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In reply to the discussion: Woman fired from her job after flipping off Trump's motorcade [View all]NotASurfer
(2,360 posts)5. Saw the story elsewhere with another tidbit
Briskman, who worked in marketing and communications at Akima for just over six months, said she emphasized to the executives that she wasnt on the job when the incident happened and that her social media pages dont mention her employer. They told her that because Akima was a government contractor, the photo could hurt their business, she said.
Virginia is an employment-at-will state, meaning employers can fire people anytime and for any reason. But Briskman said whats been particularly infuriating is that a male colleague kept his job after recently posting lewd comments on his Facebook page that featured Akima LLC as his cover photo. She said this colleague was reprimanded for calling someone a fucking Libtard asshole on Facebook, but was allowed to delete the post and keep his job.
Woman Fired For Flipping Off Donald Trump's Motorcade - HuffPost
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I think the Dumps got the Saudi richest man incarcerated b/c he flipped them off. Scary.
Madam45for2923
Nov 2017
#3
Male privilege at least or political bias most likely. "Employment-at-will" laws are fascist.
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2017
#7
You can be fired for any reason if it is before the end of your employment probationary period
LeftInTX
Nov 2017
#22
I wondered if government contractors had another level of compliance with federal regulations
NotASurfer
Nov 2017
#25
Since when do you lose your job to tell an "malignant narcissistic asshole to "FUCK-OFF"
turbinetree
Nov 2017
#8
There must be a lawyer in VA that will help Juli give Akima LLC more publicity than they want. nt
NCjack
Nov 2017
#10
She flipped off President Trump -- and got fired from her government contracting job
mahatmakanejeeves
Nov 2017
#19