Originally Posted By JazzCat Yep! I did! I actually told my boss to "take this job and s---- it"! He saw what I wrote about him on "My Space" and my supervisor said he was mad and said that "I shouldn't write stuff like that and it reflects badly on the store." If he doesn't want bad things to be written about him then maybe he should try to be a better boss. He's a drunk, has his own clique (if you don't drink or play poker with him then you don't count) and causes nepotism. Basically they were trying to take away my first amendment rights and what I could say in my own home, off work time. Steve didn't say I shouldn't retract it, but my supervisor (Trudy) did. What he did say (in a nutshell) was my work life would be pretty miserable if I stayed. So I guess you can say he threatened me. I don't care. He doesn't matter. So we would appreciate thoughts and prayers while I look for a new job. I have never done anything this drastic before. I guess I was just pushed too hard and it was my only way out.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ Sure you have 1st amendment rights, but they have rights as your employer as well. If you publicly trash them, that's ground for firing. Good luck with your job search! You must have been truly fed up to have written that stuff. Be very careful what you put on MySpace. It is looked at by many employers and places of education.
Originally Posted By JazzCat I wish they would've fired me! It would be alot easier for me to get unemployment benefits!
Originally Posted By sherrytodd It sounds like you were in a pretty miserable place, so hopefully this is the boost you need to find someplace better. I'm wishing you the best of luck. There's something better for you out there.
Originally Posted By friendofdd I wish you well, Jazzy. You may want to give thought to eliminating your "My Space" for a while. If potential employers should look at it, they wouldn't be favorably impressed by you trashing your former boss.
Originally Posted By quincytoo I agree about what was said in the posts before me about what you put on myspace... I just hope that future employers do not get a hold of what you posted, if it was new hire for me, I'd be looking long and hard at what you posted. But that said, it sounds like you were very unhappy with your job, change is good. Good luck with the job hunt
Originally Posted By Mary Poppins Wow. What a frustrating situation for you. It sounds intolerable and it's a good thing you're out of there. Good luck on your job search.
Originally Posted By JazzCat I have taken the wise and wonderful advice from FoDD and deleted my account. I know I already burned my bridges after I went over it, but no sense in burning them before I get there!
Originally Posted By ReadingMom Good luck in your job search, Jazzcat. Something good will come your way. : )
Originally Posted By LacyBelle Good luck in the job hunt, Jazzcat. There is a better opportunity out there for you to discover.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Sometimes it's good to tell someone to take this job and shove it. I think it's important to do in life at least once.
Originally Posted By MissCandice Take this job a shove it, Jim. You are right, that felt good, lol. Seriously though, Jazzy. My former company (AAA) fired a mass amount of people, including the general manager of my call center because of things that were posted on MySpace about the job and people who worked there. Some of them tried to sue but I guess the Autoclub was within their rights because the lawsuits never even got off the ground. Good luck in your job search. We are all rooting for you!
Originally Posted By Ursula I have so many opinions, I don't even know where to start. First off, congrats on getting out of a terrible situation. Then, there's this thing swimming in my mind. If your former place of employment would have been a better place, then there would have been no need to trash them online or any place else. I'm sure those near and dear to you have heard the details, too, as well as the clerk at your store, the drycleaner, etc. Why would a company want bad publicity by treating an employee wrong? Wouldn't you rather try to fix the situation instead of telling an employee to NOT post such things? And then again, can we trash our employers online without suffering? I think we have the right to, but we must also choose why we say what we say. From the company point of view, I'd be very upset if an employee of mine trashed me and you better believe I'd look into it. Obviously, something is askew for an employee to take the time and write up about a work situation. And I think maybe there are times when we have to get up and leave immediately for self-preservation. And I think maybe there are times when we have to grin and bear it and find another job and give two-weeks' notice and leave. Only the person on the spot can be the judge of which avenue to take. And good call, Fodd! As usual, the voice of reason assists!!!
Originally Posted By alexbook >>I have taken the wise and wonderful advice from FoDD and deleted my account. I know I already burned my bridges after I went over it, but no sense in burning them before I get there! << Deleting it might not have been necessary. Maybe just some discreet anonymizing. Lots of people have one user name for serious stuff and another for goofing off. Just make sure not to let employers find the goofing-off one. (Not something I practice myself, I'm afraid.)
Originally Posted By alexbook ...and yes, walking out on a bad job can be a *wonderful* experience. (Just make sure you adjust your outgoing expenses to your newly reduced income, and don't run up huge credit card debts while you're unemployed. Been there, done that, still paying for it years later.)
Originally Posted By RAM1984 I am there with you Jazzy. Three years ago the principal at the school where I worked quit. The owner decided to take over as principal. He may have been a good businessman but he was a lousy educator. Long story short, after only a week with him in charge I left my key in my mailbox with a note saying, "Consider this my resignation." I lost my unemployment because I walked out without "trying to resolve things." I felt I had countless grounds to quit but was unwilling to have the current empoyees jepardize their own positions to testify for me. Luckily I did not need another job and have been enjoying my semi-retirement and housewife duties. Best wishes in finding a better job. Just wish you would have done this a week sooner. Then you could have made the meetP
