Comments on: Why It Was Okay to Fire the ‘Middle Finger’ Woman and Not the ‘Libtard’ Man

By: Terri

Terri — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 19:40:46 +0000

I was just surprised that she was able to be that close to the Presidential motorcade as it passed…..

By: Paul Trybus

Paul Trybus — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 21:30:44 +0000

Trump is NOT her boss, no way, no how, not even indirectly. She worked for a private company. She reported to her supervisor at the private company. The private company contracted with the Govt. Only a Govt Contracting Officer (CO) can tell the contractor what to do, and those directions must be within the scope of the contract. And, even the Govt CO can’t tell the contractor who will or won’t work on the contract. I’ve been a Govt contractor or Govt employee for more than 44 years. This is the way it works!!

By: grannybunny

grannybunny — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:22:24 +0000

In reply to Dawn. He may or may not have engaged in racist behavior. Obviously, any discipline would have to be based on the actual comments made and the context in which they were made. From the little bit of information given, it appears that he virulently opposes the Black Lives Matter movement, but that remains to be seen.

By: grannybunny

grannybunny — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 15:26:31 +0000

In reply to Maria Rose. I don't believe that she utilized the company social media account.

By: grannybunny

grannybunny — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 15:25:33 +0000

In reply to Jeanne. Actually, she would have more rights were she considered to be a Government employee, since the First Amendment protects against Government suppression of free speech.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 13:39:01 +0000

In reply to anon4now. Why does everyone keep referring to him as a racist just because he doesn't support the BLM movement? It is a controversial group because they are often seen as anti-cop. He reflected negatively on the company because of his use of profanity and public hostility towards an employee while representing the company

By: Maria Rose

Maria Rose — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 03:38:01 +0000

She was an at will employee who performed a poor taste of utilizing company social media to vent personal opinion

By: transiit

transiit — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 03:02:26 +0000

A couple problems with this logic: First, being a government contractor does not mean that the president is your boss. It means the government is the _customer_. Granted, if you irritate them enough, they can end the contract, give low award fees, put the thumb on the scale the next contract award, etc., so there is an economic incentive to not poke the bear too much, but they have no direct say over employment decisions. Second, you included that she was in charge of the company’s social media presence….if those are her duties, as taxpayers we should really be demanding how many hours are being billed to the government for maintaining their own social media (read: It doesn’t sound like she was working on any specific contract anyhow…)

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 22:33:05 +0000

The main reason the man kept his job and she didn’t is most likely that the top brass agree with his comments and not hers. If she is a private sector employee, then trump is not her boss and it is misleading to say so. Government employees have different rules for protected speech.

By: anon4now

anon4now — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 18:58:07 +0000

In reply to Evil HR Lady. Briskman did not have any mention of Akima on her social media pages (very intentionally so). The male coworker did and was representing himself as an employee of Akima online in his social media when he made racist comments. Briskman expressed/vented common frustration about the POTUS. Trump marginally won the election and has very poor public image as of late. Jeff and Bill have a good PR Team and the intelligence to filter their thoughts, so I'm not sure it's a good comparison.