When these things get posted publicly, they reflect on your employer. It's not unusual at all for this to happen these days. It's not hard to lock this shit. Or, maybe not be an ass, and just don't do this stupid, disrespectful shit in the first place.
The irony is that she was doing what those soldiers can genuinely be said to have fought for her right to do so. They can use DNA now to identify the Unknowns, so these poor men are probably the only Unknowns that will lie there, which means we're talking WWI and WWII. (There was a Viet Nam era Unknown, but he was identified and returned to his family.) The Unknowns in those tombs fought against utterly horrifying enemies.
She was dumb, but who hasn't been? I don't see any point in demonstrating what a rebel one is by insulting the dead, and just being rude and stupid, but the reaction to this really is too much. Her actions can reflect on the company, but she can be punished by being suspended and so forth. I'm afraid this reaction will harden her notions that this is how one rebels. A total waste of time, and I bet the people that were the most angry do little if anything for the living veterans that face so many problems today.
When I made this comment I hadn't read about the whole web site harassing her and all that. I'm also unclear now whether this was a public post to her facebook, or if it was something private that got leaked.
I'd just been thinking about my husband being in a job where he has to be VERY careful about what he posts on facebook. He has to avoid anything political or potentially offensive in any way, because as part of the state patrol, it will reflect on them. Getting fired is one thing, but I do think giving it all this publicity really sucks and is unfair. I think it's going to be very difficult for her to find another job.
Personally I think it's a little grating that she's doing this shit at the frikkin' Arlington National Cemetary, especially in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier -- that's pretty offensive to everyone involved, but I'm from a military family so that's just my view point.
My HR manager would have a freaking field day over this if she was actually there for work (i.e.: oldies field trip). She probably violated a few policies in her employee handbook, so no wonder the company fired her.
If she was off the clock, they really SHOULDN'T care but so few companies are that good.
Yeah, to me this is what makes the reaction (from her workplace) appropriate. IMO, what you do on your personal time and post privately is private but what you do on work time is different.
I don't agree with the web site because I never think publishing peoples private info in this kind of situation is right but I don't feel bad about her losing her job.
I kind of do. And I'm retired military. Freedom of speech means all speech, and I think the whole weight of the internet crashing down on her was unfair. She's one stupid person, it's hardly a fair fight. It's just such a stupid thing to do that that's what gets to me. I mean....why?! This is her idea of a good thing to do? Huh?
When you join the military you swear to defend the US Constitution against all enemies, both foreign and domestic, and she had every right to do what she did. But she did it on company time, and so I can understand why her boss canned her. Still, I don't like that thousands of people went after two women who were acting stupidly. Christ, when I think of how many stupid things I've done.....
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She was dumb, but who hasn't been? I don't see any point in demonstrating what a rebel one is by insulting the dead, and just being rude and stupid, but the reaction to this really is too much. Her actions can reflect on the company, but she can be punished by being suspended and so forth. I'm afraid this reaction will harden her notions that this is how one rebels. A total waste of time, and I bet the people that were the most angry do little if anything for the living veterans that face so many problems today.
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I'd just been thinking about my husband being in a job where he has to be VERY careful about what he posts on facebook. He has to avoid anything political or potentially offensive in any way, because as part of the state patrol, it will reflect on them. Getting fired is one thing, but I do think giving it all this publicity really sucks and is unfair. I think it's going to be very difficult for her to find another job.
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i totally agree that the website against her is going overboard though.
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My HR manager would have a freaking field day over this if she was actually there for work (i.e.: oldies field trip). She probably violated a few policies in her employee handbook, so no wonder the company fired her.
If she was off the clock, they really SHOULDN'T care but so few companies are that good.
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When you join the military you swear to defend the US Constitution against all enemies, both foreign and domestic, and she had every right to do what she did. But she did it on company time, and so I can understand why her boss canned her. Still, I don't like that thousands of people went after two women who were acting stupidly. Christ, when I think of how many stupid things I've done.....
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