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Omaha man ‘liked’ a tweet, then lost his job

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Re: Omaha man ‘liked’ a tweet, then lost his job

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Post by umeshunni »

the-pigeon wrote: post #35
joe_the_user wrote: post #22

Aside from other questions, in what way does this mid-level management position wherein one is constantly surveiled a "dream job"? Ah, because the employers only hire people who claim it's their dream job? Because mostly a simple unfair firing situation wouldn't get the outrage it deserved unless the situation would flogged someone losing their dream job? None of the rhetoric inflation involved is the fault of this u…

My dream is to become a customer support representative for a large corporation. With enough hard work and sacrifice I know I can make it happen!

That's rather condescending. The article mentions why this job was important to him:

He spent time in Boys Town as a teenager. He developed drug and alcohol dependency issues before graduating from high school, and eventually got three DUIs as a young adult. He bounced aimlessly from job to job.

But the Marriott job was different, he said. In his 18 months there, he had been promoted once, then given a raise, as superiors rewarded his skill and hard work.

“This was such a big step for me to find a job I loved, one I took to with passion and heart,” he says. He takes off his glasses and dries his eyes with his shirt sleeve.

Re: Omaha man ‘liked’ a tweet, then lost his job

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Post by Declanomous »

corobo wrote: post #21

The meat of the story is that Omaha man worked for Marriott hotels on customer support. Their support system allows their agents to like tweets. The man appears to have inadvertently clicked like on a tweet while dealing with a large influx of support messages (due to a promo going on) thanking Marriott for listing Tibet as its own country which was a huge no-no due to Mariott's presence in China. Execs fire him as a…

I totally believe "the UI sucks argument" as well. I can't tell you how many times I've accidentally liked something on Instagram because of the stupid double tap a photo = like, not zoom feature.

Instagram is a piece of software millions of people use every day. I've designed software that 5 - 100 people use a day, and I can tell you the UI is going to suck if you have a data architect design the UI for your CRUD application. I'm sure the UI sucked on Mariott's app, I'd bet my life savings on it.

Re: Omaha man ‘liked’ a tweet, then lost his job

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Post by ridgeguy »

joe_the_user wrote: post #22

Aside from other questions, in what way does this mid-level management position wherein one is constantly surveiled a "dream job"? Ah, because the employers only hire people who claim it's their dream job? Because mostly a simple unfair firing situation wouldn't get the outrage it deserved unless the situation would flogged someone losing their dream job? None of the rhetoric inflation involved is the fault of this u…

In light of Mr. Jones' history and considering what he accomplished during his 18 months employment at Marriott, he may be on a more ambitious path than some of those more advantageously situated.

I wish him well, and I hope someone who wants a good employee notices his availability.

Re: Omaha man ‘liked’ a tweet, then lost his job

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Post by Declanomous »

Y_Y wrote: post #15
daxorid wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Western China is a combination of agriculture, and completely barren, unused land. They have plenty, without Tibet and Taiwan. There's another reason, here.

> Tibet has huge reserves of copper, lithium, gold and silver. Most of it has never been touched, because the Tibetans didn't mine the land: it's against their religious practices to disturb the ground. But China has begun mining on an enormous scale. from https://www.pri.org/stories/2014-11-24/new-book-documents-ch...

My understanding is that the bigger issue is that Tibet is bordered on the West by a geographical barrier in the Himalayas, whereas the Eastern border with China is relatively unprotected. Given the tensions between India and China, it makes sense that China would want to exert influence over the geographical region of Tibet.

Re: Omaha man ‘liked’ a tweet, then lost his job

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Post by jnbiche »

the-pigeon wrote: post #35
joe_the_user wrote: post #22

Aside from other questions, in what way does this mid-level management position wherein one is constantly surveiled a "dream job"? Ah, because the employers only hire people who claim it's their dream job? Because mostly a simple unfair firing situation wouldn't get the outrage it deserved unless the situation would flogged someone losing their dream job? None of the rhetoric inflation involved is the fault of this u…

My dream is to become a customer support representative for a large corporation. With enough hard work and sacrifice I know I can make it happen!

Your condescension and privilege is almost unbelievable. Not everyone can become a hotshot software developer making $200,000/year.

Please think about how many people out there struggle to keep a roof over their head and food on the table.

Re: Omaha man ‘liked’ a tweet, then lost his job

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Post by forapurpose »

corobo wrote: post #21

The meat of the story is that Omaha man worked for Marriott hotels on customer support. Their support system allows their agents to like tweets. The man appears to have inadvertently clicked like on a tweet while dealing with a large influx of support messages (due to a promo going on) thanking Marriott for listing Tibet as its own country which was a huge no-no due to Mariott's presence in China. Execs fire him as a…

> My kneejerk is to believe fired man

I think that frames the issue incorrectly. The question is, whether he clicked it intentionally or not, he should not be fired for saying something the government of China dislikes (much less clicking like on what someone else said). China should not be extending censorship to Omaha.

Re: Omaha man ‘liked’ a tweet, then lost his job

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Post by rndmize »

> China forced Marriott to suspend all online booking for a week at its nearly 300 Chinese hotels. A Chinese leader also demanded the company publicly apologize and “seriously deal with the people responsible,” the Journal reported.

I look forward to the coming years where China continues to grow in influence and power, and the useful things they choose to do with them. /s

The last time I felt like I was seeing a use of government power this idiotic was when Congress decided to investigate cheating in the MLB (or NFL or whatever it was).

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