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Is it wrong to be fired over a private text message?2015-09-23T21:06:56-04:00SSgt Alex Robinson988885<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a target="_blank" href="http://time.com/money/4045304/fired-private-text-messages/?xid=yahoo_money">http://time.com/money/4045304/fired-private-text-messages/?xid=yahoo_money</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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Is it wrong to be fired over a private text message?2015-09-23T21:06:56-04:002015-09-23T21:06:56-04:00CPO Andy Carrillo, MS988997<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Private? What's that? Insubordination and/or threatening communications have always been just cause for termination as a disrespectful nature seldom makes for a good workplace. The powerful TED Talk explains why seemingly "private" texts are not:<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ted.com/talks/jon_ronson_what_happens_when_online_shaming_spirals_out_of_control?language=en">http://www.ted.com/talks/jon_ronson_what_happens_when_online_shaming_spirals_out_of_control?language=en</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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Response by CPO Andy Carrillo, MS made Sep 23 at 2015 10:02 PM2015-09-23T22:02:46-04:002015-09-23T22:02:46-04:00SSgt Private RallyPoint Member989034<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The common man or woman can but not Hillary or O.Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2015 10:24 PM2015-09-23T22:24:41-04:002015-09-23T22:24:41-04:00Sgt Rob Brothers989285<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Well you really need to be careful what you say in a text now days. I think its wrong, but others may not.Response by Sgt Rob Brothers made Sep 24 at 2015 12:35 AM2015-09-24T00:35:40-04:002015-09-24T00:35:40-04:00SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.989805<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You probably are not in a union and probably work in a "right to work" state.<br />You boss can fire you because he / she does not like your shoes...Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made Sep 24 at 2015 9:12 AM2015-09-24T09:12:05-04:002015-09-24T09:12:05-04:00SSG Warren Swan990412<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If you are on YOUR personal phone on your PERSONAL time, no. If you're "brave" enough to engage in questionable text messages on a government or business provided phone, you take your chances. Now if your phone is routed through a personal email/text/whatever you want server at your house, with monitors who are paid enough not to snitch, your chances of survival are pretty good.Response by SSG Warren Swan made Sep 24 at 2015 12:51 PM2015-09-24T12:51:49-04:002015-09-24T12:51:49-04:00SGT Scott Bell990838<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yes it isResponse by SGT Scott Bell made Sep 24 at 2015 2:57 PM2015-09-24T14:57:27-04:002015-09-24T14:57:27-04:002015-09-23T21:06:56-04:00