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[lightsandsirens5]

Interesting article......

There has been a surprising settlement of a National Labor Review Board case involving an EMT discharged for what she had posted about a supervisor on the social networking site Facebook. Although there was no hearing or official ruling, the terms of the settlement have become a policy changer for agencies across the country.

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[CBentz12]

Just had a guy get put on probation for speaking out about a supervisor on a group page on facebook. It pissed a lot of people off at my company

 

[ffemt8978]

Seems like a good time to post this little reminder:

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[lightsandsirens5]

Just had a guy get put on probation for speaking out about a supervisor on a group page on facebook. It pissed a lot of people off at my company

Well, I don't see how they are entitled to being able to say whatever they want about people. They can be a p'od as they want to be, rules is rules and if you don't like them, you move.

Having been in leadership in EMS for a while, I no longer have any sympathy for those who seem to think they can say whatever they dang well please and do whatever they dang well want to, then gripe when they get hauled before the Captains Mast. After all, if you can do whatever you want to, that means I can do whatever I want to, and that includes putting in my recommendation for discipline, termination, etc.

A good guideline to follow might be this: "Would I want this, or anything vaguely like it to be said about me for the rest of the world to hear?"