Lost my job over a 3 AM rant about our broken warehouse fan

Worked at a shipping place in Tulsa for 2 years. Night shift, 90 degrees inside, no AC. I tweeted a photo of the thermometer reading 97F and said the owner was too cheap to fix it. HR called me in 4 hours later. Handed me a box and said I violated the social media policy. Fair? Maybe not. But I knew the rule. Just got mad and hit send. Anyone else have a company watch your posts that close?

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gray_morgan1mo ago

The thermometer reading 97F is the kind of thing that really gets under your skin, but HR jumping on that within 4 hours is wild. I worked at a distribution center in Arkansas where a guy got written up for complaining about the break room microwave smelling like burnt popcorn on Facebook in a private group. Thing is, he forgot his profile was public, so the company lawyer actually screenshotted it and brought it to a meeting. You had to sign the policy paper saying they could check your public posts anytime, but nobody reads that stuff until it bites them. That coffee machine bug picture your cousin posted is rough, mold in break rooms is a whole other level of gross. Once HR gets a screenshot, they usually don't back down, even if it's a dumb rule.

nathan1001mo ago

Ain't that the truth, my old boss fired me for posting a picture of the break room mold.

shane_clark1mo ago

Ngl @nathan100, my cousin got written up for posting a pic of the office coffee machine with a bug in it.