Perfect, I can tell you all a lovely story about how I was screwed out of a job because of facebook.
I was busy, slogging away at my old job. And was called into a meeting room by my manager. Nothing strange there, figured it would be some kind of review.

As soon as the door closed, my manager's happy voice turned sad.

"I'm very disappointed in you Dave"

At this point I'm thinking... "WTF?"

I was then handed an envelope containing an invitation to a disiplinary meeting, a print out of my facebook page, and a letter explaining... in no uncertain terms, that it is not O.K. to call the company you work for. "CUNTS"

The next week, the meeting.

I stated my case, they stated theirs. My union rep was nice and supporting. And I was dismissed.

So, thanks facebook. You steaming bunch of wankers.
( The Flaming Ibanez Awww, c'mon, Japanese girls do it!, Thu 11 Sep 2008, 16:34, 13 replies)

I'm having trouble seeing how this is Facebook's fault.
That said, surely what you should have done is looked at the page and said "brilliant, does this mean you're bringing in a programme of sweeping changes to try and rectify the obvious worker antipathy towards the company? Sweet, I'll take my bonus for bringing to your attention in cash."
( Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Thu 11 Sep 2008, 16:37, closed)

Your stated case
Didn't involve the words "but you _ARE_ cunts!" did it?
( uberdeity Wondered why Owen Lars knew of the term "hell" on, Thu 11 Sep 2008, 16:41, closed)

Uberdeity
I was going to ask the very same question.

What else could you say?
( Moey, Thu 11 Sep 2008, 16:44, closed)

I was soooo tempted
But was advised that they might sue me. :(
( The Flaming Ibanez Awww, c'mon, Japanese girls do it!, Thu 11 Sep 2008, 16:46, closed)

who was this company
(that you now CLEARLY regard as non-cunts)
( Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Thu 11 Sep 2008, 16:54, closed)

Oh no
I'm not that silly.

If you really want to know, PM me. I'm not mentioning their name here.
( The Flaming Ibanez Awww, c'mon, Japanese girls do it!, Thu 11 Sep 2008, 17:04, closed)

If you mentioned their company name on Facebook, fair enough
If not, then legally you are entitled to your own opinion and they can't say feck all.
( Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Thu 11 Sep 2008, 17:14, closed)

They were cunts..
..for snooping on your personal life, whatever you wrote about them or anyone. Better off out of there if they are trying to encroach on that; granted it's pretty common practise these days for companies to internet-stalk their employees. It's been a contributary factor in my walking out of a few jobs. Could I really be prosecuted for dissing them online? Cos I have, and anyone can read it if they know my username on the right message boards. Actually, fuck it, they can try and prosecute me - I wont pay a penny until I'm thrown in jail and the case gets some exposure. This sort of thing really winds me up as I've been in similar situations to you, just without the sacking.
(lost, Thu 11 Sep 2008, 18:34, closed)

This is the reason why we need to start pressing for a Bill of Rights in this country
Our freedom of speech is taken away from us time and time again in circumstances such as this. Everyone at my work are cunts too, although I've told that to their faces and they still wont sack me.
( Furness, Thu 11 Sep 2008, 18:59, closed)

sorry, but I'm not sure freedom of speech has anything to do with this
If you write "X company are cunts" on a publicly viewable site, and you work for X company, you're kind of asking for it. It's not facebook's fault. I'm not saying that you aren't unlucky, just that I'd regard it as a swift lesson learnt rather than blaming some website for your own error.

Just saying.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 11 Sep 2008, 19:26, closed)

^Furness
It's nothing to do with freedom of speech, and frankly I'm sick of people using that term when they don't understand what it means.

Your right to free speech doesn't allow you to say anything in any context at any time to anyone you like, and not face any consequences.
(CannedLaughter, Thu 11 Sep 2008, 20:41, closed)

sacked for blogging
petite anglaise (former colleague of a friend of mine) was dismissed for her blog.

subsequently she has had a book published and has quite a fan base.

and her court case included a debate as to the correct translation of the word "twunt"
( kitsune-tsuki tankeløst hode får lettest sove, Thu 11 Sep 2008, 22:42, closed)

I would claim a mate hacked my account
it would be worth a try. Otherwise bollocks to 'em.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 15 Sep 2008, 15:22, closed)