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Come Inside... => Saloon Bar => Topic started by: Grumpmeister on March 02, 2009, 12:51:10 PM
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Its your first week of a new job and what do you do, say on your facebook page that the job is boring and then allow colleagues to see it, did you really think that nothing was going to happen? Given the number of people who are looking for work, showing that you are dissatisfied in such a stupid way was bound to blow up in your face.
A 16-year-old girl from Essex was fired after she described her office job as "boring" on her Facebook page.
Kimberley Swann, 16, of Clacton, had been working at Ivell Marketing & Logistics, in Clacton, for three weeks before being fired on Monday.
"I think they've stooped quite low," she said.
The firm's Steve Ivell said of the decision: "Her display of disrespect and dissatisfaction undermined the relationship and made it untenable."
Miss Swann said: "You shouldn't really be hassled outside work. It was only a throw-away comment.
"I came home from work one day, sat on the computer and said something about my job being boring."
Details were passed to her employers after she allowed colleagues access to her page, Miss Swann said, adding that she was not given the chance to explain.
Her mother, Janette, 41, said: "I think she's been treated totally unfairly. She didn't mention the company's name.
"This is a 16-year-old child we're talking about. She says Clacton is boring but we're not going to throw her out of the house for it."
Mr Ivell said: "Ivell Marketing is a small, close-knit family company and it is very important that all the staff work together in harmony.
"Had Miss Swann put up a poster on the staff notice board making the same comments and invited other staff to read it there would have been the same result."
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said employers needed "thicker skins" in relation to social networking websites.
He said: "Most employers wouldn't dream of following their staff down the pub to see if they were sounding off about work to their friends."
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Useless thick selfish bitch. sick2:
No doubt she'll make a fortune selling the story though. Banghead
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I can thnk of a young person that Growler might show this to whistle:
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Teenagers find most things boring., it's almost a litany with them.
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If they knew what a litany was noooo:
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I looked up the facebook profile of a bloke at work once (before they changed the settings )
He was on a sailing boat in his underpants - I couldn't look at him the next day eeek:
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He was on a sailing boat in his underpants
Probably waiting for a tug.
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Indeed lol:
He was the most gorgeous bloke I have ever employed (total office eye candy) and he turned out to be a cabin boy noooo:
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Why have you dragged underpants into this thread? They will spread like a rash now
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Sorry, oh master of split threads - have I not followed the proper procedures evil:
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Too late now. Pants are breaking out all over the place evil:
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Anyhoo... ::)
I wonder where you draw the line on this...?
What if you went down the pub (not smoking obviously) and said that work was boring - grounds for dismissal? rubschin:
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Depends who you say it to. If you post it on the interweb and alert half your colleagues..... whistle:
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Anyhoo... ::)
I wonder where you draw the line on this...?
What if you went down the pub (not smoking obviously) and said that work was boring - grounds for dismissal? rubschin:
But you could deny that or claim they had misheard whistle:
Posting things of a slanderous / risky / ill conceived nature on an open forum is just stupid - rubschin: rubschin: rubschin:
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Anyhoo... ::)
I wonder where you draw the line on this...?
What if you went down the pub (not smoking obviously) and said that work was boring - grounds for dismissal? rubschin:
But you could deny that or claim they had misheard whistle:
Posting things of a slanderous nature on an open forum is just stupid - rubschin: rubschin: rubschin:
rubschin: rubschin:
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BM is a baldy point:
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evil:
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Anyhoo... ::)
I wonder where you draw the line on this...?
What if you went down the pub (not smoking obviously) and said that work was boring - grounds for dismissal? rubschin:
But you could deny that or claim they had misheard whistle:
Posting things of a slanderous / risky / ill conceived nature on an open forum is just stupid - rubschin: rubschin: rubschin:
As long as you remember to start whatever you are going to say with these three little words then you can get away with saying almost anything withouth committing slander...
"In my opinion....." whistle:
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Lets not start the 3 liitle words thread again - feckin clownfest thats it's turned into evil:
My three words would be
" I don't care" ..........
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We could include all sorts of slanderous comments in that thread Miss D. Nobody in their right mind would wade through it all.....
Nick, can you give us a synopsis of the 3 word story please. whistle:
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Lets not start the 3 liitle words thread again - feckin clownfest thats it's turned into evil:
My three words would be
" I don't care" ..........
... about freaky clowns...
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Nightmares all round I think scared2:
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... about freaky clowns...
You utter utter utter utter cussing:
I shall take my revenge - when I see you evil:
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... about freaky clowns...
You utter utter utter utter cussing:
I shall take my revenge - when I see you evil:
scared2:
Nick made me do it! Honest!
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In my opinion he likes goat too much
He has a strange affinity with them rubschin:
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... about freaky clowns...
You utter utter utter utter cussing:
I shall take my revenge - when I see you evil:
I've PM'd you some suggestions. Just be careful about the last couple, they can be rather spectacular and messy if you dont get it just right.... whistle:
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In my opinion he likes goat too much
He has a strange affinity with them rubschin:
I am goat-saver extraordinary... whistle:
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... about freaky clowns...
You utter utter utter utter cussing:
I shall take my revenge - when I see you evil:
Sod the axe ~ Try:
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... about freaky clowns...
You utter utter utter utter cussing:
I shall take my revenge - when I see you evil:
Sod the axe ~ Try:
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I have a chain saw... it is busted like... noooo:
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I've PM'd you some suggestions. Just be careful about the last couple, they can be rather spectacular and messy if you dont get it just right.... whistle:
GM - I am rather impressed - some I had known others were shocked003
I hope you've received some counselling lol: lol: lol:
I have replied - see what you think ;)
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What can I say Miss D, I've been an evil practical joker/revenge artist since my college days. eveilgrin:
I can see why you would be interested in number 3 but I should admit that I've only ever seen the end result of that one being done to someone. I've never had the balls to actually do that to some poor bugger myself, even I have limits. noooo:
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She is 16 and due to her youth she does not have the wit and wisdom of the assembled members of this august forum therefore she is allowed to make a mistake for fcuks sake!!!!
Despite her glaring error of judgement the world is still giving us a free trip around the sun. Banghead
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She is 16 and due to her youth she does not have the wit and wisdom of the assembled members of this august forum therefore she is allowed to make a mistake for fcuks sake!!!!
Despite her glaring error of judgement the world is still giving us a free trip around the sun. Banghead
Well said GOS well said.
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she does not have the wit and wisdom of the assembled members of this august forum
Whatever medication your on I'd like some please lol:
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she does not have the wit and wisdom of the assembled members of this august forum
Whatever medication your on I'd like some please lol:
His caveat was in the word assembled.
Most of us are in pieces. surrender:
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she does not have the wit and wisdom of the assembled members of this august forum
Whatever medication your on I'd like some please lol:
To be honest there have been times when I have been overwhelmed by some of the astute observations, wit and intelligence of the posters on this forum. cloud9:
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she does not have the wit and wisdom of the assembled members of this august forum
Whatever medication your on I'd like some please lol:
To be honest there have been times when I have been overwhelmed by some of the astute observations, wit and intelligence of the posters on this forum. cloud9:
And then you sobered-up like...? whistle:
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Ye of such little faith noooo: I was under the impression that you had handpicked the members from the other site purely because of their intelligence? eyes:
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I don't recall being picked, I sort of stumbled in after TMR.
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Ye of such little faith noooo: I was under the impression that you had handpicked the members from the other site purely because of their intelligence? eyes:
Hand picked... yet of course.... whistle:
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Vetted? whistle:
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NOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! scared2:
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Ye of such little faith noooo: I was under the impression that you had handpicked the members from the other site purely because of their intelligence? eyes:
I just followed the smell lol:
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NOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! scared2:
lol: lol: lol:
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Ye of such little faith noooo: I was under the impression that you had handpicked the members from the other site purely because of their intelligence? eyes:
I just followed the smell lol:
That will be us old guys, tartan shopping trolleys and the smell of piss whistle:
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Speak for yourself evil:
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That will be us old guys, tartan shopping trolleys and the smell of piss whistle:
You sure know how to impress a lady - what capacity is your trolley ;)
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How would he know? he's been off it for years.
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lol: lol: lol:
Bet he stores his 5 litre bottles of Irn Bru and White Lightning in there lol:
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Phylosan my dear lol: along with a large suppy of incontinance bags