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etherealtruth

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5. That's it ... it was extremely unwise (protected or not)

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #1)

Wed May 22, 2013, 09:32 PM

May 2013

Publicly airing one's employment grievances is not evidence of great wisdom ... especially, when the grievance has the potential to be viewed as petty.

Sorry, nursing shifts often "suck" (for lack of a better term) ... one is expected to work major holidays and minor holidays. One knows this going in (It doesn't make it easy, and a little "whining" about it is OK because you are asked to give up a lot). I am not sure working on one's birthday qualifies as a real down side to the job, though.

Nonetheless ... FB probably is not a good forum to vent your feelings about it.

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Nurse Claims Facebook Rant Was Protected [View all] The Straight Story May 2013 OP

It may or may not be protected speech, Sherman A1 May 2013 #1

That's it ... it was extremely unwise (protected or not) etherealtruth May 2013 #5

Man you don't piss off those Filipino women. She deserved to get fired. southernyankeebelle May 2013 #2

Her employer does't feed her. She feeds herself with money she earns Luminous Animal May 2013 #9

Ah, no....its not protected... Historic NY May 2013 #3

threat of criminal violence is not protected, nor is slander. good riddance to her nt msongs May 2013 #4

+1 -- She's pretty free with the threats. gateley May 2013 #12

What is with grownups who have to have their birthday off??? ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #6

Exactly. Lex May 2013 #8

Philippine culture treats birthdays as a community event for young and old. Luminous Animal May 2013 #11

One of my dearest friends is Filipino, and she is always at her desk ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #13

35 years ago, when I worked at K-Mart, birthdays were a paid day off. Luminous Animal May 2013 #17

I'll have to ask her. Never ever heard of it. And there's a huge community down here. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #18

Ask her about the rice cakes and the laurels. Luminous Animal May 2013 #19

I will... but I somehow think I'll get a blank look. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #20

I take it off. It's just a little me time. No harm is done to anyone because of it. Ed Suspicious May 2013 #14

free to rant doesn't equal freedom from consequences magical thyme May 2013 #7

+1 n/t geomon666 May 2013 #15

Sure, she has a protected right to say it Lex May 2013 #10

It was only protected if she had her privacy settings in place Generic Brad May 2013 #16