twesterm said:
superchunk said:
twesterm said:
superchunk said:
twesterm said:
There's a difference between talking at the water and posting something that everyone can see and that will always be there.
Hopefully she loses, learns not to be such an idiot next time, and figures out how to make her wall private.
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No there is no difference FB is not open to the world like being in a public forum. Its limited to those you allowed to see your profile. Therefore its like talking to your friends or coworkers.
She deserves to win.
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It depends on what she had her profile set up as and if she worked at a job that required her to disclose her Facebook page if she had one.
I'm going to assume she was some sort of nurse at worst? If so, I know that nurses (or most anyone that could possibly work with children really) are required to disclose their Facebook page and even become friends with the company. That should be clue one to the woman not to be a moron and talk crap about the company she works for.
Furthermore, if you're dumb enough to trash talk the company you work then you're probably also dumb enough to not set any sort of privacy settings. That means not only does every one of her friends see her saying something (including those of her friends outside of her company) but so does anyone else looking for ner name.
Stupidity shouldn't be rewarded, you don't write negative comments about the people feeding you.
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Pull out any "IFs" you want, but the precedent you should hope for is one that enforces an employees right to freedom of speach regarding their employers in their private venues. FB is simply and extension of your home. Regardless if you leave all the windows and doors open or not; its your private area.
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Freedom of speech is one thing and a company protecting its image is another. You can say whatever you want as long as it doesn't cause another damage and isn't true.
If she was just venting, which I imagine she was, then she probably can't really prove that the things she said are actual facts and not just hurtful statements designed to hurt the company.
There's a very fine line between saying something and saying something to hurt a company. For instance, if I have troubles with a car dealership I cannot sit outside their lot with signs that say "Bad car dealership, don't shop here," I would be arrested and sued. What I could do was go into the car dealership and loudly complain so other customers could hear me.
Again, there's a fine fine line.
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Yes you can. I've seen it done many times and in particular to a very large car dealership here in Tucson (Jim Click). You have the right to protest anything you want.
Hell, I wrote a letter of my bad experience once about a company and threatened to have it published in the local paper if appropriate actions were not taken. The company refunded my money. :)
