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tkmorris

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12. "Why don't you smoke some refers and relax, Mr. Hippie. You voted for Nixon, didn't you?"

Fri May 17, 2013, 12:43 AM

May 2013

What the fuckity fuck is this nonsense? Man I swear some people seem to think they can just post any old bullshit they want to, civility be damned.

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Chili's Waitress Fired Over Facebook Post Insulting 'Stupid Cops' [View all] damnedifIknow May 2013 OP

So, she made a post suggesting that she would contaminate an order from a cop. Nye Bevan May 2013 #1

Yep. Wait Wut May 2013 #4

absolutely appropriate - that kind of threat should be dealt with by an employer DrDan May 2013 #28

Yep. I'd expect the same response whether it was aimed at cops, nuns, frat boys, petronius May 2013 #35

No, she did not do anything of the kind. Occulus May 2013 #41

Oh, Please. I believe most regular people would read it as a threat to mess with their food. dballance May 2013 #51

She didn't say anything specific about food, either. Not one word. Occulus May 2013 #79

Well Yes. You're right. I do want to find the most fault possible. Therein lies the rube & UR FAIL. dballance May 2013 #88

She indicated that their dining experience would be deliberately unsatisfactory Orrex May 2013 #68

No, she didn't do that, either Occulus May 2013 #80

I doubt that any reasonable person would interpret it as you claim Orrex May 2013 #85

Absolutely. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #78

Seems a bit disingenuous Major Nikon May 2013 #92

I read her comment as saying "I will provide these policemen with poor service." MADem May 2013 #52

I hope she wasn't fired for insulting cops tblue May 2013 #54

I don't argue with the restaurant for firing her. You don't say "I will do a bad job when it comes MADem May 2013 #55

So to what degree can a boss regulate a person's personal opinions? Deep13 May 2013 #2

The boss did not regulate her opinion ...... oldhippie May 2013 #5

That's the stupidest thing I have ever read. Deep13 May 2013 #8

Would you keep someone working in your deli if he said he'd do a criminal act there? Honeycombe8 May 2013 #10

The waitress never implied a criminal act, and never implied contamination Occulus May 2013 #42

At minimum, she implied she wouldn't do her job. Which was really stupid on her part. PeaceNikki May 2013 #67

"Why don't you smoke some refers and relax, Mr. Hippie. You voted for Nixon, didn't you?" tkmorris May 2013 #12

Does she not still have ...... oldhippie May 2013 #30

"She's lucky she wasn't prosecuted for a terroristic threat." Th1onein May 2013 #76

Yeah, I was .... oldhippie May 2013 #77

I have a little more respect for First Amendment Rights..... Th1onein May 2013 #91

The bad thing about Facebook is it gives a voice to people you wish would shut up. Initech May 2013 #3

Yeah but it allows the stupid to expose themselves... Pelican May 2013 #19

So very true, but... Inkfreak May 2013 #66

Oh, she was the potty training woman. No wonder she hated cops CBGLuthier May 2013 #6

The thing is, she was victim of one idiot cop treestar May 2013 #73

I think her firing was justified since this is job related bayareamike May 2013 #7

Very true, and there have been countless cases of this happening over the past 5 years or so davidpdx May 2013 #24

Even without social media, alp227 May 2013 #74

Well that would be secondhand knowledge davidpdx May 2013 #84

She wasn't fired for statement re the officer. She was fired for saying she'd do something criminal Honeycombe8 May 2013 #9

She didn't mention any criminal act Art_from_Ark May 2013 #11

It's inferred. Even if intentionally not doing her job properly...cause for termination. nt Honeycombe8 May 2013 #13

It is not inferred. Occulus May 2013 #43

Give it up, dude. You lost. Chick got fired, for cause. nt Honeycombe8 May 2013 #75

"Chick?" Occulus May 2013 #81

She just said she would not do the job she was paid to do joeglow3 May 2013 #18

And now someone else gets a job SoCalDem May 2013 #31

I agree that she showed a serious lapse in judgment Art_from_Ark May 2013 #33

It doesn't matter what she implied TorchTheWitch May 2013 #47

What threat, exactly, did she make? Occulus May 2013 #82

she didn't say exactly, and that makes the threat WORSE TorchTheWitch May 2013 #90

...giving her boss justification to fire her burnodo May 2013 #64

Pretty bold to say you're going to poison some cops. MrSlayer May 2013 #14

It was an implicit threat gollygee May 2013 #15

Intelligence is not a requirement for a facebook account. nt. NCTraveler May 2013 #16

Isn't that the truth! davidpdx May 2013 #22

As a chef who'd like to open his own place I feel really torn on thia Arcanetrance May 2013 #17

She strongly implied that she would spit in cops' food if she was their waitress, Nye Bevan May 2013 #23

Because I hate that she lost her job and all that. It's a fight between the rebellious Fuck Arcanetrance May 2013 #26

She did not strongly imply any such thing. Occulus May 2013 #44

Most DUers in this thread interpreted that comment as suggesting she would adulterate cops' orders. Nye Bevan May 2013 #50

Maybe it would be better if that weren't possible. Occulus May 2013 #83

You're Right. My first though was "Well she's going to mess with their food." dballance May 2013 #53

She did no such thing. burnodo May 2013 #65

Which is still a valid reason to fire her (nt) Nye Bevan May 2013 #69

Not disputing that at all burnodo May 2013 #70

Facebook is NOT your diary! Seeking Serenity May 2013 #20

+1000 bunnies May 2013 #21

She deserved to be fired. HappyMe May 2013 #25

Help I'm being oppressed! alphafemale May 2013 #61

Reason No. 1 I never signed up on Facebook or Myspace. nt Poll_Blind May 2013 #27

Her mistake was that she dragged her workplace into her comment. Quantess May 2013 #29

Read it again. Occulus May 2013 #45

Couple a points Half-Century Man May 2013 #32

Another point- why do we accept that saying something in ANY place not on company property, Occulus May 2013 #46

Logical outcome of a person's choice of behavior or comments. DoctorObvious May 2013 #34

Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin May 2013 #36

Looking forward to some nice conversations with interesting folks DoctorObvious May 2013 #38

Welcome to DU-- have fun. panader0 May 2013 #37

Thanks! DoctorObvious May 2013 #40

Exactly TorchTheWitch May 2013 #48

Having worked in service, I don't think joking about sabotaging orders is ok. Ash_F May 2013 #39

Saying that can indeed be bad for business nt Shankapotomus May 2013 #49

The Internet! defacto7 May 2013 #56

These types of posts are really misleading. Apophis May 2013 #57

It's called the "HOSPITALITY" Industry and she was hired as a SERVER. Not a critic or blogger. dballance May 2013 #58

i was prepared to take her side, but she deserved to get fired and i feel no sympathy for her JI7 May 2013 #59

Try this simple substitution game. "Nig_ers better hope I'm not their server. Fuck Nig_ers." alphafemale May 2013 #60

FaceBook is a self-incrimination service Cronus Protagonist May 2013 #62

I agree etherealtruth May 2013 #89

It seems like she wasn't fired for calling cops "stupid" but for threatening to do something Raine May 2013 #63

I honestly wanted to be outraged by her firing etherealtruth May 2013 #71

I just read upthread that she might have implied a promise of super-duper service Orrex May 2013 #86

In an alternate universe all is possible etherealtruth May 2013 #87

fuck da police datasuspect May 2013 #72

I have no problem with the actions of the restaurant geomon666 May 2013 #93