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re: Getting Fired for Facebook Posts
Posted on 12/17/14 at 2:57 pm to anc
Posted on 12/17/14 at 2:57 pm to anc
We had an employee get called in for remarks on her FB page that were pretty damaging to her. She was talking trash about co workers and the company. She was on her 90 day probation. She wasn't fired bit the damage was done. She quit three days later
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Posted on 12/17/14 at 2:57 pm to bawbarn
Posted on 12/17/14 at 2:57 pm to AnonymousTiger
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correct, but only in certain right-to-work states
myth, right-to-work has nothing to do with it
Posted on 12/17/14 at 2:58 pm to anc
tl;dr, but responding solely to your subject, witnessed someone get fired a few days after being hired because said person's facebook page had some pretty racy photos on it.
So it do happen.
So it do happen.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 2:58 pm to AnonymousTiger
Figured this was already addressed.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 2:58 pm to anc
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When did we get here as a society?
People have always been stupid, now they just have the means to share their dumbass thoughts with the world
Posted on 12/17/14 at 2:58 pm to anc
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When did we get here as a society?
Gradual progression over time. It isn't like all the Liberals have been voted into office because people don't agree with them.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 2:59 pm to Bourre
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November 2008
Posted on 12/17/14 at 2:59 pm to TigerFred
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Since when is an employee given a right to free speech?
Everyone is given the right of free speech. The employee did not get arrested, or detained or had any government related actions denied him.
He spoke freely. That is all the Constitution grants. His employer is free to exterminate him based on his utter stupidity. That is not protected by the Constitution.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 3:00 pm to anc
Portland Community college
Works as a Sales Rep at Nordstrom???? LOL
Works as a Sales Rep at Nordstrom???? LOL
This post was edited on 12/17/14 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 12/17/14 at 3:00 pm to efrad
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myth, right-to-work has nothing to do with it
Well, actually, in right to work states the law will presume you are an at will employee unless you can prove you're not. So, it does have something to do with it.
This post was edited on 12/17/14 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 12/17/14 at 3:02 pm to tiggerthetooth
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Portland Community college
Works as a Sales Rep at Nordstrom???? LOL
I don't see what is that crazy.
This post was edited on 12/17/14 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 12/17/14 at 3:03 pm to tiggerthetooth
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Works as a Sales Rep at Nordstrom???? LOL
Low level employee, yes.
The tone of the story was about possible legal recourse for the employee, it was his personal views, etc. where I would think most people would say that the idiot got what he deserved.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 3:04 pm to TigerFred
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Since when is an employee given a right to free speech?
Posted on 12/17/14 at 3:04 pm to AnonymousTiger
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Well, actually, in right to work states the law will presume you are an at will employee unless you can prove you're not. So, it does have something to do with it.
Two different sets of law.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 3:05 pm to Dr. Shultz
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for some reason I was under the assumption that an employer can fire an employee at any time or place with no reason or any reason and thats ok.
They might have to pay unemployment checks until they got a job or whatever but it's not illegal.
am i mistaken?
Not entirely accurate. Cannot fire an employee based on the employee's race, sex, religion, and other statutorily protected categories. These categories are growing every year too. That would be illegal and the employee could be entitled to significant compensatory and even punitive damages (and in some circumstances reinstatement, although that rarely happens).
It's more accurate to say an employer can fire an employee for any reason or no reason at all (even if it's completely arbitrary or unfair) so long as the reason is not forbidden by statute.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 3:05 pm to anc
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Of course he's threatening to sue, his right to free speech was violated, etc. And some attorney is going to take this case and now it seems that he will be able to raise money on a GoFundme page or something. He may be rewarded with a payday that will probably be more than this guy's total lifetime earning potential.
When did we get here as a society?
Meh. You're making a lot of assumptions.
If this guy lives in a right to work state, his employer and any court will politely tell him to GFH.
Even if it does go to trial, he still has to win and some jury has to award him damages.
I think society is mostly fine.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 3:06 pm to anc
November 2008
Posted on 12/17/14 at 3:07 pm to ZereauxSum
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Meh. You're making a lot of assumptions.
Yeah it sounds like the reaction on twitter and at least people on the video aren't too upset about him being fired. Small sample tho.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 3:07 pm to AnonymousTiger
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Well, actually, in right to work states the law will presume you are an at will employee unless you can prove you're not. So, it does have something to do with it.
In technical legal terms, "right-to-work" has to do with whether a union can force you to join/pay union dues to work at a company with which they have a collective bargaining agreement or whether you can opt out. It doesn't have anything to do with "at-will" employment.
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