I was once fired because of what I posted on the internet. I wasn’t insensitive about the total loss of someone’s house who is now homeless and will be waiting months for an insurance check. I didn’t disgrace a member of someone’s family by staging a tasteless picture with their cat who perished in the fire. Nope. None of that. All I did was standard issue car guy bench racing. I didn’t like a particular kind of car that I have to work on and talked shit about it on a forum. Enough of the owners of that kind of car got butt hurt about it, found out where I worked, and made enough calls that I had to be fired.
Years later, I completely understand why. When it happened, I was really pissed about it. Posting in my own private time, not hurting anyone, just words on a screen, yet my livelihood has to be affected, and all that. But it doesn’t matter. Even though I am only a paid employee when I am punched in, I am still a representative of that company at all times. My behavior at any time can be considered representative of the company. And if I do something that makes someone think that they don’t want to do business with my company because they don’t like who works there? It’s a pretty obvious decision for the company.
I don’t get offended nearly as easily as the snowflakes and SJWs of this day and age. But seeing that guy fuck around with someone’s dead cat did it for me. I doubt I’ll ever have a use for a crane, but should I ever do need one, and I call Biggee and find out that cocksucker still works for them? I’m hanging up and calling King or one of the other crane companies. It’s a criminal offense to harbor a fugitive. And it’s a consumer offense to harbor and asshole.