And after all this time he posts another narcissistic video while killing ‘bad guys’. For a seemingly smart guy he still really doesn’t get why the AF let him go.
Hint: Hearts & Minds
I was once PM’d and threatened with being fired from a company I didn’t work for ON THIS VERY BOARD because I used words in a pit thread that this person insisted were ‘internal’ terms used only by her company. I demonstrated that they were in fact, common industry terms and ignored the threat.
So someone saw a Pit thread, assumed you had to work for them because you used language that they thought was only used at their company, and threatened to fire you?
Who did they think they were firing? Or did they demand you unmask yourself first?
Frankly, we used to tamp it down pretty much all the time.
What is appropriate cocktail party conversation? - not politics - not religion. You weren’t supposed to talk about people’s careers in a social setting in any detail. We aren’t supposed to talk about how much we make or what we spend our money on. When asked “how are you” it isn’t supposed to be an invitation to a 45 minute description of your pilonidal cyst. When sharing information about someone else, you are only supposed to share what they would be comfortable with you sharing. You’d better hope you have a good book or movie to talk about - or that there has been something interesting happening with the weather.
You can have conversations that are outside of these “rule”- but you have them with your intimate friends and relatives.
The internet changed those rules - initially, most places were like here - where most of us are fairly anonymous. And that means I can share things here that I would NEVER bring up in a social setting or at work. Then Facebook came along, and our habits are oversharing and our identity is known. And suddenly “I’m going to call in sick today and go shopping” becomes something that you used to share with your best friend - and now you’ve just shared it with 300 people - including your boss.
(Answer to the question - the kids in Steubenville - stupid all the way around. Not that they didn’t deserve to have their lives ruined, but stupid.)
Just remember me next time there’s a bad roommate thread!*
Just last night my wife got a friend request from her boss on Facebook. It freaked her out because she doesn’t friend work people, so her boss definitely searched for her. I told her to ignore it, and if it comes up, just say you’re never on Facebook. Oh, and to change her settings so her friend list is not visible (because we have weird friends).
*To be fair, at the time (and it was a long time ago), he was a nice guy and never did anything remotely weird.
I’m pretty sure the woman in this video is going to start having many bad days in the not too distant future.
It actually happened in 2011 but the video is making a comeback.
I love it when that happens - I rule all! Fear me!
It’s what we have. Make up whatever fantasies you like in the absence of more information.
What I advocate is negative legal repercussions for No Humor Corps when they fire people for things set on private social media. Perhaps a well-established principle that employees can sue if fired for such reasons.
I wouldn’t say she’s “ruined” her life, but Levy Tran is certainly embarrassed after participating in a music video by Day Above Ground.
I get that people can be kind of on the paranoid side, but on the other hand, looking at how people shot themselves in the foot, I kind of don’t blame them. Something I’ve learned is that you really never know how something you might have said will pan out.
My wife and I never talk about work on Facebook. Some people are really candid and like to air their dirty laundry all over the place. I don’t think its reasonable to whine about Big Brother if someone doesn’t know how to keep their mouth shut.