4 dumb employees who got themselves fired online
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These days, many folks have no problem posting everything about their daily lives on the Internet. Here are some employees who revealed a little too much:
- A bank employee told his boss he needed time off for a “family emergency.” In reality, he was leaving work to go to a Halloween party. He posted a photo of himself at the party to his Facebook profile — in an embarrassing Peter Pan costume, no less. Word got back to the boss, who fired the guy and forwarded the photo to everyone in the office.
- A firefighter took part in a body-building competition — two weeks after he applied for permanent disability benefits for alleged back injuries. He did well in the contest, and footage found its way online. It wasn’t long before the fire department saw the video — and gave him the opportunity to lift weights full-time.
- A high school art teacher in Texas caught some heat after her students found out she’d posted nude photos of herself online. She eventually resigned because of the controversy.
- Two employees at a Canadian grocery store had a habit of stealing from their employer — and were dumb enough to brag about it online, using their real names. When the company found out, they claimed it was a joke. But the store didn’t want to take its chances.
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2 Comments on 4 dumb employees who got themselves fired online
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Mike O'Connor on
Thu, 11th Jun 2009 9:26 am
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Acky on
Thu, 2nd Jul 2009 11:46 am
Sam, I realize this is a light-hearted article not intended as serious journalism. Nevertheless, as I know something about the case of the art teacher, I thought I would correct a few errors.
Tamara Hoover, an art teacher at Austin High School, was the life model for photographer Celesta Danger. The semi-nude (topless, not fully nude) photographs, posted by Ms. Danger, were brought to the attention of the school board, who suspended Ms. Hoover with the intention of firing her. Ms. Hoover resigned and received a settlement from the school district.
How discerning of you. Was it really necessary to include the teacher’s name? Is this your way of name dropping, or acting as if you are really in this person’s circle? What really was your point of submitting this woman’s name? The situation remained the same, she quit to QUIET further talk and to stop the notoriety that was being built with the storyline. Like the late Michael Jackson said, “You Wanna Be Startin Something”.
