Recruiting forum off topic thread (no politics, covid, or hot button issues)

[SSVol]

The amount of find out was directly proportional to the amount of mess around that was perpetrated? Is that what you are implying?

Not really implying anything, but I doubt they fired him for this specifically. This was probably just an excuse to do what they were already inclined to do, and it was likely driven by a past pattern.

I employ people. I would never fire someone for one dumb statement, but in my experience, it's never just one.

 

[UT = Checkmate]

That’s not right. Dude made a stupid comment online and apologized for it. He should not be fired good grief

Completely agree. He getting punished more than the player.

 

[Orange_Crush]

Can you name someone who has been a victim of cancel culture?

Yah. Steven Lemmon.

 

[UT = Checkmate]

Well damn

 

[SSVol]

Yah. Steven Lemmon.

I seriously doubt he was fired specifically because of this. This may have been the trigger or public justification, but I will guarantee that if he was a quality guy with good performance, they wouldn't have fired him.

 

[Vols2DaWall]

This is why you don't post ANYTHING remotely controversial under your real name, people.

Yep. Just really dumb overall. As a company, I’m sure they don’t want any of the bad press.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

He got fired for that

Probably other stuff too. . .

 

[PKT_VOL]

While I disagree with his comment and it was probably just sour grapes like most bama fan comments have been since Saturday, I don't like people losing their jobs for stuff like this. Now if he has a history of stuff like this and his company doesn't want to be associated with him any longer then that is their decision.

Of course, when you choose to put your private thoughts out into the world for everyone to see then you get what you get and you don't pitch a fit.

I am glad that VN is anonymous.

His company was correct in firing him once it became public that he was an employee. As our former traitorous linebacker would say, it's not personal, it's just business.

The problem in this cancel culture firing kill chain is the Vol fan who doxxed him with the express purpose of getting him fired. Once doxxed, the company's hands are tied behind their backs as they can't defend his tweet.

 

[Nash_Vol97]

He got fired for that

Bama Fans: UT fans must have just discovered Twitter.

UT Fans:

 

[GoBigOrange86]

Probably other stuff too. . .

It’s literally a line from one of the funniest movies of all time and he censored it.

 

[Adam Sandler]

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Hope he loses his job in tennessee for that

 

[BearCat204]

Hope he loses his job in tennessee for that

He did and it's a shame that he did IMO.

 

[BearCat204]

Feel bad for the dude who got fired for a dumb tweet, but probably should not have your legal name is your handle if you gonna be posting dumb **** like that.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

If Steve didn't hate Tennessee before, he sure the hell does now. 3rd Saturday in October just took on an entirely different meaning for this cat.

Maybe he should move out of Barlett Tennessee and go live in his favorite pig sty Alabama with all the other pigs.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

There is no time stamp on cancel culture. It's simply the culture of trying to ruin someone's life because they say something you don't like. I hate what the guy said, but if I'm going to decry the cancel culture when liberals use it against folks, I need to hate it when Vols use it against folks.

Hit the guy with memes and make him look like a fool. But publicly pressuring his job to fire him (and that's exactly what that was) is going too far.

100% agree

 

[Nash_Vol97]

My guess is that his employer took a quick scroll down his Twitter page and saw the nonstop vitriol (most of it towards the Vols) and decided this dude isn't of the greatest character. Here are some highlights

Yup. You can question the company all you want but employees are a reflection of a company. This wasn’t just about one distasteful comment about the Burton incident. They probably just took one look at that Twitter history and was like yeah, we can’t have employees with his type of character here. The Sherrif comment alone would have been enough for me to cut ties.

 

[Aesius]

Feel bad for the dude who got fired for a dumb tweet, but probably should not have your legal name is your handle if you gonna be posting dumb **** like that.

I’m constantly amazed at the number of people who post the most vitriolic stuff under their real names on Twitter and FB.

 

[Nash_Vol97]

"Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks." Kele fired him because his values were in conflict with theirs. He got himself fired.

Do dumb things. Win dumb prizes.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Can you name someone who has been a victim of cancel culture?

Steve Lemmons. . .

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

"Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks." Kele fired him because his values were in conflict with theirs. He got himself fired.

Do dumb things. Win dumb prizes.

It's not right to destroy a man livelihood over that.

 

[hooperj75]

I’m constantly amazed at the number of people who post the most vitriolic stuff under their real names on Twitter and FB.

This^^^ I always check social media before I interview people. It’s surprising how many people don’t realize this is pretty standard.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Not really implying anything, but I doubt they fired him for this specifically. This was probably just an excuse to do what they were already inclined to do, and it was likely driven by a past pattern.

I employ people. I would never fire someone for one dumb statement, but in my experience, it's never just one.

Well if that is true, then they should have just fired him. They made a point of publicly announcing they were firing him for THIS.

 

[gordonr24]

I’m constantly amazed at the number of people who post the most vitriolic stuff under their real names on Twitter and FB.

It’s always the FB groups and FB pages that is the most hilarious. Most people aren’t anonymous and they just flaunt their stuff out there.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

His company was correct in firing him once it became public that he was an employee. As our former traitorous linebacker would say, it's not personal, it's just business.

The problem in this cancel culture firing kill chain is the Vol fan who doxxed him with the express purpose of getting him fired. Once doxxed, the company's hands are tied behind their backs as they can't defend his tweet.

They don't have to....they didn't have to do anything.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

It’s literally a line from one of the funniest movies of all time and he censored it.

How can you even attempt to defend him saying that line is his favorite in the entire film? Censored or not, we all know what it said and what it means to be his favorite line.