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I was fired over a facebook post today. - Page 2

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Marcus420
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada1923 Posts
March 02 2012 23:33 GMT
#21
On March 03 2012 08:26 Porcelain wrote:
I specifically got fired for saying the words "..just missed that million dollar store mark."


And I'm not a guy btw. It feels weird reading your posts with gender specific language lol.



i dont see any of this? What do you mean?
ReturnStroke
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States801 Posts
March 02 2012 23:34 GMT
#22
This sucks man. Really sorry
intrigue
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Washington, D.C9935 Posts
March 02 2012 23:34 GMT
#23
entire post that got you fired please?
Moderatorsloppy little slug
FreezingAssassin
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States455 Posts
March 02 2012 23:39 GMT
#24
On March 03 2012 08:26 Porcelain wrote:
"..just missed that million dollar store mark."






honestly, I don't see how someone can fire you over THAT..?! Am I missing something here? please elaborate.

And that sucks
"I love when stupid stuff happens, it makes me look smart" - IdrA
Flaccid
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
8917 Posts
March 02 2012 23:42 GMT
#25
On March 03 2012 08:39 FreezingAssassin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 03 2012 08:26 Porcelain wrote:
"..just missed that million dollar store mark."






honestly, I don't see how someone can fire you over THAT..?! Am I missing something here? please elaborate.

And that sucks


Probably something to do with a game, specifically a game being played while at work? I'm guessing here...
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy
Porcelain
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States218 Posts
March 02 2012 23:42 GMT
#26
On March 03 2012 08:28 Torte de Lini wrote:
Ha! I got it right!

So what's your next step?



I'm hoping this will cause me to find a better paying job (it better lol). Like this situation was "meant to be" or something. : /


On March 03 2012 08:32 marttorn wrote:
Ha, this reminds me of that one girl who posted a long rant against her boss on FB, calling him a creep and a dictator, etc. She didn't realize she had added her boss, and proceeded to be "pwned" in a very public way.

Though i'm sure your situation is much more respectable, "just missed that million dollar store mark" doesn't seem very offensive. I feel for you.



It wasn't offensive, but considered to be proprietary information about company goals. And it was... : /

The rest of the post was even worse, in my opinion (but wasn't what got me fired). I was ranting about something I thought was unfair (and only negatively impacting me in this case) because we "just missed that million dollar store mark."
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/Porcelain_Sam
aebriol
Profile Joined April 2010
Norway2066 Posts
March 02 2012 23:42 GMT
#27
Many companies have policies that gets you fired instantly if you break them ... they would just not deal with a case by case judgement calls, as that gets iffy in court if someone wants to take it there.

Sad but ... just the way the world is.
Angel_
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States1617 Posts
March 02 2012 23:44 GMT
#28
OP is skipping details.

Beyond that, now you know a basic rule of not having your work people on your facebook. next time you won't fuck that up.
Soleron
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom1324 Posts
March 02 2012 23:44 GMT
#29
I went to look at US law so you could possibly appeal but it looks like workers don't get rights in your country (most states). Wow.
EvilTeletubby
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Baltimore, USA22259 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-03 00:31:08
March 02 2012 23:54 GMT
#30
On March 03 2012 08:44 Angel_ wrote:
OP is skipping details.


This, 100%.

A "valued employee" doesn't get fired over a vague comment like that. That might be the "official" legal reason, but there is absolutely more to it. I've been in management for a fortune 100 company for a few years now (I say that just to give a scope of how a large company has to work through the legal limitations and concerns), so I'm pretty familiar with how these things work and have seen a lot of them first hand.

If you truly believe that comment is what got you fired, then you're either lying to us intentionally, or lying/deluding yourself about your value and perception to your employer. -_-

I can empathize with you losing your job, but I just get the feeling you're not exactly a victim here.

I could be wrong, sure, but the way you position your entire post (including the misleading title) is pointing myself and others in that direction.


On March 03 2012 08:44 Soleron wrote:
I went to look at US law so you could possibly appeal but it looks like workers don't get rights in your country (most states). Wow.


Hm? Not sure where you were looking, workers are afforded a LOT of rights and protections here (too many sometimes IMO, but I just say that because I'm often on the other side of it - but I would rather have the individual over protected than under protected).
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Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
March 02 2012 23:59 GMT
#31
I'm sorry to hear that. Best of luck on the next job though :/
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TanKLoveR
Profile Joined August 2008
Venezuela838 Posts
March 03 2012 00:01 GMT
#32
I remember reading something like this happening to some guy, he got fired for saying stuff about work on FB and he sued the company for getting fired over that and he won. Think he got compensated or got his job back don't remember.

To me it seems like you got fired over the rest of the post u made and not the reason they gave you, that seems way too silly to fire a "valued" employee over.

Don't use public networks to complain about work, that's why we have more personal forms of communication.
Good luck getting a better job .
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Biff The Understudy
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
France8153 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-03 00:02:52
March 03 2012 00:02 GMT
#33
Your Facebook profile doesn't belong to your private life.

Even in France where unlike in the US (from what I heard), employees are very very well protected against abusive management, people have been fired for posting stuff on closed profiles. And the court have given reason to their employers. That's gross, but that's the way it is.

Facebook is a piece of junk. If you decide to use it, at least you should be aware of it.

It sucks for you, really feel sorry, and your co-worker is a total douchebag.
The fellow who is out to burn things up is the counterpart of the fool who thinks he can save the world. The world needs neither to be burned up nor to be saved. The world is, we are. Transients, if we buck it; here to stay if we accept it. ~H.Miller
DuckS
Profile Joined September 2010
United States845 Posts
March 03 2012 00:02 GMT
#34
On March 03 2012 08:34 intrigue wrote:
entire post that got you fired please?

This would be nice.
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Soleron
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom1324 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-03 00:03:49
March 03 2012 00:03 GMT
#35


Show nested quote +
On March 03 2012 08:44 Soleron wrote:
I went to look at US law so you could possibly appeal but it looks like workers don't get rights in your country (most states). Wow.


Hm? Not sure where you were looking, workers are afforded a LOT of rights and protections here (too many sometimes IMO, but I just say that because I'm often on the other side of it - but I would rather have the individual over protected than under protected).


I was looking at "right to work" laws. Some of the arguments against these laws claim people can just be fired for any reason. Is that an exaggeration?

Are there government-mandated appeal options against firing? Are there reasons one cannot be fired pertaining to outside of job speech?
Slightly
Profile Joined November 2011
United States80 Posts
March 03 2012 00:07 GMT
#36
On March 03 2012 08:42 Porcelain wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 03 2012 08:28 Torte de Lini wrote:
Ha! I got it right!

So what's your next step?



I'm hoping this will cause me to find a better paying job (it better lol). Like this situation was "meant to be" or something. : /


Show nested quote +
On March 03 2012 08:32 marttorn wrote:
Ha, this reminds me of that one girl who posted a long rant against her boss on FB, calling him a creep and a dictator, etc. She didn't realize she had added her boss, and proceeded to be "pwned" in a very public way.

Though i'm sure your situation is much more respectable, "just missed that million dollar store mark" doesn't seem very offensive. I feel for you.



It wasn't offensive, but considered to be proprietary information about company goals. And it was... : /

The rest of the post was even worse, in my opinion (but wasn't what got me fired). I was ranting about something I thought was unfair (and only negatively impacting me in this case) because we "just missed that million dollar store mark."


The reason you were fired was probably the rant about unfairness in the workplace, which I'm guessing was negatively directed at your boss(es), and the excuse they found to fire you was the proprietary information. It sucks, it really does, and I'm sorry that you are now out of a job. The things you've learned from this experience are probably not all that comforting either.. but you're looking forward to a new job and I can respect that. Good luck in the future
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
March 03 2012 00:10 GMT
#37
Yeah why post you lost your job because of a facebook post and not write down what you said exactly xD.
When I think of something else, something will go here
Divinek
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada4045 Posts
March 03 2012 00:14 GMT
#38
On March 03 2012 09:10 blade55555 wrote:
Yeah why post you lost your job because of a facebook post and not write down what you said exactly xD.


so we dont tear them apart but they still get some sympathy of course
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
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Porcelain
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States218 Posts
March 03 2012 00:15 GMT
#39
On March 03 2012 08:54 EvilTeletubby wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 03 2012 08:44 Angel_ wrote:
OP is skipping details.


This, 100%.

A "valued employee" doesn't get fired over a vague comment like that. That might be the "official" legal reason, but there is absolutely more to it. I've been in management for a fortune 100 company for a few years now (I say that just to give a scope of how a large company has to work through the legal limitations and concerns , so I'm pretty familiar with how these things work and have seen a lot of them first hand.

If you truly believe that comment is what got you fired, then you're either lying to us intentionally, or lying/deluding yourself about your value and perception to your employer. -_-

I can empathize with you losing your job, but I just get the feeling you're not exactly a victim here.

I could be wrong, sure, but the way you position your entire post (including the misleading title) is pointing myself and others in that direction.


Show nested quote +
On March 03 2012 08:44 Soleron wrote:
I went to look at US law so you could possibly appeal but it looks like workers don't get rights in your country (most states). Wow.


Hm? Not sure where you were looking, workers are afforded a LOT of rights and protections here (too many sometimes IMO, but I just say that because I'm often on the other side of it - but I would rather have the individual over protected than under protected).




Wow. If you break a policy like I did, and HR is notified with proof, they are required to immediately terminate you.

My district manager cried when she gave me the termination letter. I am valued. I know this through feedback and reviews. I was one of the best actually. It's extremely unfortunate, but they take this really seriously. Some woman in HR that I've never heard of/met doesn't realize who she's forcing my DM to terminate. I'm just a number to them, because of how large the company is.



Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/Porcelain_Sam
Kalingingsong
Profile Joined September 2009
Canada633 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-03 00:17:38
March 03 2012 00:17 GMT
#40
there might be a good reason the OP is skipping details lol

aka more legal reasons (for the people who don't realize), its not as if after you get fired you can start saying w/e you want.
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