sacked for calling job boring.

[darth]

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just be careful

[POSTMAN]

Kimberley Swann made the comment about Ivell Marketing and Logistics Limited in Clacton, Essex, where she had begun working as an administrator.

She claims she did not name the company online and was happy in the job.

The 16-year-old was sacked with "immediate effect" after posting the negative comment on the social networking site.

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"They were just being nosey, going through everything. I think it is really sad, it makes them look stupid that they are going to be so petty," she said.

Boss Steve Ivell told Sky News Online Miss Swann posted comments about her job and invited other staff members to read them.

"Had Miss Swann put up a poster on the staff noticeboard making the same comments and invited other staff to read it there would have been the same result," he explained.

"Her display of disrespect and dissatisfaction undermined the relationship and made (her job) untenable," Mr Ivell said.

He added: "We thought that Miss Swann's best interests would be served by working for a company that would more suit her expectations."

Brendan Barber, from the TUC union, said employees need to protect their privacy online and employers should be less sensitive to criticism.

"Most employers wouldn't dream of following their staff down the pub to see if they were sounding off about work to their friends," he said.

"Just because snooping on personal conversations is possible these days, it doesn't make it healthy."

[NWpostie]

That would be 80% of the British workforce then nearly all jobs have boring aspects to it.

[BELIAL]

Puts a whole new slant on globalisation, In germany today the rail operator has apologised for monitoring all of its 200,000 employees ,bank accounts ,phone records;internet accounts: in short ,whatever you do ,WE WATCH. Just behave

[vigilante]

it's sad that you haven't got freedom of speech any more!!
sometimes i wonder if we live in a democracy

[Tman]

Freedom of speech... Gobbing off about your employer (whoever they are) has always landed you in hot water, but it's hardly the Stasi tapping your phone...

[BELIAL]

Routine unauthorised phone taps: video surveillance ; detention without trial; extraordinary rendition ; internet monitoring ; torture ; shoot to kill policing ; anti union laws ; restrictions on the right of peaceful protest ;etc etc

[TeeferTiger]

Routine unauthorised phone taps: video surveillance ; detention without trial; extraordinary rendition ; internet monitoring ; torture ; shoot to kill policing ; anti union laws ; restrictions on the right of peaceful protest ;etc etc

Sounds like a normal day in our office! lol

[dvbuk55]

She got what she deserved except for the publicity.

[BELIAL]

Know your place, you must always show respect to your employer and must never complain. YeSS Massa

[POSTMAN]

Quote. Join me on that Facebook thingy.
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Yeah not sure about that?!

[dvbuk55]

Know your place, you must always show respect to your employer and must never complain. YeSS Massa

What she had was the arrogance of youth, coupled with the need to impress her work colleagues - her parents don't seem to have said a lot - then they are probably brighter than she is.

[baldrick]

Perhaps we shouldn't say that facin and sorting mail is boring.

[DGP1]

Perhaps we shouldn't say that facin and sorting mail is boring.

Prepping the mail is boring but I really enjoy the delivery I think it may have something to do with being out of the office and away from the (mis)managers .

[jogga]

"(mis)managers". Your sacked young man with immediate effect