change.

[Kapt Z]

Who didn't think their job was boring at 16????

at 20?

at 40?

There will be other jobs kid. They probably did you a favor.

[longam]

True, but now they can blame the lazy mode on the internet.

[fatty]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I'm guessing there is more and not just on facebook. Other things at her place of employment that would want management have her gone. This was the only way to do it perhaps.

This. If the company did not want "bad things about it said on public pages" or whatever, they obviously miscalculated by firing her over this. Now, they're on the Beeb and sound like a bunch of d-bags for firing a 16-year-old for calling her job boring. Do I need to say which one is worse for PR?

[XabbaRus]

According to her boss she had also been hinting that she had got an interview at some other place and that they were looking for someone long term as one of their other staff was going on maternity leave so they were looking to train someone (ie her) up to do some of those duties. So yes there is more too it. You can't sack someone for just saying their job is boring but as it turns out there is more to the story.

[Skybird]

Pah, just more technophobia. Facebook lives!

[kiwi_2005]

How did it get out to the media, If her and the mother went crying to the media then they just added more salt to the wound should of kept quite about it and moved on as now her chances of getting work in her town might be slim.

[McBeck]

Someone wanted 15 mins of fame

[Dowly]

We got similar companies here in Finland. I have personal experience from the K-CityMarket chain, every trainee or new worker get's a book on their policies, one thing said that speaking anything negative about the chain anywhere would result to a warning or being sacked.

My personal opinion: Just farking stupid.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by XabbaRus

...there is more to the story.

There always is.

[Jimbuna]

Poor girl was stitched up by her work colleagues.

Nice bit of advertising for the company....not.

[Spike88]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Simple rule: don't say anything on the internet that you wouldn't want your boss/parents/clergy/friends/spouse/significant other finding out about.

I do this all the time.


I cant see firing someone because they said work is boring, but if they were bad mouthing it in another way, or if they were releasing company secrets, than yeah I'd fire them.

[Skybird]

The firm's Steve Ivell said of the decision: "Her display of disrespect and dissatisfaction undermined the relationship and made it untenable."

I take from that that if you are doing a boring job that gives you no compensation for the time you spend there (something better than just - maybe even little - money) - you nevertheless have an obligation to feel satisfied and be happy.

Arrogance on side of the company. I personally never liked to work in jobs that I needed to do just because of the money, but had to accept such arrangements for some time. But I also accepted arrangements were I worked unpayed - because the job gave me something that meant more for me than money.

If you need to work in a bad job only because you need the money, then you really are a poor bastard and every minute of working time feels like an hour for you. That is a lot of seconds-counting over one day's shift.

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Simple rule: don't say anything on the internet that you wouldn't want your boss/parents/clergy/friends/spouse/significant other finding out about.

Better idea: Don't tell people who care about that stuff your username.