Getting Fired Over Politics On Social Media
A random guy gets canned because of international forces
“I was completely unaware of what was going on. We were never trained in any of the social graces when it came to dealing with China.”
— Roy Jones, former member of Marriott’s customer-engagement center in an interview with the Wall Street Journal
This article may not be exactly what you expect. It doesn’t involve an American getting fired for posting who they voted for on Facebook. It doesn’t involve someone being asked to leave because their political beliefs go against corporate culture. It doesn’t involve an activist intentionally causing a large entity grief or the repercussions of that.
It revolves around one random poor schlub getting fired because he hit the like button on Facebook. Yes, apparently you can get fired because of that.
Not only did this poor guy get fired for a random like, he got fired from his job in America because his random like pissed off the Chinese government. This isn’t fiction, it really happened.
As crazy as the story above sounds, it only got sparse coverage in the television media. But, it should be a warning bell for everyone who has or cherishes the ability to speak freely.
