completely unfair

I know that bad mouthing your boss, company, customers is a big no-no in the service industry but for gosh sakes, how much damage can one waitress do? This makes me puke. Firing her has done the company more damage in my book, it's put this tiny situation out there where it has the capacity now to do some REAL damage. The waitress should have been cautioned and advised and then let the situation drop and everything would be hunky dory.

Hi tessah. I don't think it was unfair for the company to fire her. It's never good to bad mouth any person, let alone the customers of your employer. And according to an article I read on the internet, she was fired because she violated a company policy that "workers should not speak disparagingly about customers and casting the restaurant in a bad light on a social network". Anyway, when we work for a company, we represent that company. So whatever we do, in or out of our job, we are bringing the company's name with us. Yes, we may be using Facebook as an outlet for all our frustrations in life but we should also konw that what we post on Facebook can be accessed by hundreds of people on our network, including our bosses. And that what we post on Facebook reflects what kind of a person we are -- our attitudes, our personality, and our maturity. Okay, I admit that firing her may be a little too harsh; I gues they could have just given her a warning instead. But it still doesn't change the fact that what she did was not only wrong but also immature, and could lead to possible repurcussions not only to the Company she's working for but also to her and perhaps her future career, yes, her future career, whatever it may be. Allow me to explain why... How about we look at the situation differently, at the other side of the coin. Let's say the Company didn't fire her. Since she posted what she felt about the customers on Facebook and the fact that she did mention the Company's name, there's a possibility that those same customers might be able to read her post and thus, have an impression on what kind of employees the Company hires. This puts the Company on a bad light. And it's not only those specific customers that will be affected, other customers as well. They may not want to eat at the restaurant anymore because they will get the impression that the restaurant's employees will lash them out if they don't give her a good tip. Also, what if other employers/companies saw her post? They would probably think that she doesn't have good work ethics and would probably not want to hire her. See, she's not only jeoperdizing her future temp jobs but her entire future career. Also, although I know that it has been a culture in the US for waiters to receive tips, it is also not mandatory, right? Giving tips is an option, and receiving tips is a privilege, not a right. And as what I head from other people's discussions on the link you provided, a $5 tip is already big. Anyway, to sum it up, I think what the waitress did was really immature and I believe violated the Company's policy. Hence, the Company did what they had to do, within the bounds of law, in order to protect their customers and their business.

Hello, I have heard of a few people who have been in trouble with their employers for posting bad comments about there workplace, work colleagues, or customers. I dont have much sympathy for them as some things are best said in private, not broadcast across an open social network. I think it is just as worrying the fact that your employers are checking up on your personal buisness. Is nothing sacred any more. Have a relaxing day while in myLot.

I think that it is b.s. they can fire someone for that, but then again when you post something on the web where eveyone can read it then you have to take the chance that it will get back to your boss. I dont think they should have fired her becuase of this, maybe a warning not to do it again, but I think that was really harsh. Like you said people post lots of things on facebook,ect. that happend to them. I just think people need to be carefull when putting stuff on thier pages cuz even now employers are looking at those paiges before hiring people for jobs.