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Who knew who this person was? This person wasn't the CEO or the head of PR. In this case it looks like they are listening for trees falling in a forest. Ever

by mc32 4y ago

Who knew who this person was? This person wasn't the CEO or the head of PR. In this case it looks like they are listening for trees falling in a forest. Everyone is an arse at one time or another. Just have to put them in the wrong circumstance --late for an important appointment, refuse to treat them extraordinarily when they are trying to impress other people, do something that is ordinary but goes against their current thought leadership, etc. They should go ahead fire the whole company for they know everyone will be an arse some time in their lives.

a-dub 4y ago
> Everyone is an arse at one time or another. sure, but publishing with hopes of going viral is a different animal altogether. it was extremely poor judgement on the part of the employee that once again endangered everyone else's hard work. assuming he doesn't go too viral, hopefully it will just be a lesson.
- mc32 4y ago
  Oh, I agree it's juvenile. But it's not a reason to fire someone. Its also juvenile to drive drunk (this has the potential of resulting in injury and death of others). It's juvenile to curse someone out. This is not a good reason to fire someone. If we were to trawl TikTok, we would come up with a good amount of people to fire from many companies, if we go by this criterion. Where is the "restorative justice" people in these circles usually clamor for? Where is HR? Aren't they supposed to correct behavior when it veers?
  - taylodl 4y ago
    Many states are Work at Will - a company can fire you for any reason or no reason at all. If you live in such a state then use social media at your own risk.
    - mc32 4y ago
      True, it doesn't mean they're beyond criticism for having a happy trigger finger.
      - taylodl 4y ago
        That's certainly true, too. Sometimes employers use these actions to "virtue signal" the kinds of employees they don't want to apply, whereas they may run afoul of federal law were they to outright ban them.
  - a-dub 4y ago
    if you willfully and ostentatiously engage in behavior that endangers the commercial success of your employer either through poor judgement, sheer incompetence or active malice, you have clearly stepped into "good reason to be fired" territory.

by mc32 4y ago

a-dub 4y ago

> Everyone is an arse at one time or another. sure, but publishing with hopes of going viral is a different animal altogether. it was extremely poor judgement on the part of the employee that once again endangered everyone else's hard work. assuming he doesn't go too viral, hopefully it will just be a lesson.

mc32 4y ago
Oh, I agree it's juvenile. But it's not a reason to fire someone. Its also juvenile to drive drunk (this has the potential of resulting in injury and death of others). It's juvenile to curse someone out. This is not a good reason to fire someone. If we were to trawl TikTok, we would come up with a good amount of people to fire from many companies, if we go by this criterion. Where is the "restorative justice" people in these circles usually clamor for? Where is HR? Aren't they supposed to correct behavior when it veers?
- taylodl 4y ago
  Many states are Work at Will - a company can fire you for any reason or no reason at all. If you live in such a state then use social media at your own risk.
  - mc32 4y ago
    True, it doesn't mean they're beyond criticism for having a happy trigger finger.
    - taylodl 4y ago
      That's certainly true, too. Sometimes employers use these actions to "virtue signal" the kinds of employees they don't want to apply, whereas they may run afoul of federal law were they to outright ban them.
- a-dub 4y ago
  if you willfully and ostentatiously engage in behavior that endangers the commercial success of your employer either through poor judgement, sheer incompetence or active malice, you have clearly stepped into "good reason to be fired" territory.