The internet can be your friend or foe. Just remember, it is public. Once it is out there, you’ve lost control of what can get forwarded, read, or copied.
This person got out of it ok, I guess you can say. Not without angst, legal fees, heartache, etc. Maybe the settlement is worth it. Pretty high price to pay… Here’s the post from Mashable.
An excerpt: The National Labor Relations Board and Dawnmarie Souza agreed yesterday to end a lawsuit over Souza’s firing, which occurred after she made some derogatory remarks about her employers on Facebook.
What’s the lesson? Don’t criticize the hand that feeds you publicly, and especially on line. Better yet, don’t criticize ’em at all. If you don’t like your job, either work to change it so that you do, or find another job.
