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In reply to the discussion: Facebook Photo Of Woman At Tomb Of The Unknowns Sparks Outrage [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)life. The old man seemed like a nice fellow, for whatever that is worth. He was on the teevee this evening.
I don't think what she did was smart, but I think it's ironic that a worker unfriendly place that treats their workers like disposable pieces of shit is suddenly so "affronted" that they fired her. She was probably making too much anyway, and they wanted someone to do her job at a few bucks less an hour.
Her employer is so scuzzy they make her look like a saint--really. I've known people who have labored under that yoke and the conditions are hellish and the workplace environment is probably best described as dog-eat-dog.
She's probably better off to be moving on from that organization.
My POV on what she did? Stupid, but not "fire-worthy." And I'm retired military, with both friends and relatives buried at Arlington. I worked close to that cemetery for years, too, so I'm quite familiar with it. I really feel like one of the things we defend as we serve in uniform is our way of life, and that includes our free speech rights.
To see an employer that routinely fires people for the tiniest of infractions leap to unload this kid makes me wonder if she got one too many raises and this is a handy excuse for them to jettison her. They've kept people on with DUIs and personal misconduct between employees...but they'll fire a kid over this? Hmmm.
Methinks they doth protest too much...