Teenage office worker sacked for moaning on Facebook about her 'totally boring' job

[mercurial]

Like many teenagers, Kimberley Swann was underwhelmed by the menial tasks she was given in her new job.

But while other 16-year-olds might have confided in friends and family about the filing, stapling and hole-punching, she decided to let off steam by posting comments on the social networking website Facebook.

Three weeks later, the words 'first day at work. omg (oh my God)!! So dull!!' came back to haunt her when her boss discovered them as he surfed the net.

Another posting two days later complained, ' all i do is shred holepunch n scan paper!!! omg!', while another fortnight of apparent misery produced the moan, 'im so totally bord!!!'

Miss Swann was called into Stephen Ivell's office and fired on the spot before being marched from the premises in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.

Yesterday, she said she was shocked at her treatment as her comments had been on a personal site and not intended to be seen by outsiders - least of all her employer.

'He called me into the office and said "I have seen your comments on Facebook and I don't want my company being in the news". They said it was not good for the company.

'I didn't even put the company's name, I just put that my job was boring. They were just being nosy, going through everything. I think it is really sad, it makes them look stupid that they are going to be so petty.

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[killadoob]

Wow she said her job was boring and got fired.

She should name the company now and really make it look bad.

 

[rwenzori]

Ag shame! My heart pumps custard. What did the kid expect - to be the CEO?

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

And some people still think Facebook is totally private when they post pictures of themselves drunk or in other compromising positions. Be careful online, you never know who might be looking at you.

 

[Oculate]

I on occasion moan about slow days at work... and I have my boss as a friend on fb. Not sure how the boss figured the company was "in the news"

 

[The_Unbeliever]

glad I closed my faceboob acc down long ago.

 

[mercurial]

glad I closed my faceboob acc down long ago.

They know you're on MyBB

 

[eek]

/runs to call my boss a dick on facebook!

 

[Alan]

And some people still think Facebook is totally private when they post pictures of themselves drunk or in other compromising positions. Be careful online, you never know who might be looking at you.

Yeah it's amazing the personal info people put up

 

[Oculate]

Yeah it's amazing the personal info people put up

I phone my females friends who have their number on FB with a stalker voice to scare them, then explain why its not a good idea posting those details

 

[Jonny Two Shoes]

I don't understand....whats wrong with calling your job boring if it really is??

My job drives me so fking insane sometimes not with boredom but with other things and I am sure even the boss would agree.

 

[Flanders]

Wow, imagine trying to fire a person for doing that in this country.

 

[Jase]

Ahh the youth of today! <runs>

 

[labratza]

yea i agree.... at leasts she had a job, why must she moan? its money that she never had..... wait maybe we should keep quiet..... she might find us on myBB lol

 

[gregmcc]

she said she was shocked at her treatment as her comments had been on a personal site and not intended to be seen by outsiders

Doh! She should at least be fired for being stupid!

 

[Dolby]

Whats a stalker voice?

 

[angelik]

Sounds like darth vader...without the heavy breathing

 

[milomak]

if her boss was not one of her friends then she clearly had a public profile. and then one has to assume she named the company in her profile. she should hone up her skills about internet privacy.

 

[Telkomisaloser]

Hmmmm... Good looking

 

[Maelly]

Let me see if I can find a public facebook profile of Ms Kimberley Swann....