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[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 53 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And what bullshit would that be? Anything that would be a fireable offense?

That's not rhetorical or sealioning btw. I'm genuinely asking since I'm not familiar with her at all other than clears throat some of her early work several years ago..

[–] OrangeJoe@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't know so I won't speak to that, and no judgement of right or wrong here, but this is the US. Anything is or can be a fireable offense so long as it's not one of a few specific protected things. In almost every state. So making a post on social media pretty much regardless of content can be a fireable offense if the company deems it so.

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Just because it's technically allowed doesn't mean it's not reprehensible treatment of a mostly blameless person, though. I'm not sure it even IS technically allowed, actually. She might have a good libel and wrongful termination/breach of contract case..

[–] OrangeJoe@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As I said, no judgement from me one way or another. Also we have no way of knowing what kind of contract she had or whether there was some kind of morality clause. Maybe this violated it. Maybe not.

All I was saying was that, whether right or wrong, employment can be terminated pretty much anywhere in the United States for any reason as long as it's not a protected thing, which this almost certainly is not. So saying something is or isn't a fireable offense probably needs some context. Because anything could be a fireable offense if the company thinks it is.

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 1 points 2 years ago

You're right, I should have been more clear about expressing what I actually meant in the first place. I meant should but said would lol