Fired For Facebook Remarks

No, absolutely it's NOT right. there is such a thing as "FREEDOM OF SPEECH" here in the United States.

I agree with a previous poster - the internet is NOT a place to vent. You're entitled to your opinion, but if you want to vent, vent to close friends and family - not everyone on the internet.

Realize that just because YOU have YOUR facebook settings on super-private, if you choose to comment on someone else's page who has their settings less private or has it available for anyone to look at, then just about anyone can see your comment. People also need to be aware that many companies have a policy that you can be terminated at any time, for any reason, without notice-know what the policy is at your employer. And seriously, this is just common sense: if you wouldn't say it to your employer's face, DON'T POST IT ONLINE!!

I know many employers have a social media policy - what you can & can not say on social media. Facebook is -a public forum. So unless she has her profile blocked to everyone she should watch what she posts here.

I think this whole Facebook and not being able to type what you want is crazy, and since when was your boss able to stalk your facebook??....Is give me your Facebook name now a requirement for a job?...I guess you have 0 privacy anymore, I guess next were going to have spies living under our houses....what a shame

Well, people should realize what they post online, not just on facebook, any kind of public forum or blog. Some things are always professional and private. So, I guess since every company has its own rules about internet security, although I dont support firing someone based on facebook comment, the employee must be reprimanded.

You don't have to put the first thing that comes to mind on facebook. Some things you need to keep private. It's never a good idea to degrade anybody on a networking site. I know our Company has very strict rules about networking sites and yes you can be fired!

I thought that FREE SPEACH was a right in this country??? I think that many companies and corporations take advantage of employees and she was likely wrongfully terminated. We don't have all the details. The point is you can say what you want anywhere - it is your right. If your boss is a (insert choice word) and you want all your Facebook peeps to know it you can post it and that should not be grounds for being fired per the National Labor Act. There are laws against defamation and the people that were verbally attacked could pursue the appropriate remedies provided by law if they chose to do so.

I hope that people now realize that you could lose more than your dignity when you vent on the web regarding things that should be kept to yourself or a Psychiatrist! She deserved to be fired! If you are not happy with your employer or work environment than speak to the right department. Better yet give your position to someone without a job who qualify's and would be more appreciative just having one!

I don't think the internet is the place to vent.....lesson learned.

maybe she should have been more careful who she friends or who she allows access to see her dumb profile.... I really don't want to comment in this case since i am mix on this subject, however it is fishy how she was fire after she made the slandering comments. if it was indeed true that they fired her because she was rude to patients, then they should have have records and fired her a long time ago. i think what she just did was flip the light switch on herself. i never friend ANYONE at my work place. there is so much drama as it is. i don't need it on social networking. that is my time.

Soooo...we can basically slander people online to potentially hundreds or thousands of people, but employers aren't allowed to take appropriate action? Nonsense. SHe needed to be fired.