Cellphones: Should you lose your job over what you texted to your boss?

[Chrono180]

The employee requires evidence to prove to the manager he is innocent. Since it was an outright firing chances are he really didn't have any credit to his name either. It's something important called having character that prevents bad judgement calls and you have to really work to develop a good character. Sad part is character only matters in the immediate any higher ups that don't know you and you are SCREWED.

So... Guilty until proven innocent?

 

[Illesdan]

It really needs looking into.

For example: Who does he know who could have had the phone and would have done this, and why was he late?

I had found out, last night in fact, that he had moved across town and since he doesn't drive, he's been walking probably 2+ miles to work. As far as who could have had his phone; anyone in his household or anyone around his house, I imagine. I've never socialized with the guy outside of work, honestly.

Wait, company phone or private phone?
I think this is just as important of a question, because if it is a company phone no one else should touch it and it is his responsibility to keep it as such. When I lived with my parents, I only touched my mom's phone when it was ringing to bring to her, if anyone besides her answered it she could have lost her job.

I've known jobs like that, too. It was his own phone.

Please don't call everything you don't like gay.

OP was quoting his friend.

Speaking honestly, I find the text exchange funny as hell (the job IS gay)

He also used it himself.

And, I was also paraphrasing him. I happen to love the line of work I do; its the people who run the company and the things they do that I don't like.

...if he was to be fired because of the texts, they should probably make sure it was him who sent the texts and the content of said texts was bad enough to warrant dismissal.

What I wrote in the OP is the actual text conversation; I just cleaned up the spelling because I hate text-speak. Also, he was only going to be written up for being late; NOT fired. After the last text was sent; the manager turned around, contacted our president/publisher, told her of the exchange, and was given permission to fire him.

 

[ultrachicken]

Please don't call everything you don't like gay.

OP was quoting his friend.

Speaking honestly, I find the text exchange funny as hell (the job IS gay)

He also used it himself.

And, I was also paraphrasing him. I happen to love the line of work I do; its the people who run the company and the things they do that I don't like.

No, you called the job "gay" as a replacement for "stupid" yourself. That was not paraphrasing. And whether or not you like the job or not is irrelevant, I'm bringing attention to the gay bashing in that statement, and asking you to stop. However, that is not the point of this thread, and I didn't mean for so much attention to be brought to that half of my post, but what's done is done.

 

[Sonic Doctor]

I wouldn't give my boss my number anyway, so problem averted.

I don't see how that is possible anyway. Considering every application I have ever filled out has require me to put my phone number.

Unless you mean your cell number. But for people like me that don't have a land-line, just a prepaid cellphone, have to give it out to employers if I want to receive notification of an interview, that I'm getting hired, or the one thing that happened about every week at my old job: They called me to tell me that they need me to come in at that moment because my work schedule had been changed and if I hadn't I'd of gotten fired.

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Edit: OT: If the guy can somehow prove that he didn't make those texts, then he shouldn't be punished, but other than that, people are accountable for everything they do even if they are drunk. Being drunk is not and excuse, since it is a self inflicted condition.

 

[PureChaos]

...if he was to be fired because of the texts, they should probably make sure it was him who sent the texts and the content of said texts was bad enough to warrant dismissal.

What I wrote in the OP is the actual text conversation; I just cleaned up the spelling because I hate text-speak. Also, he was only going to be written up for being late; NOT fired. After the last text was sent; the manager turned around, contacted our president/publisher, told her of the exchange, and was given permission to fire him.

so he WAS fired pretty much because he said his job was gay? that's stupid and should not have been allowed.

on a side note, text talk is annoying, especially lol, it's SO over used

 

[lacktheknack]

Yes, you should. You should also use your landline as the line you give your work on the application sheet. And you should also stop giving your phone to your idiot friends.