gut;1531984 wrote:Yes, she was stupid for exactly 1 day and it ultimately cost her her job.

Raw Dawgin' it;1531985 wrote:Because my personal life shouldn't have an bearing on my job.

said_aouita;1531993 wrote:Even more scary is that 609 is still employed as a teacher.

queencitybuckeye;1531998 wrote:Overstated IMO. As an employer, how you conduct your personal business affects my business, or can in many circumstances.

In this case, in a better world, you wouldn't have to worry about there being someone this easily offended, but in the actual world we live in ...

Raw Dawgin' it;1531991 wrote:How is it stupid? You can find any reason to be offended by someones picture. Is there any picture of you on facebook at a bar or holding a drink of any sort? You must be an alcoholic and deserve to be fired.

GoChiefs;1531952 wrote: It appears to be a public school.

gut;1531970 wrote:Another example in a long line of people posting stupid/irresponsible shit on Facebook.

Yeah, getting fired is bullshit but at the same time she's a dumbass for putting it up there. It's a little different when you're a teacher vs. a Walmart stockboy.

Raw Dawgin' it;1531971 wrote:She can't put a vacation picture of her and her fiance up on her personal facebook page? You're an idiot.

queencitybuckeye;1531977 wrote:Yet she's the one without a job.

I agree that firing her over this picture due to an anonymous busybody is way too harsh, but teachers need to realize they live in the bizarro world of zero tolerance policies and all kids of other PC garbage. If I were in that line of work, I don't know that I'd be on Facebook, or at the very least, be extremely cautious with my friending and security options.

Raw Dawgin' it;1531980 wrote:It was up for 1 day 4 months ago. It's not like his dick is between her tits.

Manhattan Buckeye;1531986 wrote:"Because she posted it and he didn't is my guess."

That would also be my guess. On the one hand the firing seems over the top, on the other is it THAT difficult not to post stuff like this on FB? Even without the "boob grab" people have to consider what they are wearing (or not wearing) for public photos.

And I agree that if I was a teacher I'm not sure I would even be on FB and certainly wouldn't be friends with students.

Manhattan Buckeye;1532003 wrote:"She should at the very least have her page private and not be friends with any parents/students. "

Yeah, the issue is one of judgment. The guidance counselor at my alma mater HS posted a photo of her daughter (cheerleader) along with her cheerleader friends in bikinis at a hotel pool at cheerleader camp. The other parents weren't happy about it and she deleted it....it was pretty innocuous but if it was my daughter involved I'd probably want it off. She wasn't fired though....jeez.

Manhattan Buckeye;1531986 wrote:
That would also be my guess. On the one hand the firing seems over the top, on the other is it THAT difficult not to post stuff like this on FB? Even without the "boob grab" people have to consider what they are wearing (or not wearing) for public photos.

Manhattan Buckeye;1532003 wrote:"She should at the very least have her page private and not be friends with any parents/students. "

Yeah, the issue is one of judgment. The guidance counselor at my alma mater HS posted a photo of her daughter (cheerleader) along with her cheerleader friends in bikinis at a hotel pool at cheerleader camp. The other parents weren't happy about it and she deleted it....it was pretty innocuous but if it was my daughter involved I'd probably want it off. She wasn't fired though....jeez.

WebFire;1532062 wrote:If you are not happy of a picture of it, then why are you letting you daughter wear a bikini? Did she insist that anyone who actually saw it with her eyes have some kind of magical surgery to remove it from memory? C'mon, this is ridiculous.

WebFire;1532062 wrote:If you are not happy of a picture of it, then why are you letting you daughter wear a bikini? Did she insist that anyone who actually saw it with her eyes have some kind of magical surgery to remove it from memory? C'mon, this is ridiculous.

gut;1532073 wrote:There's a long list of reasons why people keep personal and work separate. You don't go to a work function and drink like you do with friends. It's a professional setting - many things we do socially/private are not appropriate for the workplace. And people inherently know this, HOWEVER when they post to a public FB page they seem to forget that some of the inappropriate things are no longer private.

Is it fair? No. Is it too PC? Yes. But people need to exercise good judgement, which I realize a lot of younger adults lack but that's the reality of the world we live in.

WebFire;1532077 wrote:The picture was taken in public, no?

gut;1532087 wrote:Would it be appropriate to place a photo of oneself in a bikini on their desk at work? Would you tell an offensive joke at work?

Professional workplaces usually place a premium on modesty and political correctness, and fair or not our pubic digital lives can infringe on that. I don't know if people are playing devil's advocate here or they really lack common sense and sound judgement.

WebFire;1532091 wrote:No one did either of those things? A picture taken in a public place was posted on a private website. How is that the same as putting a bikini picture on your desk?

Raw Dawgin' it;1532089 wrote:The fact that people find this inappropriate are severely sheltered.

Raw Dawgin' it;1532021 wrote:So what I do on my vacation or weekend can affect you business? Pretty sure it's none of my employers business what I do in my free time as long as I do my job well, which she was.

If you as an employer don't know what I do in my free time and then are sent a picture of me having fun on vacation and I'm completely hammered, you think that affects how i do my job?

I don't understand how anyone can see this as a fireable offense. It has no bearing on her work what so ever.

Unless you're covered by an actual employment contract which speaks to the subject, you are an at-will employee. You can be fired for wearing green socks, for not wearing green socks, or for posting a picture on Facebook your employer doesn't like.