A mother was fired before she even started work.
She posted a message on Facebook that she quickly regretted.
Single Mother Finds Daycare Job (1/12)
A Texas woman was desperately looking for work. She was a single mother raising a daughter and needed money to support her child.
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She applies for nursery school (2/12)
A woman applied for nursery school and was fortunate to receive a job offer. However, the young mother never set foot in a nursery. She was fired before she even started work. It was a mistake she quickly regretted.
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The Facebook Post That Caused a Stir (3/12)
Shortly before starting her new job, a woman shared her feelings about her new position on Facebook. In one post, she wrote: “I’m starting a new job today, but I hate working in a daycare.”
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A comment that wasn’t well-received (4/12)
The mother quickly received a slew of negative comments. Responding to the criticism, she added, “Lol, it’ll be fine, I just don’t like being surrounded by a lot of kids.”
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His employers saw his comments (5/12).
This type of behavior is unacceptable in a daycare setting. Her post quickly went viral, and her comments were reported to her employers.
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She was fired for gross misconduct (6/12).
Shocked by this news, they decided to fire her for gross misconduct. As a result, the young mother never returned to work.
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Mother Regrets Her Comments (7/12)
This woman never imagined her story would go viral. In an interview with the American news channel CBN, she said, “I’m a single mother trying to cope on my own… I cried reading all the responses on Facebook. I didn’t mean to hurt anyone.”
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“It was a big mistake on my part” (8/12)
This woman desperately needed this job to raise her daughter. However, she admitted she made a serious mistake. She continued, “It was a huge mistake on my part. By the way, I don’t hate children at all. I have a daughter, I love her more than anything. I will never post anything again.”
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Internet users think it’s fair (9/12)
On social media, users deemed the decision justified. Comments included: “Really stupid, this isn’t the place to complain” and “They deserve it.”
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Be careful what you post on social media (10/12)
This woman isn’t the only one fired for a Facebook post. Many people have actually lost their jobs for expressing their opinions on social media.
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Employees are not protected online (11/12)
Employees are indeed not protected. Always be careful what you write online. A woman was also fired after posting negative comments about one of her colleagues.
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Be careful what you post on Facebook (12/12).
The employee, however, didn’t name the person. Her colleague filed a harassment complaint. The employer decided to fire her. Complaining about working conditions, a colleague, or even an employer can therefore be costly.
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A woman applied for a job at a daycare center. However, the mother of two never landed the job. Just days before starting her position, she posted a controversial post on Facebook. Her comments caught the attention of her employers, who decided to fire her for serious misconduct. Find out what she wrote.
Single Mother Finds Daycare Job.
A Texas woman was desperate for work. A single mother raising a daughter needed money for childcare. She applied to a daycare and was fortunate to receive a job offer. However, the young mother never set foot in a daycare. She was fired before she even started working. A mistake she quickly regretted.
A Facebook Post That Caused a Stir
Shortly before starting her new job, the woman shared her feelings on Facebook. In the post, she wrote, “I’m starting a new job today, but I hate working at a daycare.” The mother quickly received a lot of negative comments. Responding to the criticism, she added, “Lol, I’ll be fine, I just don’t like being around lots of children.” Such behavior is unacceptable in a daycare setting. Her post quickly went viral. Her comments reached her employers, who, shocked, decided to fire her for gross misconduct. The young mother didn’t even start work.
The mother regrets her comments.
The woman never imagined her story would explode like this. In an interview with the American news channel CBN, she said: “I’m a single mother trying to cope on my own… I cried reading all the responses on Facebook. I didn’t want to hurt anyone.” The woman desperately needed a job to support her daughter. However, she admitted she made a grave mistake. She continued: “It was a huge mistake on my part. I don’t hate children at all. I have a daughter and I love her more than anything. I will never post anything again.” Social media users deemed her decision justified. Comments included statements such as: “Really stupid, this is not the place to complain” and “Serves you right.”
Be careful what you post on social media.
This woman isn’t the only one fired for a Facebook post. Many people have lost their jobs for expressing their opinions on social media. Employees are not protected. You should always be careful what you write online. Another woman was fired after writing a negative comment about a coworker. However, she didn’t mention his name. Her coworker filed a harassment complaint, and her employers decided to fire her. Complaining about working conditions, coworkers, or even employers can therefore be costly.