Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Apple Fires Employee

I think Apple had every right to fire the employee. The article stated that during the induction process, Apple made it clear that any commentary about the company was strictly banned. The employee directly violated Apple's rules and posted negative comments about the company on Facebook. Private or not, the comment was posted on the Internet, where nothing is hidden. The posts by one employee could potentially ruin the reputation of the well-known company, as well as resulting in a loss of customers. Therefore, the employee deserved to get fired as a consequence of his/her actions. If I was the employee in this situation, I would feel foolish, knowing that posting a little comment on Facebook cost me my job. However, I would understand that I clearly broke the social media rules of Apple, and I would respect the company's decision.

5 comments:

  1. That's a really good point that they could potentially lose customers because of this negative comment.

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  2. I agree that customers would take the negative comments in consideration when looking at a certain brand. It is true that many people believe everything they see.

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  3. I agree that they were within their rights because the employees comments could hurt Apple

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  4. I did not even think about losing customers because of these comments. But if you think about it, it makes sense considering the employe is all ways there and dealing with all of their products.

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  5. what about a warning and demand to remove the post. second offense is terms for termination?

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