EPTI was fired over a facebook post today. - Page 4
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Chaves
Brazil315 Posts
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iSometric
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FullNatural
United States180 Posts
What you posted on facebook has next to nothing to do with anything. you did not mention your company, your position, the account you were working on, any specific numbers, any names etc. you mentioned nothing important about anything. your comany is being silly. im pretty sure you are gona qualify for unemployment. you also most likely have a case in court. even if if just small claims court where I believe the max you can win is $10,000. quick tip. alot of companies fail to even show up or send someone to fight a case in small claims court because it will usually cost them more than to just pay up. ie cases against bank of america and other banks for shady overdraft fee practices. also today i read in the san jose mercury news about a lady who sued a major car company for falsely advertised gas mileage claims and won the $10,000 maximum. that is unless you have been making lots of other posts besides the one you quoted...... | ||
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rezoacken
Canada2719 Posts
Really people should learn privacy again, facebook is killing it with no benefit. When you start having 500 friends and they can all see what you post, there is some questions one should ask oneself. | ||
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Yacobs
United States846 Posts
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StarStruck
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This is one of the many reasons I would never use social networking/media websites. | ||
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Tien
Russian Federation4447 Posts
Keep your head up | ||
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o[twist]
United States4903 Posts
anyway, sorry to hear, it's a shitty time to lose a job. | ||
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jacen
Austria3644 Posts
On March 03 2012 09:43 Porcelain wrote: I was legit fired for disclosing proprietary information referring to the volume of the store. Disclosing company information, even within the company, is something you should NEVER do. I'm sorry you got fired and it's a little harsh, but company information is sensitive. Better luck next time  On March 03 2012 09:43 Porcelain wrote: My DM is the one who said the "at-will" thing, and that their social networking policy (which I signed when it was implemented last year) says that violation is cause for immediate termination. Social network contents can be searched by the social network provider and it's partners. Your company doesn't want to give out information to unknown 3rd parties. Your termination might be an example, but there is a good reason for the policy. | ||
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Uranium
United States1077 Posts
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Dubzex
United States6994 Posts
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
I'm pretty much only a kid (freshman in college) wirh no real job experience, but isn't there a way for you to appeal it? As you said, your manager supports you, and I'm sure you have other co-workers who can attest to your situation. I mean, from an outside standpoint, making a sarcastic remark about barely missing a goal is not that big of a deal. I feel like HR should really understand what happened. I mean, a million dollar store missing its target by a tiny bit isn't even that huge of a deal, given how big the company was, right? You can also try and get some dirt on the person who you think got you fired. At least tell your co-workers what the douche did and make sure their life is hell. If things don't work out I hope you'll find a new job! I'm sure that you can explain the situation to your future employer, and that they'll be happy to find such an excellent employee like you. It's your old company's loss if they so callously fire a valued employee. | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
don't post stupid shit on FB... | ||
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Dubzex
United States6994 Posts
On March 03 2012 16:23 ticklishmusic wrote: Wow, that's a terribly douchey move. I'm pretty much only a kid (freshman in college) wirh no real job experience, but isn't there a way for you to appeal it? As you said, your manager supports you, and I'm sure you have other co-workers who can attest to your situation. I mean, from an outside standpoint, making a sarcastic remark about barely missing a goal is not that big of a deal. I feel like HR should really understand what happened. I mean, a million dollar store missing its target by a tiny bit isn't even that huge of a deal, given how big the company was, right? You can also try and get some dirt on the person who you think got you fired. At least tell your co-workers what the douche did and make sure their life is hell. If things don't work out I hope you'll find a new job! I'm sure that you can explain the situation to your future employer, and that they'll be happy to find such an excellent employee like you. It's your old company's loss if they so callously fire a valued employee. I don't think you understand what proprietary means. | ||
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Talin
Montenegro10532 Posts
On March 03 2012 15:08 o[twist] wrote: i don't comment on these sorts of things often, i just thought i would note my consistent surprise at the extent to which TLers assume that large entities do the things they do for good reasons. It's not just TL, this misguided sympathy for businesses is quite a social trend these days, especially in the US. | ||
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remedium
United States939 Posts
On March 03 2012 17:23 Talin wrote: It's not just TL, this misguided sympathy for businesses is quite a social trend these days, especially in the US. It's not sympathy for the business. It's knowing that the business can get into significant legal trouble if employees release details relating to things like earnings reports that aren't public information. | ||
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orangesunglasses
United States110 Posts
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Slaughter
United States20255 Posts
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DwmC_Foefen
Belgium2186 Posts
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Talin
Montenegro10532 Posts
On March 03 2012 17:28 remedium wrote: It's not sympathy for the business. It's knowing that the business can get into significant legal trouble if employees release details relating to things like earnings reports that aren't public information. See, considering interests of a business you're not even a part of, legal consequences they might have or the damage they might have suffered is sympathy. I don't think anyone disagrees with the rational premise of the situation. I'm talking about the personal angle a lot of people take, the tone in which they say/write it. The subtle vibe in this thread has pretty much been "you stupid idiot, you deserved it and you better have learned your lesson" since page 1. | ||
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