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One More Time: The Internet Is a Public Place 2

Persons keep learning the hard way:

Kimberley Swann, 16, was dragged before the powers that be on Monday morning and summarily dismissed from her job at Ivell Marketing & Logistics, the Telegraph explains. She was handed a letter which read: “Following your comments made on Facebook about your job and the company we feel it is better that, as you are not happy and do not enjoy your work we end your employment with Ivell Marketing & Logistics with immediate effect.”

Swann described herself as “shocked” at the perfunctory nature of her ejection as a result of the comment “on her personal site”. She protested: “I did not even put the company’s name, I just put that my job was boring. They were just being nosy, going through everything. I think it is really sad, it makes them look stupid that they are going to be so petty.”

Afterthought:

Some jobs are boring, for heaven’s sake. Even the most exciting jobs have boring bits. Even Superman had to do his laundry (at least, I hope, for Lois Lane’s sake, that he did his laundry).

Anyone who enjoys at least half of his or her job is luckier than most.

The company clearly has overreacted, but she’s still out of a job.

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2 comments

  1. Karen

    March 1, 2009 at 4:55 pm

    But it will keep happening, because people don’t think before they do something like that.

    I try to remember not to type it if I wouldn’t want my grandmother to see it.

     
  2. Bill

    March 1, 2009 at 5:18 pm

    Some jobs are boring…

    That’s why it’s called work.  Otherwise, they’d call it Zippity Do Dah Fun Time.