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Facebook costs Swiss woman job

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~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2**

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 24 Apr 2009 22:43

A Swiss insurance worker lost her job after surfing popular social network site Facebook while off sick, her employer said on Friday.

The woman said she could not work in front of a computer as she needed to lie in the dark but was then seen to be active on Facebook, which insurer Nationale Suisse said in a statement had destroyed its trust in the employee.

"This abuse of trust, rather than the activity on Facebook, led to the ending of the work contract," it said.

The unnamed woman told the 20 Minuten daily she had been surfing Facebook in bed on her iPhone and accused her employer of spying on her and other employees by sending a mysterious friend request which allows access to personal online activity.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20090424/ttc-facebook-costs-swiss-woman-job-fe50bdd.html

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&#

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# Report 24 Apr 2009 22:45

Serve her right then..to be honest.

If I was off sick I wouldn't go on the puter during the day anyway, she shouldn't have either.

Again, facebook gets the blame when its the people using it at fault LOL

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2**

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 24 Apr 2009 22:47

very true TW :-)

Jessie aka Maddies mate

Jessie aka Maddies mate Report 24 Apr 2009 22:47

Sreves her right - I'm sick of seeing staff where I work off ill and still well enough to chat away on facebook and brag about their boozy weekends !!

Martin

Martin Report 24 Apr 2009 22:52

I doubt her 'mysterious friend' was so so mysterious. Probably another coworker who was fed up covering for her slack work ethic. Fair cop!

KempinaPartyhat

KempinaPartyhat Report 24 Apr 2009 22:59

but dont you think its wrong that others are watching facebook to catch these people out!!!!!!!

God what next cant we do or say anything .....

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&#

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# Report 24 Apr 2009 23:01

Depends Kemp. Where I worked we couldn't get on facebook from the computers, but there were plenty who could get on it from their mobile phones, and could have been done at lunchtime or during a break.

Glenys the Menace!

Glenys the Menace! Report 24 Apr 2009 23:34


No sympathy for the woman .... she's in the wrong and she damn well knows it.
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maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 25 Apr 2009 00:42

Ooh - errr - I e-mail my boss when I'm sick as I don't have his mobile number at home!

Mind you, I'm not off sick for being unable to look at a computer screen!!!

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Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad)